In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of Revive Adserver on MXLinux Latest operating system. Revive Adserver is an open-source ad serving solution that enables publishers, advertisers, and networks to serve ads across multiple platforms seamlessly.
Before proceeding with the installation process, you must ensure that your system meets the following requirements:
To install the required packages, open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install apache2 mysql-server php apache2-mod-php7.2 php7.2-mysql php7.2-pgsql php7.2-zip php7.2-gd php7.2-curl php7.2-intl php7.2-mbstring
After installing the packages, verify that the Apache web server, MySQL database server and PHP are running using the following commands:
sudo systemctl status apache2
sudo systemctl status mysql
sudo systemctl status php7.2-fpm
If the services are not running, start them using the following commands:
sudo systemctl start apache2
sudo systemctl start mysql
sudo systemctl start php7.2-fpm
To download and extract the latest version of Revive Adserver, run the following command:
wget https://download.revive-adserver.com/revive-adserver-5.0.5.tar.gz
tar -zxvf revive-adserver-5.0.5.tar.gz
After extracting the files, move the extracted directory to the Apache web server document root using the following command:
sudo mv revive-adserver-5.0.5 /var/www/html/revive-adserver
Set the appropriate permissions to the Revive Adserver directory using the following command:
sudo chown --recursive www-data:www-data /var/www/html/revive-adserver
Create a new database for Revive Adserver and a new user with permissions to the database using the following commands:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Enter your root password
CREATE DATABASE revive_db;
CREATE USER 'revive_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON revive_db.* TO 'revive_user'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Exit from the MySQL prompt using the following command:
exit
Navigate to the Revive Adserver installation directory in your file browser by typing in the following address into your browser: http://localhost/revive-adserver
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process. When you get to the "Database Setup" section, enter your MySQL database details which includes:
Click "Test Database Settings" to verify the settings and click "Continue" to proceed with the installation.
Next, you will need to configure the "Administrator Account" section. Fill in the details to set up the administrator account.
Click "Finish Installation" to complete the installation process.
After completing the installation process, you can log into the Revive Adserver administrator account and configure the server settings and create ads.
To log in, navigate to http://localhost/revive-adserver/www/admin
Enter the administrator username and password you created during the installation process.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Revive Adserver on your MXLinux Latest operating system. You can now serve ads across multiple platforms using this open-source ad serving solution.
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