How to Install KChat on OpenSUSE Latest

Introduction

KChat is a web-based chat application written in PHP that allows real-time communication between users. In this tutorial, we will outline the steps to install KChat on OpenSUSE Latest.

Prerequisites

Before starting with the installation process, make sure that you have the following:

• OpenSUSE Latest installed on your system.
• A web server like Apache or NGINX running on your system.
• PHP 7.2 or later installed on your system.
• Git installed on your system.

Steps to Install KChat

Follow the below steps to install KChat on your system:

Step 1: Clone the KChat Repository

First, clone the KChat repository from GitHub using Git:

git clone https://github.com/php-kchat/kchat.git

The above command will create a directory named kchat in your current working directory, which contains the KChat source code.

Step 2: Install KChat Dependencies

KChat requires a few dependencies to run successfully. You can install them using the following command in your terminal:

sudo zypper install php-mbstring php-pdo php-openssl php-tokenizer php-xmlwriter php-fileinfo 

Step 3: Configure KChat

After installing all the dependencies, you need to configure KChat's environment variables. Rename the .env.example file to .env and modify it according to your needs. You can update variables like the database credentials, site URL, and others.

cd kchat
cp .env.example .env
nano .env

Step 4: Install KChat Dependencies via Composer

KChat uses Composer, a PHP package manager, to manage its dependencies. To install Composer, run the following command on your terminal:

sudo zypper install composer

When you have installed Composer, run the following command to install KChat dependencies:

composer install

It will install all necessary packages and headless browser binary files required by KChat.

Step 5: Install Database and Migrate tables

After installing the dependencies and configuring the KChat environment variables, create a new database for KChat and run the database migration:

php artisan migrate

It will create the required tables in your database.

Step 6: Serve KChat

To run the KChat server, execute the following command in your terminal from the kchat directory:

php artisan serve

Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:8000. You should see the KChat homepage.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have outlined the steps to install KChat on OpenSUSE Latest. With the steps outlined above, you have installed and run your own instance of KChat.

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