How to Install Flarum on MXLinux Latest

Overview

Flarum is a free, open-source, next-generation forum software that is designed to be fast, elegant, and responsive. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install Flarum on MXLinux Latest.

Prerequisites

To install Flarum on MXLinux Latest, you'll need:

• A VPS or dedicated server with MXLinux Latest installed
• Apache or Nginx web server
• PHP version 7.2.0 or greater
• MySQL or MariaDB database
• Access to a terminal with sudo privileges

Step 1: Install Required PHP Extensions

First, you need to install some PHP extensions that are required by Flarum. Run the following command to install them:

sudo apt-get install php7.2-curl php7.2-mbstring php7.2-dom php7.2-zip php7.2-xml

Step 2: Install Composer

You need to install Composer, which is a dependency manager for PHP. Run the following command to download and install Composer:

cd ~ && curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer -o composer-setup.php

sudo php composer-setup.php --install-dir=/usr/local/bin --filename=composer

Step 3: Create MySQL/MariaDB Database

Now, you need to create a new MySQL/MariaDB database for Flarum. You can create a new database using the following command:

mysql -u root -p

CREATE DATABASE flarumdb;
CREATE USER 'flarumuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON flarumdb.* TO 'flarumuser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Replace 'flarumdb', 'flarumuser', and 'password' with your preferred database name, username, and password.

Step 4: Download Flarum

You can download the latest version of Flarum from their official website or using the following command:

mkdir /var/www/flarum
cd /var/www/flarum
sudo composer create-project flarum/flarum . --stability=beta

This command will download and install Flarum in the /var/www/flarum directory.

Step 5: Install Flarum

Change to the flarum directory:

cd /var/www/flarum

Then, install Flarum using the following command:

sudo php flarum install --file=flarum.yml

Replace the "flarum.yml" file with your own "dotenv" file or your "config.php" file.

Step 6: Configure Flarum

After installation, you need to configure Flarum. Open the .env file located at the root directory of Flarum:

sudo nano .env

Edit the following lines to match your configuration:

APP_URL=https://flarum.example.com
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=flarumdb
DB_USERNAME=flarumuser
DB_PASSWORD=password

Save the file and exit the editor.

Step 7: Configure Web Server

If you're using Apache, you can create a new virtual host for Flarum by creating a new configuration file:

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/flarum.conf

Paste the following lines in the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
DocumentRoot "/var/www/flarum/public"
ServerName flarum.example.com
ServerAlias www.flarum.example.com
<Directory "/var/www/flarum/public">
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/flarum_error.log
CustomLog /var/log/apache2/flarum_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

After configuring the virtual host, enable it using the following command:

sudo a2ensite flarum.conf

If you're using Nginx, you can create a new server block configuration file:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/flarum.conf

Paste the following lines in the file:

server {
listen 80;
server_name flarum.example.com;
root /var/www/flarum/public;
index index.php;

location / {
try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
}

location ~ \.php$ {
fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+\.php)(/.+)$;
fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php/php7.2-fpm.sock;
fastcgi_index index.php;
include fastcgi_params;
fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
}

location /api {
try_files $uri $uri/ /api.php?$query_string;
}

location /admin {
try_files $uri $uri/ /admin.php?$query_string;
}

location /assets {
try_files $uri =404;
expires 1y;
access_log off;
add_header Cache-Control "public";
}

location ~ /\.ht {
deny all;
}

location = /favicon.ico {
log_not_found off;
access_log off;
}
}

After configuring the server block, enable it using the following command:

sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/flarum.conf /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/

Step 8: Restart Web Server

Finally, restart your Apache or Nginx web server to apply the changes:

sudo systemctl restart apache2

or

sudo systemctl restart nginx

Step 9: Access Flarum

Open your web browser and navigate to your Flarum installation URL, e.g. http://flarum.example.com. You should see the Flarum installation wizard.

That's it! You have successfully installed Flarum on MXLinux Latest. Enjoy using your new forum software!

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