How to Install myTinyTodo on Void Linux

myTinyTodo is a simple and intuitive to-do list manager. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of myTinyTodo on Void Linux.

Prerequisites

• A machine running Void Linux with root privileges
• A web server installed (We will use nginx in this tutorial)
• PHP installed with required extensions

Step 1: Download myTinyTodo

You can download myTinyTodo directly from their website or use the following command:

$ wget https://github.com/maxpozdeev/mytinytodo/releases/download/v2.5.5/mytinytodo-v2.5.5.tar.gz

Extract the downloaded file and move it to the web server root directory. In our case, it is /var/www.

$ tar -xvzf mytinytodo-v2.5.5.tar.gz
$ sudo mv mytinytodo /var/www/

Step 2: Configure nginx

Create a new server block for myTinyTodo in your nginx configuration file. We will create a new file /etc/nginx/conf.d/mytinytodo.conf.

$ sudo nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/mytinytodo.conf

Add the following configuration in the newly created file:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name example.com; # replace with your domain name
    root /var/www/mytinytodo;
    index index.php;

    # serve static files
    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ @rewrite;
    }

    # block PHP files in the uploads directory
    location ~* /uploads/(.*\.php)$ {
        deny all;
        access_log off;
        log_not_found off;
    }

    # handle PHP files
    location @rewrite {
        rewrite ^/([^?]*)(?:\?(.*))? /index.php?listName=$1&$2;
    }

    location ~ \.php$ {
        fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php-fpm.sock;
        include fastcgi_params;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
        fastcgi_param QUERY_STRING $query_string;
    }
}

Save the file and close the editor.

Test nginx configuration with the following command:

$ sudo nginx -t

If there are no errors, reload nginx to apply the changes:

$ sudo systemctl reload nginx

Step 3: Configure PHP

myTinyTodo requires some PHP extensions to be installed. Check if these extensions are installed by running the following command:

$ php -m | grep -E 'mysqli|pdo_mysql|gd'

If any of the extensions are missing, install them using the command below:

$ sudo xbps-install -S php7-{mysqli,pdo_mysql,gd}

Step 4: Configure myTinyTodo

Open the following URL in your web browser:

http://your-server-address/mytinytodo/

You should see the myTinyTodo application. Follow the on-screen instructions to create a new task list.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have demonstrated how to install myTinyTodo on Void Linux. You can now use myTinyTodo to manage your tasks and to-do lists. Enjoy!

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