How to Install AsmBB on Manjaro

AsmBB is an open-source, lightweight, and fast forum software for the x86 assembly language community. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing AsmBB on Manjaro Linux.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

1. A Manjaro Linux system with root access.
2. A web server (Apache, Nginx, or Lighttpd).
3. PHP version 7.1 or above.
4. MySQL or MariaDB database server.

Installation Steps

1. First, you need to download the latest version of AsmBB from the official website.

wget https://board.asm32.info/asmbb.tar.gz

2. Extract the downloaded archive.

tar -xvf asmbb.tar.gz

3. Move the extracted folder to your web server root directory. In this tutorial, we are using Apache, and the default root directory is /srv/http.

sudo mv asmbb /srv/http/

4. Next, navigate to the AsmBB directory and copy the configuration file.

cd /srv/http/asmbb/
cp config.default.inc.php config.inc.php

5. Edit the configuration file with your database credentials.

sudo nano config.inc.php

Update the following lines with your database credentials:

define("DB_HOST", "localhost");
define("DB_USER", "root");
define("DB_PASSWORD", "password");
define("DB_NAME", "asmbb");

6. Create a new database for AsmBB and import the necessary tables.

sudo mysql -u root -p

Enter your MySQL password and then create a new database with the following command:

CREATE DATABASE asmbb;

Exit the MySQL prompt using exit.

7. Import the necessary tables to the asmbb database.

sudo mysql -u root -p asmbb < /srv/http/asmbb/install/db.sql

8. Change the ownership of the asmbb directory to the web server user.

sudo chown -R http:http /srv/http/asmbb/

9. Finally, restart your web server.

sudo systemctl restart httpd

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have successfully installed AsmBB on Manjaro Linux. Now you can access the forum by navigating to http://localhost/asmbb in your web browser.

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