How to Install Short{Paste} on MXLinux Latest

Short{Paste} is a simple, open-source URL shortener that allows you to create short links and share them easily. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install Short{Paste} on the latest version of MXLinux.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, ensure that you have the following:

• A computer running the latest version of MXLinux.
• A terminal emulator.

Installation Steps

1. Open the terminal emulator on your MXLinux machine.

   • You can do this by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T.

2. Install the required software packages using the following command:

   sudo apt install git curl apache2 libapache2-mod-php php7.4-gd php7.4-curl
   

This will install the git, curl, apache2, libapache2-mod-php, php7.4-gd, and php7.4-curl packages on your system.

3. Change into the var directory using the following command:

   cd /var
   

4. Clone the Short{Paste} repository using the following command:

   sudo git clone https://github.com/adyanth/shortpaste.git
   

   This will create a shortpaste directory in the /var directory.

5. Copy the .htaccess.sample file to .htaccess using the following command:

   sudo cp /var/shortpaste/.htaccess.sample /var/shortpaste/.htaccess
   

   This will rename the .htaccess.sample file to .htaccess.

6. Change into the shortpaste directory using the following command:

   cd /var/shortpaste
   

7. Copy the config.sample.php file to config.php using the following command:

   sudo cp config.sample.php config.php
   

8. Edit the config.php file using your preferred text editor:

   sudo nano config.php
   

9. Modify the following parameters in the config.php file to match your settings:

   define('SHORTEN_URL', ''); 
   define('DB_HOST', '');
   define('DB_NAME', '');
   define('DB_USER', '');
   define('DB_PASS', '');
   

   Replace the empty string ('') with your desired value.

   For example, to change the SHORTEN_URL parameter, replace the empty string with:

   define('SHORTEN_URL', 'https://example.com/'); 
   

   Save the changes and exit the editor.

10. Enable the rewrite module using the following command:

    sudo a2enmod rewrite
    

11. Restart the Apache web server using the following command:

    sudo systemctl restart apache2
    

12. Finally, open your favourite web browser and go to http://localhost/shortpaste to access Short{Paste}.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Short{Paste} on MXLinux.

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