Chyrp Lite is a lightweight and easy-to-use blogging platform written in PHP. It comes with a simple and clean interface, and it is an excellent option for those who want to create a blog or a personal website. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps required to install Chyrp Lite on Ubuntu Server Latest.
Before starting with the installation process, you need to have the following prerequisites:
The first step is to update the package repository before installing any new package on Ubuntu Server. To update the package repository, run the following command:
sudo apt-get update
Chyrp Lite requires a LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) stack to run. If you don’t have a LAMP stack installed on your server, you can install it by running the following command:
sudo apt-get install apache2 mysql-server php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql
Once the installation is complete, verify if the Apache, MySQL and PHP are running by running the following command:
sudo systemctl status apache2 mysql php
If there is any issue, you can start or restart the services by the following commands:
sudo systemctl start apache2 mysql php
sudo systemctl restart apache2 mysql php
Before installing Chyrp Lite, you need to create a database for it to store data. To create a database, log in to your MySQL database server by running the following command:
sudo mysql -u root -p
After that, create a database by using the following command:
CREATE DATABASE dbname;
Replace dbname with your preferred database name.
You need to download Chyrp Lite from its official website. You can download it by running the following command:
wget https://github.com/chyrp/chyrp-lite/archive/master.zip
Once the download is complete, extract the archive by running the following command:
unzip master.zip
It will create a directory named chyrp-lite-master.
Next, you need to configure Chyrp Lite for your specific requirements. Move into the Chyrp Lite directory by running the following command:
cd chyrp-lite-master
There is a sample configuration file called config-sample.json in the includes directory. Copy it to create a new configuration file by running the following command:
cp includes/config-sample.json includes/config.json
Now, you have to edit the newly created config.json file to reflect your specific configuration. Open the file using your favorite text editor:
nano includes/config.json
Then, you have to edit the following lines:
{
"db":
{
"host":"localhost",
"name":"dbname",
"user":"username",
"pass":"password",
"prefix":"chyrp_"
},
"url":"http://example.com/"
}
Replace dbname with the database name you created in Step 3, and username and password with the database user credentials. prefix is the prefix of the database tables that will be used by Chyrp Lite. Also, replace http://example.com/ with the actual URL of your website.
After configuring Chyrp Lite, you can now run the installation script. Run the following command from the chyrp-lite-master directory:
php index.php -f install
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. Once the installation is complete, you can access your Chyrp Lite by visiting your website URL.
In this tutorial, we have gone through the steps required to install Chyrp Lite on Ubuntu Server Latest. Now, you can use Chyrp Lite to create your own blog or personal website.
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