How to Install Orange Forum on Ubuntu Server

Orange Forum is a powerful and customizable forum software for community building, originally developed by Good Old Web. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of Orange Forum on Ubuntu Server latest version.

Prerequisites

Before installing Orange Forum, make sure your Ubuntu Server is up-to-date and has the following packages installed:

• Apache web server
• PHP
• MySQL database server

Step-by-Step Installation

1. First, download the latest version of Orange Forum from the official website.

wget https://github.com/goodoldweb/orangeforum/archive/refs/heads/master.zip

2. Unzip the downloaded file.

unzip master.zip

3. Move the extracted files to the Apache web server's document root directory.

sudo mv orangeforum-master /var/www/html/orangeforum

4. Create a new MySQL database for Orange Forum.

mysql -u root -p
create database orangeforum;
grant all on orangeforum.* to 'orangeforumuser' identified by 'password';
flush privileges;
exit

Note: Replace "orangeforumuser" and "password" with the username and password of your choice.

5. Import the database schema of Orange Forum to the newly created database.

mysql -u orangeforumuser -p orangeforum < /var/www/html/orangeforum/sql/schema.sql

6. Configure the database connection in the Orange Forum configuration file.

sudo nano /var/www/html/orangeforum/inc/config.inc.php

Update the following lines with your MySQL credentials:

$conf['dbtype'] = 'mysql';
$conf['dbhost'] = 'localhost';
$conf['dbname'] = 'orangeforum';
$conf['dbuser'] = 'orangeforumuser';
$conf['dbpass'] = 'password';

Save and exit the file.

7. Set file and directory permissions.

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/orangeforum
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/orangeforum

8. Restart the Apache web server.

sudo systemctl restart apache2

9. Access Orange Forum from your web browser.

http://your_server_IP_address/orangeforum

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Orange Forum on your Ubuntu Server.

Conclusion

Orange Forum is a versatile and user-friendly forum software that allows you to create online communities and engage with your audience. By following the installation guide above, you can quickly set up and configure Orange Forum on your Ubuntu Server latest version.

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