How to Install Friendica on Kali Linux Latest?

Friendica is a free and open-source social networking platform that allows you to create your own social network to connect with your friends or family members. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Friendica on Kali Linux Latest using the command line.

Prerequisites

Before we begin with the installation process, you need to fulfill the following requirements for installing Friendica on Kali Linux.

• Kali Linux Latest version installed
• LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP) server setup
• Updated and upgraded system packages

Step 1: Install Necessary Dependencies

To install the necessary dependencies for Friendica, execute the following commands in the terminal:

sudo apt-get install git apache2 mysql-server php php-mysql php-gd php-curl php-zip libphp-phpmailer libphp-jpgraph libav-tools libmagickwand-dev libmagickcore-dev imagemagick curl

After executing the above command, it may take a few minutes to complete the installation process.

Step 2: Download Friendica

To download the Friendica source code, execute the following command in the terminal:

git clone https://github.com/friendica/friendica.git

This command will clone the Friendica repository into the current directory.

Step 3: Configure Apache

Navigate to the /etc/apache2/sites-available directory to create a new virtual host for Friendica.

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/friendica.conf

Add the following content in the file.

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName example.com
    ServerAlias www.example.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/friendica

    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined

    <Directory /var/www/friendica>
        Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
        AllowOverride All
        Order allow,deny
        allow from all
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Step 4: Create a MySQL Database

Friendica requires a MySQL database to store its data. Execute the following commands in the terminal to create a new MySQL database.

mysql -uroot -p < create_database.sql

The create_database.sql file contains the following content.

CREATE DATABASE friendica;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON friendica.* TO friendicauser@localhost IDENTIFIED BY 'PASSWORD';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Make sure to substitute the PASSWORD in the above command with a secure password.

Step 5: Configure Friendica

Firstly, copy the .htconfig.php file from the Friendica source code.

cp friendica/.htconfig.php.sample friendica/.htconfig.php

Now, edit the .htconfig.php file.

nano friendica/.htconfig.php

Update the configuration file with appropriate details such as MySQL database name, MySQL user credentials, domain name, etc.

Step 6: Move Friendica to Web Directory

Move the Friendica source code to the web directory.

sudo mv friendica /var/www/friendica

Step 7: Set Appropriate Permissions

Execute the following command to set appropriate permissions for the friendica directory.

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/friendica

Step 8: Enable the Friendica Virtual Host

Execute the following command to enable the Friendica virtual host.

sudo a2ensite friendica.conf

Step 9: Restart Apache

Restart Apache for the changes to take effect.

sudo service apache2 restart

Step 10: Access Friendica

Finally, access Friendica by navigating to http://example.com or http://localhost on your web browser.

Congratulations, you have now successfully installed Friendica on Kali Linux Latest. Now you can create your own social network and connect with your friends and family members.

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