How to Install myTinyTodo on EndeavourOS Latest

myTinyTodo is a simple and lightweight todo list manager that can be run on a web server or on your local machine. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install myTinyTodo on EndeavourOS, a rolling release distribution based on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, you must have root access to your EndeavourOS system.

Step 1: Install Apache and PHP

The first step is to install Apache and PHP, which are required by myTinyTodo.

Enter the following command to update your system:

sudo pacman -Syu

Then, install Apache and PHP:

sudo pacman -S apache php php-apache

After the installation is complete, start the Apache service:

sudo systemctl start httpd

And enable it to start on boot:

sudo systemctl enable httpd

Step 2: Download myTinyTodo

You can download myTinyTodo from the official website.

curl -LJO https://github.com/maxpozdeev/mytinytodo/releases/download/v1.6.11/mytinytodo_1.6.11.zip

Then unzip the file:

unzip mytinytodo_1.6.11.zip

And move the files to your Apache document root directory:

sudo mv mytinytodo /srv/http/

Step 3: Configure myTinyTodo

Copy the default configuration file:

cp /srv/http/mytinytodo/config/config_sample.inc.php /srv/http/mytinytodo/config/config.inc.php

Then edit the config.inc.php file using your favorite text editor:

sudo nano /srv/http/mytinytodo/config/config.inc.php

Update the following parameters:

• DB_CONNECTION: Set to sqlite
• DB_DBNAME: Set to the path of your SQLite database file, e.g. /srv/http/mytinytodo/db/mytinytodo.db
• DB_PREFIX: Set to a unique prefix for your tables, e.g. mytodo_

Save and close the file.

Step 4: Create the SQLite Database

Create the directory for the database:

sudo mkdir /srv/http/mytinytodo/db/

Create the SQLite database file:

sudo touch /srv/http/mytinytodo/db/mytinytodo.db

Then set the permissions:

sudo chown http:http /srv/http/mytinytodo/db/
sudo chown http:http /srv/http/mytinytodo/db/mytinytodo.db

Step 5: Access myTinyTodo

Open your web browser and go to http://localhost/mytinytodo/. You should see the login page.

Enter the default username admin and password password. You will be prompted to change your password.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed myTinyTodo on EndeavourOS!

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you have learned how to install myTinyTodo on EndeavourOS, configure it to use SQLite as the database, and access it through a web browser. myTinyTodo can be a useful tool for anyone who wants to manage their tasks and to-do lists more efficiently.

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