KChat is an open source web chat application built with PHP and MySQL. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install KChat on MXLinux using Apache, PHP, and MySQL.
The first step is to download the KChat source code from the GitHub repository. You can use the following command to clone the repository using the command line terminal.
cd /var/www/html
sudo git clone https://github.com/php-kchat/kchat.git
Before you start the installation process, make sure that all dependencies are installed on your system. You can install the required dependencies with the following command.
sudo apt-get install php7.4-common php7.4-mysql php7.4-curl php7.4-json php7.4-gd php7.4-cli php7.4-mbstring
Create a new MySQL database and user for KChat. You can use the following command to create a new database.
sudo mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE kchat;
CREATE USER 'kchatuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON kchat.* TO 'kchatuser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit
Replace the kchatuser and password with desired username and password for the database.
Next, you need to configure the KChat application. Open the config.inc.php file using the following command.
sudo nano /var/www/html/kchat/config.inc.php
Modify the following configuration settings based on your system setup.
define('DB_HOST', 'localhost'); // Hostname of your MySQL server
define('DB_NAME', 'kchat'); // Name of the database you created
define('DB_USER', 'kchatuser'); // MySQL username
define('DB_PASS', 'password'); // MySQL password
Once done, save and close the file by pressing Ctrl + X, then Y, and Enter.
Now, you need to create a virtual host for KChat. Create a new Apache virtual host configuration file using the following command.
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/kchat.conf
Add the following virtual host configuration settings.
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName yourdomain.com
ServerAlias www.yourdomain.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/kchat
<Directory /var/www/html/kchat>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/kchat_error.log
CustomLog /var/log/apache2/kchat_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Replace the yourdomain.com with your domain name or IP address.
Once done, save and close the file by pressing Ctrl + X, then Y, and Enter.
Now, enable the virtual host using the following command.
sudo a2ensite kchat.conf
Then, restart the Apache web server.
sudo systemctl restart apache2
Now you can access the KChat application by entering your domain name or IP address in your web browser's address bar.
http://yourdomain.com/
That's it! You have successfully installed KChat on MXLinux. You can start using KChat for your web communication needs in real-time.
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