Dotclear is a free and open-source blogging platform that enables users to easily create and manage their own blogs. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps of installing Dotclear on a NetBSD server.
Before we begin with the installation process, make sure you have the following:
To download the latest version of Dotclear, navigate to the official Dotclear website at https://dotclear.org/download and click on the "Download" button.
Once the download is complete, extract the archive using the following command:
tar -xzvf dotclear-2.*.tar.gz
This will create a directory named "dotclear" containing all the necessary files for installation.
Move all the files from the extracted directory to your web server root directory, typically located at /var/www/htdocs. You can do this by executing the following command:
mv dotclear/* /var/www/htdocs/
Grant read and write access to the web server to the following files and directories:
chmod 777 /var/www/htdocs/inc
chmod 777 /var/www/htdocs/files
chmod 777 /var/www/htdocs/cache
chmod 666 /var/www/htdocs/.htaccess
Create a MySQL database for Dotclear using the following command:
mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE dotclear;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON dotclear.* TO 'dotclearuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;
Make sure to replace 'dotclearuser' and 'password' with your desired database username and password.
Open your web browser and navigate to http://your-domain.com/admin/install. You will be prompted with the installation wizard.
Fill in the necessary information, including the MySQL database details and email settings. Following this, create an administrator user account.
When finished, click on the "Install" button to complete the installation process.
To make sure Dotclear is working, navigate to the main page of your blog at http://your-domain.com/index.php. You should now be able to see your newly created blog, ready to be customized and filled with content.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Dotclear on a NetBSD server.
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