How to Install Dotclear on POP! OS Latest

Dotclear is an open-source blog publishing platform written in PHP. It is a user-friendly and highly customizable application, perfect for creating your blog or website. This tutorial will show you how to install Dotclear on POP! OS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you start, please ensure that you have the following:

• A server running POP! OS Latest
• Access to the terminal with sudo privileges
• Apache2 or Nginx installed and configured
• PHP 7.3 or later version installed and configured
• MySQL or MariaDB database server installed and configured

Step 1: Download Dotclear

First, you need to download the latest version of Dotclear from the official website. You can go to the following link:

https://download.dotclear.org/latest.zip

Now, open the terminal and download the Dotclear zip file using the following command:

wget https://download.dotclear.org/latest.zip

After the download is complete, extract the zip file using the following command:

unzip latest.zip

Step 2: Configure the Web Server

Before installing Dotclear, you need to configure your web server. If you are using Apache, you need to enable the mod_rewrite module by using the following command:

sudo a2enmod rewrite

For Nginx, you need to create a new server block configuration file for the Dotclear website. You can use the following example:

server {
  listen 80;
  server_name dotclear.example.com;

  root /var/www/dotclear;
  index index.php;

  access_log /var/log/nginx/dotclear.access.log;
  error_log /var/log/nginx/dotclear.error.log;

  location / {
    try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args;
  }

  location ~ \.php$ {
    fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php/php7.3-fpm.sock;
    fastcgi_index index.php;
    include fastcgi_params;
    fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
  }
}

Note: Please replace dotclear.example.com with your domain name or IP address.

Step 3: Create the Database

Dotclear requires a MySQL or MariaDB database server to store its data. You can create a new database using the following command:

sudo mysql -u root -p

After logging in, you can create the database by using the following command:

MariaDB [(none)]> CREATE DATABASE dotclear;

Now create a new user and grant all privileges to the database using the following command:

MariaDB [(none)]> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON dotclear.* TO 'dotclearuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';

Replace dotclearuser and password with the username and password you want to use.

Step 4: Install Dotclear

Now that you have completed the prerequisite steps, you can start the installation process. Copy the Dotclear folder to your web server root directory using the following command:

sudo mv dotclear /var/www/

Set the permissions to the web server user:

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/dotclear

Now, navigate to the Dotclear installation URL using your web browser:

http://your-server-ip/dotclear/install/

Follow the on-screen instructions to configure the installation settings. When prompted, provide the following information:

• Language: Choose your preferred language
• Database: Select "MySQL/MariaDB" from the dropdown list and provide the database credentials
• Site Information: Choose your blog title, subtitle, and administration email
• Administrators: Provide your administrator credentials

After completing the installation process, you can log in to your new blog and start publishing your content.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install Dotclear on POP! OS Latest. You downloaded the latest version of Dotclear, configured your web server, created the database, and installed Dotclear on your server. Now, you can start customizing your new blog and creating new content.

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