MapBBCodeShare is an open-source tool that allows users to easily add maps with markers to their posts or websites. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install MapBBCodeShare on MXLinux Latest.
Before we start installing MapBBCodeShare, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
The first step is to make sure that the required packages are installed on your system. Open the terminal by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T and run the following command to update the package list:
sudo apt update
Once the update is complete, run the following command to install the required packages:
sudo apt install curl git unzip apache2 php libapache2-mod-php sqlite3 php-sqlite3 php-curl
This command will install the required packages including Git, Apache2, PHP, SQLite and its PHP module, and cURL.
Next, we need to clone the MapBBCodeShare repository from GitHub. Run the following command to navigate to the default Apache document root directory:
cd /var/www/html
Then, run the following command to clone the MapBBCodeShare repository:
sudo git clone https://github.com/MapBBCode/share.mapbbcode.org
This command will clone the MapBBCodeShare repository into the /var/www/html/share.mapbbcode.org directory.
Now, we need to configure Apache to serve the MapBBCodeShare application. Run the following command to create a new configuration file for MapBBCodeShare:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/share.mapbbcode.org.conf
In the nano text editor, paste the following content:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
ServerName share.mapbbcode.org
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/share.mapbbcode.org
<Directory /var/www/html/share.mapbbcode.org>
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/share.mapbbcode.org_error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/share.mapbbcode.org_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Save and close the file by pressing Ctrl + X, then "Y," and "Enter."
Next, enable the new configuration file and restart Apache by running the following commands:
sudo a2ensite share.mapbbcode.org.conf
sudo systemctl restart apache2
In this step, we will configure MapBBCodeShare to use the SQLite database file.
Run the following command to navigate to the MapBBCodeShare directory:
cd /var/www/html/share.mapbbcode.org/
Then, copy the config_sample.php file to config.php by running the following command:
sudo cp config_sample.php config.php
Next, open the config.php file in your text editor by running:
sudo nano config.php
Edit the following lines with the following settings:
$bbcode_share_root = 'http://share.mapbbcode.org/';
$db_file = '/var/www/html/share.mapbbcode.org/MapBBCodeShare.sqlite';
Save and close the file.
Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost. You should see the MapBBCodeShare homepage.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed MapBBCodeShare on MXLinux Latest. Now you can start adding maps with markers to your posts or websites.
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