In this tutorial, we will guide you to install phpList on OpenSUSE latest. phpList is a powerful email campaign manager that enables you to send newsletters, campaigns, and advertisements. Here are the steps to install phpList on OpenSUSE latest.
Before proceeding, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:
phpList requires a web server to run on. Apache web server is the most popular web server as it supports PHP programming language. To install apache web server, run the following command:
sudo zypper install apache2
After the installation of the apache web server, start the apache service using the following command:
sudo systemctl start apache2
You can verify the apache service by visiting your server’s IP address in a web browser. If Apache is installed correctly, you will see the Apache2 Default Page.
phpList runs on PHP, so you need PHP installed on your server. To install PHP, run the following command:
sudo zypper install php php-mysql php-mbstring php-curl php-xml
After the installation of PHP, restart the apache service to reload the php configurations.
sudo systemctl restart apache2
phpList stores the user data in the MySQL database, so you need to install MySQL server on your server. To install MySQL server, run the following command:
sudo zypper install mysql mysql-server
After the installation of MySQL server, start the MySQL service using the following command:
sudo systemctl start mysql
Configure the MySQL server by running the following command:
sudo mysql_secure_installation
phpList requires a MySQL database to store user data. To create a MySQL database, log in to the MySQL server using the following command:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Enter your MySQL root password, and then create a new database using the following command:
CREATE DATABASE phplist;
Create a MySQL user and grant the necessary privileges to the newly created database using the following command:
GRANT ALL ON phplist.* TO 'phplist'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
Replace ‘password’ with a strong password for the MySQL user.
Once done, exit the MySQL server by typing the command:
exit
Go to the phpList official site and download the latest version of phpList:
wget https://sourceforge.net/projects/phplist/files/phplist/3.6.1/phplist-3.6.1.tgz/download -O phplist-3.6.1.tgz
Next, extract the downloaded tarball to the Apache web server document root directory:
sudo tar -xvzf phplist-3.6.1.tgz -C /srv/www/htdocs/
Now, set the appropriate ownership and permissions for the extracted files and directories using the following commands:
sudo chown -R wwwrun:www /srv/www/htdocs/phplist3.6.1
sudo chmod -R 755 /srv/www/htdocs/phplist3.6.1
Navigate to the phpList directory using the following command:
cd /srv/www/htdocs/phplist3.6.1/
Next, create a new configuration file using the following command:
cp config/config.php.sample config/config.php
Edit the configuration file using your favorite text editor:
sudo nano config/config.php
Update the database connection settings by changing the following lines:
define('PHPMAILERHOST', 'localhost');
$database_host = 'localhost';
$database_name = 'phplist';
$database_user = 'phplist';
$database_password = 'password';
Replace ‘password’ with the password you assigned to the MySQL user.
You can now access the phpList web interface by navigating to your server IP address in a web browser:
http://server-ip-address/phplist3.6.1/
On the login screen, enter the default phpList admin credentials:
username: admin
password: phplistadmin
After logging in, you will be redirected to the phpList dashboard.
That’s it! You have successfully installed phpList on OpenSUSE latest. You can now use phpList to send newsletters, campaigns, and advertisements. If you encounter any issues, refer to the official phpList documentation for further assistance.
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