How to Install Orange Forum on Manjaro

Orange Forum is an open-source forum software that allows you to create an online community. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Orange Forum on Manjaro.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:

• A Manjaro Linux machine with sudo privileges
• Internet connectivity

Step 1: Update System Packages

Before installing any new software, it's always a good idea to update the system packages to the latest version available. You can do this using the following command:

sudo pacman -Syu

This command will download and install any available updates for your Manjaro system.

Step 2: Install Dependencies

Now, we need to install the dependencies required by Orange Forum. Run the following command to install these dependencies:

sudo pacman -S git apache php php-apache mariadb

• git: version control system
• apache: web server software
• php: server-side scripting language
• php-apache: Apache module for PHP support
• mariadb: open-source relational database management system

Step 3: Clone the Orange Forum Repository

Next, we need to clone the Orange Forum repository from GitHub. Run the following command to download the code:

git clone https://github.com/goodoldweb/orange-forum.git

This will create a new directory called orange-forum in your current working directory.

Step 4: Configure Apache

Now, we need to configure Apache to serve the Orange Forum application. Open the Apache configuration file using your favorite text editor:

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

Add the following lines at the end of the file:

<Directory "/path/to/orange-forum">
   AllowOverride All
   Require all granted
 </Directory>

Replace /path/to/orange-forum with the actual path where you cloned the Orange Forum repository.

Save the file and exit the text editor.

Restart Apache for the changes to take effect:

sudo systemctl restart httpd

Step 5: Configure MariaDB

We need to create a new database and user for Orange Forum in MariaDB. Run the following command to log in to the MariaDB shell:

sudo mysql -u root

Create a new database:

CREATE DATABASE orangeforum;

Create a new user with the required privileges:

CREATE USER 'orange'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON orangeforum.* TO 'orange'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Replace password with a strong password of your choice.

Exit the MariaDB shell:

exit

Step 6: Install Orange Forum

Finally, we are ready to install Orange Forum. Change into the orange-forum directory:

cd orange-forum

Copy the config-sample.php file to config.php:

cp config-sample.php config.php

Edit the config.php file and modify the database settings:

$config = array(
  // ...
  'database' => array(
    'host' => 'localhost',
    'user' => 'orange',
    'pass' => 'password',
    'name' => 'orangeforum',
    'port' => 3306,
    'prefix' => 'of_',
    'engine' => 'InnoDB',
    'charset' => 'utf8mb4'
  )
  // ...
);

Replace password with the password you set for the orange user in MariaDB.

Create a .htaccess file in the orange-forum directory:

sudo nano .htaccess

Add the following lines to the file:

Options -Indexes
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
   RewriteEngine on
   RewriteRule ^$ web/ [L]
   RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
   RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
   RewriteRule ^(.*)$ web/$1 [L]
</IfModule>

Save the file and exit the text editor.

Step 7: Access Orange Forum

You can now access Orange Forum by opening your web browser and navigating to http://localhost/orange-forum/web. You should see the Orange Forum installation page. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Orange Forum on Manjaro.

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