KChat is an open-source web-based chat application written in PHP. It allows users to have real-time conversations on a website. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install KChat on Manjaro Linux.
Before we proceed with the installation, let's make sure that our system meets the following requirements:
If you don't have these prerequisites installed already, you can install them by running the following commands:
sudo pacman -S apache
sudo pacman -S php php-apache
sudo pacman -S mysql
The first step is to clone the KChat repository from GitHub. Open the terminal and run the following command to clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/php-kchat/kchat.git
This command will create a new directory called kchat in your current working directory.
Next, we need to configure the Apache web server to serve the KChat application. 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:
LoadModule php7_module modules/libphp7.so
<FilesMatch \.php$>
SetHandler application/x-httpd-php
</FilesMatch>
Save and close the file.
We need to create a MySQL database and user for KChat. Login to MySQL as a root user:
mysql -u root -p
Create a new database and user:
CREATE DATABASE kchat;
CREATE USER 'kchat'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON kchat.* TO 'kchat'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Replace password with your desired password.
We need to configure KChat by creating a configuration file. Inside the kchat directory, rename the config.dist.php file to config.php:
cd kchat
mv config.dist.php config.php
Open the config.php file in your text editor:
nano config.php
Set the following parameters:
// Database configuration
$config['dbDriver'] = 'mysql';
$config['dbHost'] = 'localhost';
$config['dbName'] = 'kchat';
$config['dbUser'] = 'kchat';
$config['dbPassword'] = 'password'; // Replace with your database password
// Site URL
$config['siteUrl'] = 'http://localhost/kchat'; // Replace with your site URL
// Admin username and password
$config['adminUsername'] = 'admin';
$config['adminPassword'] = 'password'; // Replace with your desired password
Save and close the file.
We need to install the required dependencies for KChat. Run the following command in your terminal:
composer install
This will download and install all the required dependencies.
Open your web browser and navigate to the KChat installation page:
http://localhost/kchat/install/
You should see the KChat installation page. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
Once the installation is complete, you can start using KChat by navigating to the following URL:
http://localhost/kchat/
Enter your username and password to start using KChat.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed KChat on Manjaro Linux.
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