How to Install Cypht on Manjaro

Cypht is a powerful and highly configurable email client and news aggregator. This tutorial will guide you through the steps of installing Cypht on Manjaro Linux.

Pre-requisites

Before you start the installation process, make sure that your system meets the following requirements:

• Manjaro Linux operating system.

• Apache web server installed and configured on the system.

• PHP 5.6 or higher with the following extensions enabled:

  • php-imap
  • php-dom
  • php-pdo
  • php-openssl
  • php-mcrypt
  • php-curl

Step 1: Install Required Packages

To install the required packages, open the terminal and type the following command:

sudo pacman -S php php-apache php-imap php-dom php-pdo php-openssl php-mcrypt php-curl

Step 2: Download Cypht

Visit the official website of Cypht: https://cypht.org/download/, and download the latest version of the software.

Alternatively, you can use the following command to download the latest version of Cypht:

wget https://github.com/jasonmunro/cypht/archive/master.zip -O cypht.zip

Step 3: Extract Cypht

Now that you have downloaded the Cypht archive, extract it in the Apache web server document root directory with the following command:

sudo unzip cypht.zip -d /srv/http/

Step 4: Configure Apache Web Server

Next, you need to configure the Apache web server to run Cypht. Open the Apache configuration file in your favorite text editor:

sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

Add the following lines at the end of the file:

Alias /cypht /srv/http/cypht-master
<Directory /srv/http/cypht-master>
    Options FollowSymLinks
    AllowOverride None
    Require all granted
</Directory>

Save and close the file.

Step 5: Enable PHP Extensions

To enable the required PHP extensions, open the PHP configuration file in your favorite text editor:

sudo nano /etc/php/php.ini

Locate the following line:

;extension=php_IMAP.dll

Remove the semicolon (;) from the beginning of the line to enable the IMAP extension. Repeat the process for the following extensions:

extension=php_dom.dll
extension=php_pdo.dll
extension=php_openssl.dll
extension=php_mcrypt.dll
extension=php_curl.dll

Save and close the file.

Step 6: Restart Apache Web Server

Restart the Apache web server to apply the changes:

sudo systemctl restart httpd

Step 7: Access Cypht

You can now access Cypht by entering the following URL into your web browser:

http://localhost/cypht

You should now be prompted to create a new account or log in to an existing one.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Cypht on your Manjaro Linux system.

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