How to Install Flarum on Arch Linux

Flarum is a free and open-source platform developed using PHP and MySQL. It is a lightweight and modern forum software that offers features such as extensions, subscriptions, and user management. In this tutorial, we will be discussing how to install Flarum on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation process of Flarum on Arch Linux, make sure you have the following prerequisites installed on your machine:

• Apache or Nginx web server
• PHP version 7.3 or higher
• MySQL or MariaDB database server

You can install these dependencies using the following command:

sudo pacman -S apache php php-apache mysql

Step 1: Download and Install Composer

Composer is a dependency manager for PHP that is required by Flarum to manage its dependencies. To download and install Composer, run the following commands:

sudo pacman -S composer

Step 2: Download and Install Flarum

Now, we will download and install Flarum using Composer. Run the following command:

composer create-project flarum/flarum .

Make sure to include the dot (.) at the end of the command. This will install Flarum in the current directory.

Step 3: Configure Flarum

Before launching Flarum, we need to configure the database connection. Open the .env file in the root directory of the Flarum installation and update the following fields:

DB_HOST=localhost
DB_DATABASE=flarum
DB_USERNAME=root
DB_PASSWORD=your_password

Make sure to replace the DB_USERNAME and DB_PASSWORD fields with your MySQL root user credentials.

Step 4: Launch Flarum

Finally, we can launch Flarum using the built-in PHP web server. Navigate to the Flarum directory and run the following command:

php flarum serve

Flarum will now launch and you can access the forum by navigating to http://localhost:8000 in your web browser.

Conclusion

Following these steps, you have successfully installed Flarum on Arch Linux using Composer. You can now start customizing Flarum and add extensions to enhance the functionality of your forum.