Tiny Tiny IRC (TT-IRC) is an open-source web-based IRC client built with PHP and JavaScript. It has a simple and user-friendly interface that makes it easy for users to interact with Internet Relay Chat (IRC) servers. If you're looking for a lightweight and easy-to-install web-based IRC client, TT-IRC is definitely an option. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the process of installing TT-IRC on Ubuntu Server Latest.
Before you start, you need to have the following prerequisites:
First, you need to update the package index on your server with the following command:
sudo apt update
Once the update is complete, install Apache, PHP, and Git by running the following command:
sudo apt-get install apache2 php php-curl php-dom git -y
Next, you need to enable some PHP extensions. Run the following command to open the PHP configuration file:
sudo nano /etc/php/(version)/apache2/php.ini
Uncomment the following lines by removing the semicolon at the beginning of the lines:
extension=xmlrpc.so
extension=mbstring.so
extension=xml.so
extension=gd.so
Save and close the file.
Next, you need to download and install TT-IRC. Clone the repository to your server by running the following command:
git clone https://github.com/sepich/tt-irc.git
Move the downloaded files to the Apache web root directory:
sudo mv tt-irc /var/www/html/tt-irc
Navigate to the installation directory:
cd /var/www/html/tt-irc
Install the required dependencies:
composer install
Set the correct file permissions:
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/tt-irc
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/tt-irc
Create a new virtual host configuration file for TT-IRC:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/tt-irc.conf
Add the following configuration settings:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/tt-irc
ServerName your-domain.com
<Directory /var/www/html/tt-irc>
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/tt-irc_error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/tt-irc_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Note: Replace "your-domain.com" with your actual domain name.
Save and close the file.
Enable the new virtual host configuration:
sudo a2ensite tt-irc.conf
Restart the Apache web server for the changes to take effect:
sudo systemctl restart apache2
Open your web browser and navigate to "http://your-domain.com/tt-irc". TT-IRC's web interface will appear.
Log in with your IRC credentials and start chatting.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Tiny Tiny IRC on Ubuntu Server Latest!
In this tutorial, we showed you how to install Tiny Tiny IRC on Ubuntu Server Latest. TT-IRC is an easy-to-install and lightweight web-based IRC client that can be a great alternative to desktop-based IRC clients. With TT-IRC, you can easily connect to your favorite IRC servers and channels using your web browser. If you encounter any issues during the installation, please let us know in the comment section below.
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