This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing YOURLS on a NetBSD operating system. YOURLS is a PHP-based URL shortener and is easily installed on NetBSD through the following steps:
Before we proceed with the installation, ensure that your NetBSD system is updated and running with the latest packages.
$ sudo pkgin update
Also, make sure that NetBSD has some essential packages installed:
$ sudo pkgin install curl wget unzip php php-pdo_mysql
Download the latest version of YOURLS from their official website by running the following command:
$ sudo wget https://github.com/YOURLS/YOURLS/archive/master.zip -O yourls.zip
Unzip the downloaded archive by running the following command:
$ sudo unzip yourls.zip -d /usr/local/www/yourls
Copy the sample YOURLS configuration file to the actual configuration file by running the following command:
$ sudo cp /usr/local/www/yourls/user/config-sample.php /usr/local/www/yourls/user/config.php
Open the config.php file and edit the following fields according to your own environment:
define( 'YOURLS_SITE', 'http://yourdomain.com' );
define( 'YOURLS_DB_USER', 'yourdbusername' );
define( 'YOURLS_DB_PASS', 'yourdbpassword' );
define( 'YOURLS_DB_NAME', 'yourdbname' );
define( 'YOURLS_DB_HOST', 'localhost' );
Ensure that the database, specified in the configuration file, is accessible from your NetBSD system.
Create a new MySQL Database and a MySQL user and grant all privileges on the database you have created.
mysql> CREATE DATABASE yourdbname;
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON yourdbname.* TO 'yourdbusername'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'yourdbpassword';
Access the YOURLS web installer from your web browser, and follow the instructions given on the setup screens to complete the installation process:
http://yourdomain.com/admin/
Your installation of YOURLS on a NetBSD operating system is now complete. You can now use the web interface to create, manage, and monitor your own personalized URL shortener.
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