YOURLS (short for Your Own URL Shortener) is a free and open-source URL shortening software that lets you create your own URL shortener. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing YOURLS on OpenSUSE latest. The installation process is simple, and you should be up and running in no time.
Before we start, make sure you have the following:
The first step is to download YOURLS. Go to the official website https://yourls.org/ and download the latest version.
Alternatively, you can use the following command to download it via the command line:
wget https://github.com/YOURLS/YOURLS/archive/master.zip
Before you can install YOURLS, you'll need to install some dependencies. Use the following command to install the dependencies:
zypper in php-mbstring php-simplexml php-mysqli php-fpm zip unzip
Next, you need to unzip the YOURLS archive. Use the following command to do this:
unzip master.zip
Once you've unzipped the archive, you need to configure YOURLS. Navigate to the YOURLS directory that was created when you unzipped the archive:
cd YOURLS-master
Then, copy the user/config-sample.php file to user/config.php:
cp user/config-sample.php user/config.php
Next, open the user/config.php file and modify the following settings:
define( 'YOURLS_SITE', 'http://yourdomain.com' );
define( 'YOURLS_ADMIN_USERNAME', 'yourusername' );
define( 'YOURLS_ADMIN_PASSWORD', 'yourpassword' );
Make sure to replace yourdomain.com, yourusername, and yourpassword with your own values.
Now we need to configure your web server to host YOURLS.
If you're using Apache, create a new virtual host file:
vim /etc/apache2/vhosts.d/yourdomain.com.conf
And add the following lines:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName yourdomain.com
DocumentRoot /path/to/YOURLS-master/
<Directory /path/to/YOURLS-master/>
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/yourdomain.com.error_log
CustomLog /var/log/apache2/yourdomain.com.access_log combined
</VirtualHost>
Make sure to replace yourdomain.com, /path/to/YOURLS-master/ with your own values.
Restart Apache to apply the changes:
systemctl restart apache2
If you're using Nginx, create a new Nginx server block:
vim /etc/nginx/conf.d/yourdomain.com.conf
And add the following lines:
server {
listen 80;
server_name yourdomain.com;
root /path/to/YOURLS-master/;
index index.php;
location / {
try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args;
}
location ~ \.php$ {
fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php-fpm/php-fpm.sock;
include fastcgi_params;
fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
fastcgi_param YOURLSPATH $document_root;
}
error_log /var/log/nginx/yourdomain.com-error.log;
access_log /var/log/nginx/yourdomain.com-access.log;
}
Make sure to replace yourdomain.com, /path/to/YOURLS-master/ with your own values.
Restart Nginx to apply the changes:
systemctl restart nginx
Now that you've completed the previous steps, you should be able to access YOURLS by visiting yourdomain.com (replace yourdomain.com with your own domain). If everything was configured correctly, you should see the YOURLS user interface, where you can start creating your own branded URL shortening service.
In this tutorial, we walked you through the process of installing YOURLS on OpenSUSE latest. You should now have a fully functional URL shortening service up and running. Remember, you can customize YOURLS to suit your specific needs, so play around with the settings and make it your own.
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