Snippet Box is a simple PHP-based web application that lets you store and manage snippets of code. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Snippet Box on Manjaro.
Before you begin, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
The first step is to clone the Snippet Box repository from GitHub. Open your terminal and run the following command:
git clone https://github.com/pawelmalak/snippet-box.git
This will clone the repository to your current directory.
Next, open the Snippet Box directory and install the dependencies using Composer:
cd snippet-box
composer install
This will download and install the required dependencies.
Now, you need to create a new database for Snippet Box. Open your MySQL console and run the following commands:
CREATE DATABASE snippet_box;
GRANT ALL ON snippet_box.* TO 'snippet_box_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'snippet_box_password';
This will create a new database called snippet_box and create a new user with the username snippet_box_user and password snippet_box_password.
Next, you need to configure the application by copying the config.php.dist file to config.php:
cp config.php.dist config.php
Then, open the config.php file and update the following configuration parameters:
$config['db']['host'] = 'localhost';
$config['db']['name'] = 'snippet_box';
$config['db']['user'] = 'snippet_box_user';
$config['db']['pass'] = 'snippet_box_password';
These parameters should be updated with the details of the database you created in Step 3.
The final step is to set up an Apache virtual host for Snippet Box. Create a new virtual host file using your preferred text editor:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/extra/snippet_box.conf
And add the following configuration:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName snippet-box.local
DocumentRoot /path/to/snippet-box/public
<Directory /path/to/snippet-box/public>
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
Make sure to replace /path/to/snippet-box/ with the actual path to your Snippet Box installation.
Finally, enable the new virtual host by running:
sudo ln -s /etc/httpd/conf/extra/snippet_box.conf /etc/httpd/conf/sites-enabled/snippet_box.conf
Restart Apache to apply the changes:
sudo systemctl restart httpd
You're now ready to access the Snippet Box application. Open your browser and navigate to http://snippet-box.local.
You should now be able to create a new account and start adding snippets!
Congratulations! You've successfully installed Snippet Box on Manjaro.
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