ICEcoder is a web-based code editor that can be installed on various operating systems. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install ICEcoder on POP! OS latest version.
First, you need to add APT repository to your system. To add a repository, open the terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run the following command:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php
This will add the repository to your system.
After adding the repository, you need to update your system. To update run the following command:
sudo apt update
ICEcoder requires Apache web server, MySQL, and PHP. To install these dependencies, run the following command:
sudo apt install apache2 mysql-server-8.0 php8.0 libapache2-mod-php8.0 php8.0-cli php8.0-mysql php8.0-curl php8.0-json php8.0-mbstring
After installing dependencies, download the latest version of ICEcoder from their official website https://icecoder.net/. Click the "Download" button and select the ".zip" file.
After downloading the ICEcoder, extract the ".zip" file to your web server's root folder. To extract run the following command:
sudo unzip icecoder-*.zip -d /var/www/html/icecoder
Change /var/www/html/icecoder if you want to extract it to a different folder.
After extracting the ICEcoder, change the permission of the extracted folder. To change permission run the following command:
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/icecoder/
To configure MySQL database, login to MySQL by running the following command:
sudo mysql -u root
Then create a database for ICEcoder by running the following command:
CREATE DATABASE icecoder;
After creating a database, create a user and grant permission to the user on the database by running the following commands:
CREATE USER 'icecoder'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON icecoder.* to 'icecoder'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Remember to replace password with your preferred password.
After setting up the database, configure ICEcoder by modifying the "config.php" file. To modify, run the following command:
sudo nano /var/www/html/icecoder/config.php
Edit the following parameters in the "config.php" file:
$ICEcoderDir = '/var/www/html/icecoder'; to the path of your ICEcoder directory.$docRoot = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']; to your Apache document root.$serverName = $_SERVER['SERVER_NAME']; to your server name.$mySQLServer = 'localhost'; to your MySQL server name.$dbName = 'icecoder'; to the name of the database you created.$dbUser = 'icecoder'; to the username you created.$dbPass = 'password'; to the password you created.Remember to save before exiting the editor.
After configuring ICEcoder, access it by visiting your server's IP address or domain name on a web browser. For example, if your server's IP address is 192.168.1.1, visit http://192.168.1.1/icecoder/ in your web browser.
That's it! You have successfully installed ICEcoder on POP! OS latest version. Now you can start coding with ICEcoder in your web browser. Happy coding!
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