How to Install YOURLS on Fedora Server Latest

This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing YOURLS on a Fedora server. YOURLS is a URL shortener that allows you to create and manage your own custom short URLs for your website.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure that your server meets the following requirements:

• Fedora Server Latest is installed
• Apache web server is installed and running
• MySQL database server is installed and running

Step 1: Download and Install YOURLS

1. Open a Terminal window on your Fedora server.
2. Navigate to the directory where you want to install YOURLS.
3. Download YOURLS source code package with the following command:

   wget https://github.com/YOURLS/YOURLS/archive/refs/heads/master.zip

4. Extract the ZIP file with the following command:

   unzip master.zip

5. Rename the directory with the following command:

   mv YOURLS-master yourls

6. Create a new directory for your YOURLS installation with the following command:

   sudo mkdir -p /var/www/html/yourls

7. Move the YOURLS files to the new directory with the following command:

   sudo mv yourls/* /var/www/html/yourls

Step 2: Create a MySQL Database

1. Log into MySQL with the following command:

   mysql -u root -p

2. Enter your MySQL root password when prompted.
3. Create a new database for YOURLS with the following command:

   CREATE DATABASE yourls;

4. Create a new user for YOURLS with the following command, replacing yourlsuser and yourlspassword with your desired username and password:

   CREATE USER 'yourlsuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'yourlspassword';

5. Grant permissions to the new user with the following command:

   GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON yourls.* TO 'yourlsuser'@'localhost';

6. Exit MySQL with the following command:

   exit

Step 3: Configure YOURLS

1. Navigate to the YOURLS directory with the following command:

   cd /var/www/html/yourls

2. Copy the sample configuration file with the following command:

   cp user/config-sample.php user/config.php

3. Open the configuration file with your favorite text editor:

   nano user/config.php

4. Update the following lines in the configuration file:

   • Set $YOURLS_DB_NAME to the database name you created in Step 2.
   • Set $YOURLS_DB_USER and $YOURLS_DB_PASS to the username and password you created in Step 2.

5. Save and close the configuration file.

Step 4: Configure Apache

1. Open the Apache virtual host configuration file with your favorite text editor:

   sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf.d/vhosts.conf
   

2. Add the following configuration to the file:

   <VirtualHost *:80>
      ServerAdmin admin@example.com
      DocumentRoot /var/www/html/yourls
      ServerName example.com
      ServerAlias www.example.com
   
      <Directory /var/www/html/yourls>
         AllowOverride All
         Require all granted
      </Directory>
   
      ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/yourls_error.log
      CustomLog /var/log/httpd/yourls_access.log combined
   </VirtualHost>
   

   Note: Replace example.com with your own domain name.

3. Save and close the configuration file.

4. Restart Apache with the following command:

   sudo systemctl restart httpd

Step 5: Access YOURLS

1. Open a web browser and navigate to your domain name.
2. Follow the installation wizard.
3. Enjoy your new YOURLS installation.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed YOURLS on your Fedora server!

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