In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation of Simple Machines Forum on EndeavourOS Latest using the command line.
Before we start, make sure your server meets the following requirements:
First, navigate to the Simple Machines Forum website at https://www.simplemachines.org/ and download the latest version of the software.
You can either download it using the wget command or use a web browser to download it and transfer it to your server:
wget https://www.simplemachines.org/download/index.php?pkg=basic
To run Simple Machines Forum on your server, you will need to install several packages (like php, MySQL, etc.) that are required by the software.
sudo pacman -Syyu
sudo pacman -S apache php php-apache mariadb php-mysql
Create a new MySQL database and user for Simple Machines Forum using the following commands:
sudo mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE smf_db;
CREATE USER 'smf_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON smf_db.* TO 'smf_user'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit
Note: Replace password with a strong password of your choice.
Extract the downloaded zip file to the web directory:
sudo unzip index.php?pkg=basic -d /srv/http/
Move the extracted files to a subdirectory. For example, let's create a new directory called smf and move the files in there:
sudo mv /srv/http/SMF_2-1-1_install /srv/http/smf
In the subdirectory, you will find a file called Settings.php.default. Rename the file to Settings.php:
sudo mv /srv/http/smf/Sources/Settings.php.default /srv/http/smf/Sources/Settings.php
Now, edit the Settings.php file using your favorite text editor:
sudo nano /srv/http/smf/Sources/Settings.php
Change the following lines:
$db_type = 'mysql';
$db_server = 'localhost';
$db_name = 'test';
$db_user = 'root';
$db_passwd = '';
To:
$db_type = 'mysql';
$db_server = 'localhost';
$db_name = 'smf_db';
$db_user = 'smf_user';
$db_passwd = 'password';
Save and close the file.
Create an Apache configuration file for your Simple Machines Forum using your favorite text editor:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
Add the following configuration:
<VirtualHost *:80>
DocumentRoot "/srv/http/smf"
ServerName your_domain_name_or_IP_address
<Directory "/srv/http/smf">
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog "/var/log/httpd/smf_error.log"
CustomLog "/var/log/httpd/smf_access.log" combined
</VirtualHost>
Save and close the file.
To apply the changes made, restart the Apache service.
sudo systemctl restart httpd
You can now access your Simple Machines Forum by visiting your server's IP address or domain name on your web browser.
For example, if your server IP address is 192.168.0.2:
http://192.168.0.2
This will open up the installation page where you need to enter the required details to install Simple Machines Forum.
Complete the installation process and remove the install.php file from the directory to secure your forum from attackers.
sudo rm /srv/http/smf/install.php
You have successfully installed Simple Machines Forum on your EndeavourOS Latest server. Now you can start your online community and improve your brand or service awareness.
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