How to Install Alltube on OpenBSD

Alltube is a web application that allows users to watch and download videos from various video sharing sites. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install Alltube on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

Before we start with the installation process, you need to ensure that the following dependencies are installed on your system:

Step 1: Install Alltube Dependencies

Start by installing the required dependencies for Alltube. You can use the following command to install the dependencies from the package repository:

sudo pkg_add apache php mysql-server php-mysqli php-pdo_mysql

Step 2: Download Alltube

Next, you need to download Alltube from its official GitHub repository. You can use the following command to clone the Alltube repository:

git clone https://github.com/Rudloff/alltube.git

Step 3: Configure Alltube

After the cloning process is complete, you need to configure Alltube to run properly. Open the "includes/config.php" file using a text editor and update the database credentials with your MySQL database credentials.

define('DB_HOST', 'localhost'); 
define('DB_USER', 'alltube_user');
define('DB_PASSWORD', 'password');
define('DB_NAME', 'alltube_db');

Step 4: Move Alltube to Apache Web Server

You need to move the Alltube files to the Apache web server root directory. Use the following command to move the files to the directory:

sudo mv alltube /var/www/htdocs

Step 5: Set Ownership and Permissions

To make sure that the web server can access the Alltube files, you need to change the owner and permissions of the files. Use the following command to change ownership and permissions:

sudo chown -R www:www /var/www/htdocs/alltube 
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/htdocs/alltube

Step 6: Enable Apache and MySQL services

Finally, you need to enable the Apache and MySQL services to start during system startup. Use the following command to enable both the services:

sudo rcctl enable httpd
sudo rcctl enable mysqld

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have explained how to install Alltube on OpenBSD. You can now access Alltube on your OpenBSD web server by navigating to the server IP address in your web browser.

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