Installing HumHub on Manjaro

HumHub is an open-source social network platform that allows you to create your own social network for your community, team, or organization. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation of HumHub on Manjaro.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation process, you need to ensure that you have the following prerequisites installed on your Manjaro system:

• PHP 7.3 or higher
• Apache or Nginx web server
• MySQL, MariaDB or PostgreSQL

Step 1: Install LAMP Stack

To install LAMP stack on Manjaro, we can use the following command:

sudo pacman -S apache php php-apache mariadb

After executing the above command, you will be prompted to enter your password. Once done, the installation process will begin, and you need to wait for it to complete.

Step 2: Install Composer

Composer is a dependency manager for PHP that simplifies the process of managing dependencies in your PHP applications. To install Composer, run the following command:

sudo pacman -S composer

Step 3: Download HumHub

You can download the latest version of HumHub from their website at https://www.humhub.org/downloads. Once downloaded, extract the downloaded archive file to the webroot directory (/srv/http/ in case of Apache web server).

cd /srv/http/
sudo mkdir humhub
sudo chown http:http humhub
cd humhub
sudo unzip <path to downloaded zip file>

Step 4: Install HumHub Dependencies

Navigate to the HumHub directory and install the required dependencies using Composer:

cd /srv/http/humhub
sudo composer install

Step 5: Create Database

HumHub requires a database to store its data. Create a MySQL database and user for HumHub:

sudo mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE humhubdb;
CREATE USER 'humhubuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON humhubdb.* TO 'humhubuser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;

Step 6: Configure HumHub

Navigate to the HumHub directory and rename the protected/config/dynamic.php.dist file to protected/config/dynamic.php. Edit the dynamic.php file and enter your database details:

return [
    'components' => [
        'db' => [
            'class' => 'yii\db\Connection',
            'dsn' => 'mysql:host=localhost;dbname=humhubdb',
            'username' => 'humhubuser',
            'password' => 'password',
            'charset' => 'utf8',
        ],
    ],
];

Step 7: Set File Permissions

HumHub requires certain directories and files to have specific permissions. Run the following commands to set the proper permissions:

sudo chmod +x ./yii
sudo chmod -R 777 assets protected/runtime uploads

Step 8: Configure Apache

If you are using Apache as your web server, you need to configure it to serve HumHub. Create an Apache virtual host file for HumHub using the following command:

sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/extra/humhub.conf

Enter the following configuration:

<VirtualHost *:80>
        ServerName humhub.example.com
        DocumentRoot "/srv/http/humhub"
        <Directory "/srv/http/humhub">
                Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
                AllowOverride All
                Require all granted
        </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Save the file and exit. Then, restart Apache to apply the changes:

sudo systemctl restart httpd

Step 9: Install HumHub

Open your web browser and navigate to the URL http://humhub.example.com. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed HumHub on Manjaro. You can now create your own social network using HumHub.

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