Tutorial: How to Install MeTube on Debian Latest

MeTube is an open-source video sharing platform that runs on PHP and MySQL. In this tutorial, we will be installing MeTube on Debian Latest. Here are the steps:

Prerequisites

Before starting this tutorial, you need to have the following:

A Debian Latest server with root access.
Apache, PHP 7.2, MySQL, and Git installed on your server.

Step 1 - Clone MeTube

First, log in to your server as the root user. Then, navigate to the root folder of your webserver using the cd /var/www/html/ command.

Next, clone the MeTube repository from GitHub using the git clone https://github.com/alexta69/metube.git command.

cd /var/www/html/
git clone https://github.com/alexta69/metube.git

This will download the latest version of MeTube to your webserver.

Step 2 - Configure MySQL

MeTube uses MySQL to store its data. So, you need to create a new database and user for MeTube.

Run the following commands to create a new database named metube and a user named metubeuser with the password your_password:

mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE metube;
CREATE USER 'metubeuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your_password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON metube.* TO 'metubeuser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Make sure to replace your_password with a strong password of your choice.

Step 3 - Configure MeTube

Now, navigate to the MeTube folder using the cd /var/www/html/metube command.

In the MeTube folder, copy the config.sample.php file to config.php using the cp config.sample.php config.php command.

Then, edit the config.php file using your favorite text editor:

nano config.php

Find the following lines:

$dbhost   = "localhost";
$dbuser   = "metubeuser";
$dbpasswd = "your_password";
$dbname   = "metube";

Replace your_password with the password you set in step 2.

Save and close the file using Ctrl+X, Y, Enter.

Step 4 - Set Permissions

Next, set the correct permissions on the MeTube folder and its files using the following command:

chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/metube
chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/metube

Step 5 - Run the Install Script

Finally, run the MeTube install script using the following URL:

http://YOUR_SERVER_IP/metube/install.php

This will open the MeTube installation wizard, which will guide you through the installation process. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.

Once the installation is complete, you can access your MeTube site by visiting:

http://YOUR_SERVER_IP/metube

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed MeTube on Debian Latest. You can now start uploading and sharing videos on your MeTube site.