Tutorial: Installing Live Helper Chat on Clear Linux Latest

Introduction

Live Helper Chat is an open source live support application that provides real-time communication between website visitors and support staff. It is available for free and can be installed on various platforms including Clear Linux Latest. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps of installing Live Helper Chat on Clear Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure your system meets the following requirements:

• Clear Linux Latest installed on your system
• Root access to the system

Step 1: Install required packages

First, you need to install some required packages on your system. Run the following command to install the required packages:

sudo swupd bundle-add curl nginx mariadb mysql mariadb-client mariadb-server mariadb-backup

Step 2: Download and extract Live Helper Chat

Next, you need to download Live Helper Chat from the official website. Use the following command to download the latest version:

cd /tmp
curl -LO https://github.com/LiveHelperChat/livehelperchat/archive/master.zip

Once the download is complete, extract the contents of the downloaded archive by running the following command:

unzip master.zip

This will create a new directory named livehelperchat-master in the current directory.

Step 3: Create a database for Live Helper Chat

Create a new database for Live Helper Chat using the following command:

sudo mysql -e "CREATE DATABASE livehelperchat;"

Step 4: Configure the database

Now, we need to configure the database for use with Live Helper Chat. Run the following commands to create a new user and grant the necessary permissions:

sudo mysql -e "CREATE USER 'livehelperchat'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';"
sudo mysql -e "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON livehelperchat.* TO 'livehelperchat'@'localhost';"

Replace 'password' with a strong password of your choice.

Step 5: Configure Nginx

Create a new configuration file for the Live Helper Chat website using the following command:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/livehelperchat

Add the following contents to the file:

server {
    listen   80;
    server_name  localhost;

    access_log  /var/log/nginx/lhaccess.log;
    error_log  /var/log/nginx/lherror.log;

    root   /tmp/livehelperchat-master/lhc_web;

    index  index.php;

    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?q=$uri&$args;
    }

    location ~ \.php$ {
        fastcgi_pass 127.0.0.1:9000;
        fastcgi_index index.php;
        include fastcgi_params;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
        fastcgi_param PATH_INFO $fastcgi_script_name;
    }
}

Save and close the file.

Step 6: Enable the Nginx configuration

Create a symbolic link for the configuration file in the sites-enabled directory using the following command:

sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/livehelperchat /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/

Step 7: Start the Nginx and PHP-FPM services

Start the Nginx and PHP-FPM services using the following command:

sudo systemctl start nginx
sudo systemctl start php-fpm

Step 8: Open the Live Helper Chat installation wizard

Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost/install. You should see the Live Helper Chat installation wizard.

Step 9: Follow the installation wizard

Follow the prompts in the installation wizard to install Live Helper Chat. During the installation, you will be asked to enter your database credentials and other configuration settings.

Step 10: Update the configuration file

After the installation is complete, open the configuration file located at /tmp/livehelperchat-master/lhc_web/settings/settings.ini.php and update the database credentials with the username, password, and database name configured earlier.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Live Helper Chat on Clear Linux Latest. You can now start using Live Helper Chat for real-time communication with your website visitors.