Installing Anahita on Clear Linux Latest

Anahita is a powerful social networking platform built using modern open-source tools and technologies. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install Anahita on Clear Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

  • A running instance of Clear Linux Latest
  • A user account with sudo privileges

Step 1: Install Necessary Dependencies

Anahita requires several dependencies to be installed on your Clear Linux system. These include Apache, MySQL, PHP, and several PHP modules. Run the following commands to install the necessary packages: 

sudo swupd bundle-add lamp-server

Step 2: Install Composer

Composer is a package manager for PHP that is needed to install Anahita's dependencies. Run the following command to install Composer: 

sudo php -r "copy('https://getcomposer.org/installer', 'composer-setup.php');"
sudo php composer-setup.php --install-dir=/usr/bin --filename=composer

Step 3: Download and Install Anahita

Now it's time to download and install the Anahita software. Run the following command to download the latest version of Anahita: 

sudo git clone https://github.com/anahitasocial/anahita.git /var/www/html/anahita

Next, navigate to the Anahita directory and run Composer to install Anahita's dependencies: 

cd /var/www/html/anahita 
sudo composer install

Step 4: Configure Apache and MySQL

Anahita needs a configured Apache web server and MySQL database to run correctly. Run the following commands to configure Apache and MySQL: 

sudo systemctl enable httpd.service
sudo systemctl start httpd.service
sudo systemctl enable mariadb.service
sudo systemctl start mariadb.service

Next, run the MySQL secure installation wizard to set up the MySQL root password and remove any unnecessary users: 

sudo /usr/bin/mysql_secure_installation

Step 5: Configure Anahita

Anahita has several configuration files that need to be edited. Navigate to the Anahita directory: 

cd /var/www/html/anahita

Then, copy the configuration.php.dist file to configuration.php:

sudo cp configuration.php.dist configuration.php

Open configuration.php in your preferred text editor and update the following settings:

  • Set ANAHITA_BASE_URL to the URL where you will access Anahita.
  • Set DATABASE_NAME, DATABASE_USERNAME, and DATABASE_PASSWORD to the MySQL database credentials you set up during the MySQL secure installation wizard.

Save and close the file.

Step 6: Initialize Anahita

The final step is to initialize Anahita by running the following command: 

sudo php anahita site:install

This command will install the Anahita database tables and create a default administrator account. You can use these credentials to log in and start using Anahita.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we walked you through the steps to install Anahita on Clear Linux Latest. Now that you have Anahita up and running on your system, you can begin customizing the platform to suit your needs.