Installing MeTube on FreeBSD Latest

MeTube is a web-based YouTube clone developed using PHP and MySQL. It allows users to upload and watch videos, create playlists, and interact with other users. In this tutorial, we will cover the steps required to install and configure MeTube on FreeBSD Latest.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, make sure your FreeBSD Latest server meets the following requirements:

• Apache or Nginx web server installed
• PHP 5.4 or later installed
• MySQL or MariaDB installed
• Git installed

Step 1: Clone the MeTube repository

1. Log in to your FreeBSD server and open a terminal window.

2. Install Git using the following command:

   pkg install git
   

3. Once Git is installed, move to a directory where you want to clone the MeTube repository. For example, to clone it to /var/www, run the following command:

   cd /var/www
   

4. Clone the MeTube repository using the following command:

   git clone https://github.com/alexta69/metube.git
   

5. Change the ownership of the metube directory to the web server user. For example, if you're using Apache, run the following command:

   chown -R www:www metube
   

Step 2: Configure MySQL

1. Log in to MySQL using the following command:

   mysql -u root -p
   

2. Create a new database for MeTube using the following command:

   CREATE DATABASE metube;
   

3. Create a new MySQL user for MeTube using the following command:

   CREATE USER 'metube'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
   

   Replace password with a strong password of your choice.

4. Grant all privileges to the metube user on the metube database using the following command:

   GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON metube.* TO 'metube'@'localhost';
   

5. Flush the privileges using the following command:

   FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
   

6. Exit MySQL using the following command:

   exit;
   

Step 3: Configure MeTube

1. Copy the settings.php.dist file to settings.php using the following command:

   cp includes/settings.php.dist includes/settings.php
   

2. Open the settings.php file using a text editor of your choice:

   vi includes/settings.php
   

3. Modify the following lines to reflect your MySQL settings:

   define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');
   define('DB_NAME', 'metube');
   define('DB_USER', 'metube');
   define('DB_PASSWORD', 'password');
   

   Replace password with the password you set for the metube user in Step 2.

4. Save and close the file.

Step 4: Configure Apache or Nginx

1. If you're using Apache, create a new virtual host configuration file for MeTube using the following command:

   vi /usr/local/etc/apache24/Includes/metube.conf
   

   If you're using Nginx, create a new server block configuration file for MeTube using the following command:

   vi /usr/local/etc/nginx/sites-available/metube
   

2. Add the following content to the configuration file:

   server {
      listen 80;
      server_name metube.local; # Change this to your own domain name
      
      root /var/www/metube;
      index index.php;
      
      location / {
         try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args;
      }
      
      location ~ \.php$ {
         try_files $uri /index.php =404;
         fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php-fpm.sock; # Change this to the path of your PHP socket
         fastcgi_index index.php;
         fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
         include fastcgi_params;
      }
   }
   

   Replace metube.local with your own domain name.

3. Save and close the file.

4. If you're using Apache, enable the MeTube virtual host using the following command:

   vi /usr/local/etc/apache24/httpd.conf
   

   Add the following line at the end of the file:

   Include etc/apache24/Includes/metube.conf
   

5. If you're using Nginx, create a symbolic link to the sites-enabled directory using the following command:

   ln -s /usr/local/etc/nginx/sites-available/metube /usr/local/etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
   

6. Restart the web server using the following command:

   /usr/local/etc/rc.d/nginx restart # If you're using Nginx
   /usr/local/etc/rc.d/apache24 restart # If you're using Apache
   

Step 5: Access MeTube

1. Open a web browser and navigate to your MeTube domain name, e.g. http://metube.local.
2. MeTube should be up and running. You can create a new account and start uploading and watching videos.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured MeTube on FreeBSD Latest.

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