How to Install Anahita on macOS

Anahita is an open-source social networking platform that allows users to build communities and share information. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Anahita on macOS.

Prerequisites

Before we get started, there are a few requirements that you must meet:

• macOS Operating System installed
• PHP version 7.0 or higher installed
• Apache or Nginx web server installed

If you don't have these prerequisites installed on your system, you can download and install them using the following commands:

brew install php
brew install nginx

Step 1: Download Anahita

The first thing you need to do is download Anahita. You can download the latest version of Anahita from https://www.getanahita.com/download. Save the archive to a suitable location on your system.

Step 2: Extract the Anahita Archive

Open the terminal on your macOS and navigate to the extracted Anahita archive directory.

tar -zxvf anahita-*-distribution.tar.gz

Step 3: Configure the Web Server

• Create a new nginx configuration file in the /usr/local/etc/nginx/sites-available directory.

cd /usr/local/etc/nginx/sites-available/
sudo cp default anahita

• Edit the anahita configuration file.

sudo nano anahita

• Update the configuration file as shown below:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name yourdomain.com;
    root /path/to/anahita;

    index index.php;

    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
    }

    location ~ \.php$ {

        fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+\.php)(/.+)$;
        fastcgi_pass 127.0.0.1:9000;
        fastcgi_index index.php;
        include fastcgi_params;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
    }

    location ~ /\.ht {
        deny all;
    }
}

• Save and close the configuration file by pressing ctrl + x, y and enter.

• Create a symbolic link by running the following command.

sudo ln -s /usr/local/etc/nginx/sites-available/anahita /usr/local/etc/nginx/sites-enabled/

• Restart the nginx server.

sudo nginx -s stop
sudo nginx

Step 4: Install Anahita

• Navigate to the extracted Anahita directory.

cd /path/to/anahita

• Install the Anahita dependencies.

composer install

• Rename the configuration.php.dist file.

mv configuration.php.dist configuration.php

• Edit the configuration.php file and update the configuration details.

nano configuration.php

• Save the file by pressing ctrl + x, y and enter.

Step 5: Access Anahita

• Open your web browser and navigate to http://yourdomain.com.
• The Anahita installer page will appear.
• Follow the installer steps and provide the required information.
• Once the installation is complete, you can sign in to the Anahita platform and start building your community.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Anahita on your macOS operating system.

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