How to Install Chyrp Lite on MXLinux Latest

Chyrp Lite is a free and open-source blogging platform that allows users to create and manage their blogs easily. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Chyrp Lite on MXLinux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you proceed with the installation of Chyrp Lite, make sure that you have the following:

• A user account with sudo privileges on MXLinux Latest
• LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP) stack installed and configured on your system
• Basic knowledge of the Linux command line

Step 1: Download Chyrp Lite

First, you need to download the Chyrp Lite source code from the official website. You can use the following command to download the latest version of Chyrp Lite:

wget https://github.com/xenocrat/chyrp-lite/archive/latest.tar.gz

Once the download is complete, extract the tarball using the following command:

tar -xvf latest.tar.gz

This will extract the Chyrp Lite files into a directory named chyrp-lite-latest.

Step 2: Configure Apache

Next, you need to configure Apache to serve the Chyrp Lite files. You can do this by creating a new virtual host configuration file for Chyrp Lite.

Create a new configuration file using the following command:

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/chyrp-lite.conf

Add the following lines to the configuration file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerAdmin admin@example.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/html/chyrp-lite-latest/public
    ServerName your-domain.com

    <Directory /var/www/html/chyrp-lite-latest/public>
        Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>

    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/chyrp-lite_error.log
    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/chyrp-lite_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Make sure to replace admin@example.com and your-domain.com with your email address and domain name, respectively.

Save and close the file.

Next, enable the configuration file and restart Apache:

sudo a2ensite chyrp-lite.conf
sudo systemctl reload apache2

Step 3: Create a MySQL Database and User

Chyrp Lite requires a MySQL database to store its content. Use the following commands to create a new database and user:

sudo mysql -u root

CREATE DATABASE `chyrp-lite` CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_general_ci;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON `chyrp-lite`.* TO 'chyrp-lite'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Make sure to replace password with a strong password of your choice.

Exit MySQL using the following command:

exit

Step 4: Configure Chyrp Lite

Navigate to the chyrp-lite-latest directory and copy the config.sample.json file to config.json using the following command:

cd chyrp-lite-latest
cp config.sample.json config.json

Open the config.json file using your preferred text editor:

nano config.json

Update the following values with the database details:

"db":
{
    "driver": "pdo_mysql",
    "host":     "localhost",
    "name":     "chyrp-lite",
    "user":     "chyrp-lite",
    "pass":     "password",
    "charset":  "utf8mb4",
    "collate":  "utf8mb4_general_ci",
    "prefix":   "chyrp_"
},

Save and close the file.

Step 5: Install Chyrp Lite

Navigate to the install directory and run the create_db.php script:

cd install
php create_db.php

You should see a message confirming that the database has been created.

Next, navigate to the .. directory and run the update.php script:

cd ..
php update.php

You should see a message confirming that the database has been updated.

Finally, run the configure.php script:

php configure.php

Follow the prompts to set up your admin account and configure the site settings.

Step 6: Test Chyrp Lite

Open your web browser and navigate to your Chyrp Lite site by entering http://your-domain.com in the address bar. You should see the Chyrp Lite homepage.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Chyrp Lite on MXLinux Latest.

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