How to Install Froxlor on Linux Mint

Froxlor is a lightweight server management software for managing web server resources. It is easy to install, configure and use. This tutorial will take you through the steps of installing Froxlor on Linux Mint.

Requirements

• Linux Mint Latest
• Apache2 webserver installed and running
• PHP 7.0 or above installed and running
• MySQL or MariaDB installed

Step 1: Update the System

To begin the installation process, ensure that your system is up-to-date by updating the repositories.

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

Step 2: Install Required Packages

Froxlor requires several packages that have to be installed in order to run.

Run the following commands to install the packages:

sudo apt-get install apache2 php7.0 php7.0-cli php7.0-mysql php7.0-gd php7.0-curl php7.0-mcrypt mariadb-server

Step 3: Download Froxlor

Next, download the latest version of Froxlor from its official website by running the following command:

wget https://files.froxlor.org/releases/froxlor-latest.tar.gz

Step 4: Extract the Files

Use the following command to extract the files from the downloaded archive:

tar zxvf froxlor-latest.tar.gz

Step 5: Move Froxlor to Web Directory

Copy the files in the extracted froxlor directory to the Apache2 directory.

sudo mv froxlor /var/www/html

Step 6: Create the Froxlor Database

Create the Froxlor database on your MySQL/MariaDB server:

sudo mysql -u root -p

MariaDB [(none)]> CREATE DATABASE froxlor;
MariaDB [(none)]> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON froxlor.* TO 'froxloruser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';

MariaDB [(none)]> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
MariaDB [(none)]> \q

Step 7: Setup Froxlor

Navigate to the Froxlor directory that was moved to the Apache2 directory in Step 5.

cd /var/www/html/froxlor

Run the setup script to install Froxlor:

sudo ./install_froxlor.sh

When prompted by the setup script, enter the following details:

• Database user: froxloruser
• Database password: (use the one you set earlier)
• Database name: froxlor
• Webserver: apache2
• SSL: yes

Once the details are entered, the script will configure Froxlor.

Step 8: Access Froxlor

Once the installation is complete, you can access the Froxlor administration interface by navigating to your server's IP address followed by "/froxlor".

https://<your-server-ip>/froxlor/

You will be prompted to sign in with the account details you created during the installation process.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you've learned how to install Froxlor on your Linux Mint system. Froxlor is a powerful and easy-to-use hosting panel that simplifies the management of web server resources.

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