Dotclear is an open-source blogging platform. This tutorial will guide you through the steps needed to install Dotclear on Linux Mint.
Visit https://dotclear.org/download and download the latest version of Dotclear. You should download the .zip file.
Extract the contents of the downloaded file to /var/www/html/ directory. You can do this using the command line by navigating to the directory containing the downloaded file and running the following command:
unzip dotclear-x.y.z.zip -d /var/www/html/
where x.y.z refers to the version number of Dotclear.
You need to set the appropriate permissions for the dotclear directory. Navigate to the directory where Dotclear is installed:
cd /var/www/html/dotclear/
Next, set the group owner of the directory to Apache:
sudo chgrp -R www-data .
Then, give the Apache group read and execute privileges:
sudo chmod -R g+rx .
Finally, give write permissions to the cache and public directories:
sudo chmod -R g+rwx cache public
Log in to MySQL using the following command:
mysql -u root -p
Replace root with the username of your MySQL installation.
Enter the MySQL root password when prompted.
Create a database for Dotclear:
CREATE DATABASE dotclear;
Create a user with access to the database:
CREATE USER 'dotclearuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
Replace password with a strong password.
Grant permissions to the user:
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON dotclear.* TO 'dotclearuser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Exit MySQL:
exit
Open a web browser and go to your server's IP address or domain name. You should see the Dotclear installation page. Follow the instructions to complete the installation, entering the database details when prompted.
Once the installation is complete, delete the install directory inside the dotclear directory:
sudo rm -r /var/www/html/dotclear/install
And that's it! You have successfully installed Dotclear on Linux Mint. You can now use it to create and manage your blog.
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