Serendipity is an open-source content management system (CMS) and blogging platform. It enables you to create and manage blogs, web content, and online communities with ease. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Serendipity on Fedora Server Latest.
First, update your system with the latest packages.
sudo dnf update
Install Apache and PHP using the dnf package manager.
sudo dnf install httpd php php-mysqlnd php-gd
Start the Apache webserver and ensure that it starts on boot.
sudo systemctl start httpd
sudo systemctl enable httpd
Then, verify that Apache is running:
sudo systemctl status httpd
You should see output like the following:
● httpd.service - The Apache HTTP Server
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/httpd.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
Active: active (running)
...
Install MariaDB server software on your Fedora Server by running the following command:
sudo dnf install mariadb-server
Once the installation is complete, start the database server and add it to the system startup with:
sudo systemctl start mariadb
sudo systemctl enable mariadb
Run the following command to secure your MariaDB installation:
sudo mysql_secure_installation
This command will ask you to set the root password, remove anonymous users, disable remote root login, and remove test databases. When prompted, answer the questions according to your preferences.
Create a new user for Serendipity and grant it full permissions to a new database:
sudo mysql -u root -p
MariaDB [(none)]> CREATE DATABASE serendipity;
MariaDB [(none)]> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON serendipity.* TO 's9yuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
MariaDB [(none)]> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
MariaDB [(none)]> EXIT;
Download the latest version of Serendipity from the official website or using the wget tool:
cd /var/www
sudo wget http://www.s9y.org/36.html?&tx_efblog_pi1%5BdownloadItem%5D=serendipity-2-3-5.tar.gz
Extract the downloaded archive in the /var/www directory:
sudo tar -xzf serendipity-2-3-5.tar.gz
Rename the extracted directory to something more manageable:
sudo mv serendipity-2.3.5/ serendipity
Next, navigate to the /var/www/serendipity directory and rename the configuration file:
cd /var/www/serendipity
sudo cp include/serendipity_config.inc.php{.dist,}
Edit the Serendipity configuration file to match your setup:
sudo nano /var/www/serendipity/include/serendipity_config.inc.php
Update the following variables:
$serendipity['dbHost'] = 'localhost';
$serendipity['dbName'] = 'serendipity';
$serendipity['dbUser'] = 's9yuser';
$serendipity['dbPass'] = 'password';
Save and exit the file.
To test your Serendipity installation, navigate to http://your_server_ip/serendipity in your web browser. You should see the Serendipity installation wizard. Follow the instructions to complete the installation process.
Once the installation is complete, you can log in to the Serendipity backend at http://your_server_ip/serendipity/admin.php using the username and password you specified during installation.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Serendipity on Fedora Server Latest.
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