Froxlor is a free and open-source web hosting management control panel. It allows you to manage multiple websites, their domains and email accounts. In this tutorial, you'll learn how to install Froxlor on Pop!_OS Latest.
Before installing Froxlor, we need to install some required packages. Open the terminal and run the following command to update the package list:
sudo apt update
Then, run the following command to install the required packages:
sudo apt install apache2 mariadb-server php7.4 php7.4-curl php7.4-gd php7.4-mysql php7.4-cli php7.4-mbstring php7.4-xml unzip wget curl
This installs Apache2 as the web server, MariaDB as the database server, and PHP7.4 as the scripting language.
Download the latest version of Froxlor from the official website:
wget https://files.froxlor.org/releases/froxlor-latest.tar.gz
Extract the downloaded archive:
tar -zxvf froxlor-latest.tar.gz
Move the extracted Froxlor directory to the web server's root directory:
sudo mv froxlor /var/www/html/
Froxlor requires a MySQL database and user to store its data. Run the following commands to create a new database and user:
sudo mysql -u root
CREATE DATABASE froxlor;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON froxlor.* TO 'froxloruser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password123';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Replace password123 with a strong password of your choice.
Make the following directories writable by the web server:
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/froxlor
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/customers
sudo chmod -R 775 /var/www/html/froxlor
sudo chmod -R 775 /var/customers
Navigate to http://localhost/froxlor/ in your web browser to start the Froxlor installation process. Follow the instructions on the screen to configure Froxlor.
When prompted for the database information, enter the database name (froxlor), database username (froxloruser), and the password you set in Step 3.
After completing the installation, log in to the Froxlor web panel using the login credentials you chose during the installation process.
You have successfully installed Froxlor on Pop!_OS Latest. You can now use Froxlor to manage your websites, domains, and email accounts.
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