Installing Orange Forum on Arch Linux

Orange Forum is an open-source forum software that allows you to create online discussion boards on your website. In this tutorial, we will go over the steps to install Orange Forum on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:

  • A running instance of Arch Linux with root access.
  • A web server (Apache or Nginx) installed and configured.
  • PHP (version 7.0 or higher) installed and configured along with required extensions (pdo-mysql, json, mbstring, gd, zip, xml).

Step 1: Download Orange Forum

Download the latest version of Orange Forum from the official website (https://www.goodoldweb.com/) or use the following command to get the latest version:

wget https://www.goodoldweb.com/download/orange-forum-latest.tar.gz

Step 2: Install Required Packages

Next, install the required packages using the following command:

sudo pacman -S tar unzip

Step 3: Extract Orange Forum Archive

Extract the downloaded Orange Forum archive using the following command:

tar -xvf orange-forum-latest.tar.gz -C /var/www

This will extract Orange Forum files to the /var/www directory.

Step 4: Configure Permissions

Set the correct file permissions for Orange Forum using the following commands:

sudo chown -R {user}:{user} /var/www/orange-forum/
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/orange-forum/

Replace {user} with the user account you use to manage files.

Step 5: Create Database

Log in to the MySQL/MariaDB console and create a new database for Orange Forum:

mysql -u root -p
> CREATE DATABASE dbname;
> GRANT ALL ON dbname.* TO 'username'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
> exit

Replace dbname, username, and password with your desired values.

Step 6: Set up Orange Forum

Create a new configuration file with the following command:

cp /var/www/orange-forum/config.sample.php /var/www/orange-forum/config.php

Then, open the config.php file with any text editor of your choice and modify the following configuration parameters:

$settings['database']['host'] = 'localhost';
$settings['database']['user'] = 'your_database_username';
$settings['database']['password'] = 'your_database_password';
$settings['database']['name'] = 'your_database_name';

Change the values to match your MySQL database credentials.

Step 7: Access Orange Forum

Finally, access your Orange Forum by navigating to the following URL in your web browser:

http://your_domain_name/orange-forum/

That's it! You have successfully installed Orange Forum on Arch Linux. Now you can customize the forum by changing its settings and options to fit your needs.