Paste is a PHP-based web application that allows users to share code snippets with each other. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Paste on OpenBSD.
Before you begin, make sure you have the following:
First, you need to download the latest release of Paste from the official website. Open a terminal on your OpenBSD machine and run the following command:
# ftp https://github.com/phpaste/phpaste/releases/latest/download/phpaste.tar.gz
This will download the latest version of Paste to your current directory.
Next, extract the downloaded archive by running the following command:
# tar -xf phpaste.tar.gz
This will create a new directory called phpaste in your current directory.
Copy the phpaste directory to your web server's document root. For example, if you are using the default web server on OpenBSD, you can copy the files to /var/www/htdocs/:
# cp -r phpaste /var/www/htdocs/
Paste uses a configuration file to store its settings. To create the configuration file, copy the file config.php.dist to config.php:
# cp phpaste/config.php.dist phpaste/config.php
Then, edit the config.php file with your desired settings, such as the database credentials and server URL.
Set the correct file permissions on the storage directory to allow Paste to write to it:
# chmod 777 phpaste/storage
Finally, you can access Paste by opening a web browser and navigating to the URL where you installed it. For example, if you copied the files to /var/www/htdocs/phpaste/, you can access it by visiting http://localhost/phpaste/ in your web browser.
That's it! You have successfully installed Paste on OpenBSD. You can now start sharing code snippets with your friends and colleagues.
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