AsmBB is a lightweight, open-source forum software written in assembly language. It is designed to provide a simple, fast, and secure platform for online discussions. In this tutorial, we will explain the steps required to install AsmBB on MXLinux Latest.
Before you begin, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:
Log in to your server via SSH and download the AsmBB installation package from the official GitHub repository using the following command:
sudo wget https://github.com/asm32/info/raw/master/projects/AsmBB/files/asm32_board.7z -P /var/www/html/
This command will download the AsmBB package and save it in the /var/www/html/ directory.
AsmBB package is compressed in the 7z format. Therefore, you need to install the 7z unarchiver to extract the package files. Run the following command to install it:
sudo apt-get install p7zip-full
After installing the 7z unarchiver, run the following command to extract the AsmBB package files:
sudo 7z x /var/www/html/asm32_board.7z -o/var/www/html/
This command will extract the package files to /var/www/html/asm32_board directory.
If you haven't configured the Nginx virtual host for AsmBB, create a new virtual host configuration file using the following command:
sudo nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/asm32_board.conf
Add the following configuration to the file:
server {
listen 80;
server_name your-domain.com;
root /var/www/html/asm32_board;
index index.html index.php;
access_log /var/log/nginx/asm32_board.access.log;
error_log /var/log/nginx/asm32_board.error.log;
location / {
try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args;
}
location ~ \.php$ {
fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php-fpm/php-fpm.sock;
fastcgi_index index.php;
fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
include fastcgi_params;
}
}
Replace "your-domain.com" with your own domain name or IP address.
Save and close the file.
AsmBB runs on PHP, so you need to install PHP and the required PHP extensions to run AsmBB. Run the following command to install PHP and the required extensions:
sudo apt-get install php php-fpm php-mbstring php-xml php-gd php-zip
After installation, restart the PHP-FPM service using the following command:
sudo systemctl restart php7.3-fpm
You need to set the correct file permissions for AsmBB to function properly. Run the following commands to set the permissions:
cd /var/www/html/asm32_board
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data .
sudo chmod -R 775 data tmp
Finally, run the AsmBB installation script using the following command:
sudo php index.php install
Follow the on-screen instructions and provide the necessary information such as database configuration, administrator email, password, etc.
After successful installation, you can access AsmBB by navigating to the following URL in your web browser:
http://your-domain.com
Replace "your-domain.com" with your own domain name or IP address.
You should now see the AsmBB welcome screen, and you can start using AsmBB to create new forums and threads, manage users, and much more.
In this tutorial, you learned how to install AsmBB on MXLinux Latest. AsmBB is a powerful and lightweight forum software that can be used to create online discussion platforms easily. If you face any issues or have any questions, feel free to ask in the comments section below.
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