How to Install Live Helper Chat on Kali Linux Latest

Live Helper Chat is an open-source live support chat solution that can be integrated into websites. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Live Helper Chat on Kali Linux.

Prerequisites

• Kali Linux latest version installed
• Web server installed and configured
• MySQL database installed and configured
• PHP 7.0 or higher installed

Step 1: Download Live Helper Chat

1. Launch the terminal in Kali Linux.
2. Go to your web server's root directory using the command: cd /var/www/html/
3. Download Live Helper Chat using the command:

wget https://github.com/LiveHelperChat/livehelperchat/archive/master.zip 

4. Extract the downloaded file using the command:

unzip master.zip -d livehelperchat

5. Rename the extracted folder to livehelperchat.

Step 2: Configure Web Server

1. Navigate to the Apache configuration folder using the command:

cd /etc/apache2/sites-available/

2. Create a new virtual host configuration file for Live Helper Chat using the command:

nano livehelperchat.conf

3. Insert the following configuration in the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerAdmin admin@example.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/html/livehelperchat
    ServerName example.com
    <Directory /var/www/html/livehelperchat>
        Options -Indexes +FollowSymLinks +MultiViews
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

4. Save and close the configuration file.
5. Enable the virtual host using the command:

a2ensite livehelperchat.conf

6. Reload Apache using the command:

service apache2 reload

Step 3: Create MySQL Database

1. Log in to MySQL using the command:

mysql -u root -p

2. Create a new database for Live Helper Chat using the command:

CREATE DATABASE lhcdb;

3. Create a new user and grant permission to the database using the command:

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON lhcdb.* TO 'lhcuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';

4. Exit MySQL using the command:

exit

Step 4: Run Live Helper Chat Installer

1. Open the web browser and navigate to http://localhost/livehelperchat/install/index.php.
2. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation process.
3. During the installation, provide the database details as follows:
   • Database type: MySQL
   • Database server: localhost
   • Database name: lhcdb
   • Database user: lhcuser
   • Database password: password
4. After the installation, delete the install directory for security reasons using the command:

rm -rf /var/www/html/livehelperchat/install/

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Live Helper Chat on Kali Linux. You can now use it to provide live support on your website.

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