In this tutorial, we will learn how to install KChat on Linux Mint Latest using Github.
KChat is a real-time chat application written in PHP and Javascript. The application is simple, lightweight, and easy to configure. It is perfect for building a small chat system for your organization, team or friends.
To install KChat on Linux Mint, follow the steps below:
Before we begin, let's make sure we have the necessary prerequisites:
To install these dependencies on your Linux Mint system, execute the following command:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install apache2 php mysql-server
Once Apache, PHP and MySQL have been installed, we can proceed to the next step.
The first step is to download KChat from GitHub. You can download the latest version of KChat by running the following command in the terminal:
git clone https://github.com/php-kchat/kchat.git
This will download the KChat project into your current directory.
Once KChat has been downloaded, we need to configure it to reflect our environment. Open the config.php file located in the kchat directory and update the following variables:
define('DB_NAME', 'kchat');
define('DB_USER', 'root');
define('DB_PASSWORD', '');
define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');
DB_NAME: Name of the MySQL database to use for KChatDB_USER: MySQL username for the databaseDB_PASSWORD: MySQL password for the userDB_HOST: Hostname or IP address of the MySQL serverSave the file and close it.
Next, we need to create a database for KChat. To do this, open a terminal and run the following commands:
mysql -u root -p
Enter your MySQL root password when prompted. This will open the MySQL command-line interface. Run the following commands to create a new database for KChat:
CREATE DATABASE kchat;
USE kchat;
This will create the kchat database and switch to it.
With the kchat database selected, we need to import the database schema for KChat. You can do this by running the following command from the terminal:
mysql -u root -p kchat < /path/to/kchat/schema.sql
Replace /path/to/kchat/schema.sql with the path to the schema.sql file in your KChat directory.
Now that KChat is installed and configured, we can test it. Open your web browser and visit http://localhost/kchat (assuming /var/www/html is the root directory of your web server). This will load the KChat login page.
Enter a username and click the Login button to enter the chat. Once logged in, you can start chatting with other users.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed KChat on Linux Mint Latest.
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