phpList is an open-source software that allows you to send email newsletters, marketing campaigns, and other mass messaging to your subscribers. Installing phpList on your POP! OS system is quite easy as it only requires a few steps.
Here is a step-by-step guide on how to install phpList on POP! OS latest using the command line method.
The first step we need to perform is to update the system packages using the command below:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
Input your password when prompted and press "Enter" to initiate the update.
Now, we need to install the Apache2 web server to host phpList. Run the command below to install Apache2:
sudo apt install apache2
Press "Y" when prompted to confirm the installation process.
phpList is written using PHP programming language. Therefore, we need to install PHP and other PHP dependencies to enable phpList to work correctly. To install PHP and its essential modules, run the following command:
sudo apt install php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql php-xml php-curl php-json php-mbstring
Press "Y" when prompted to confirm the installation process.
phpList uses a database to store its users' data. In this guide, we'll use MySQL as the database server. Install MySQL server by running:
sudo apt install mysql-server
During installation, you'll be prompted to set up a password for your MySQL root user. Enter a strong password and remember it.
Now that we have installed MySQL, we need to create a database and a database user who will use phpList.
Log in to MySQL using:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Input the password you set during installation when prompted.
Once you're connected to MySQL database, use the following SQL command to create the phpList database:
CREATE DATABASE phplist;
Create a MySQL user:
CREATE USER 'phplist'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your_password';
Grant the user database privileges:
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON phplist.* TO 'phplist'@'localhost';
Flush privileges:
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Exit from MySQL:
exit;
Download the latest phpList package from the phpList website:
wget https://sourceforge.net/projects/phplist/files/phplist/3.5.5/phplist-3.5.5.zip/download -O phplist.zip
Unzip the phplist.zip file:
unzip phplist.zip -d /var/www/html
Set the proper permissions:
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/lists
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/lists
Create an Apache virtual host file for phplist:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/phplist.conf
Add the following configuration:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin admin@example.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/lists/public_html
ServerName example.com
ServerAlias www.example.com
<Directory /var/www/html/lists/public_html>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
AllowOverride All
Order allow,deny
allow from all
</Directory>
ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/phplist_error.log
CustomLog /var/log/apache2/phplist_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Replace ServerAdmin with your email and ServerName with your website address. Save and close the file.
Enable the phpList virtual host:
sudo a2ensite phplist
Reload Apache2:
sudo service apache2 reload
Visit http://example.com/lists/admin and fill in the fields as follows:
Click Save Changes when done. phpList is now installed and configured successfully.
Congratulations! You've successfully installed phpList on your POP! OS latest. You can now use this powerful tool for your email marketing campaigns to send newsletters to your subscribers with ease. Happy sending!
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