How to Install Snippet Box on Debian Latest?

Snippet Box is a simple, flexible, and open-source PHP script that allows you to manage and store your code snippets in one place. This tutorial covers the installation of Snippet Box on Debian Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure you have the following:

• A Debian Latest server or Virtual Machine (VM) set up with sudo access
• Apache, MariaDB and PHP installed on the server

Step 1: Install Git

The first step is to install Git, which is a popular version control system. To install Git on Debian, run the following command:

sudo apt update 

sudo apt install git

Step 2: Clone Snippet Box Repository

After installing Git, we need to clone the Snippet Box repository. To do so, navigate to the directory where you want to store the Snippet Box files and run the following command:

cd /var/www/html 

sudo git clone https://github.com/pawelmalak/snippet-box.git

Step 3: Configure Apache for Snippet Box

Now we need to configure Apache to serve the Snippet Box application. Create a new Apache configuration file using the following command:

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/snippet-box.conf

Add the following contents to the file:

<VirtualHost *:80> 

ServerName your_domain.com 

ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost 

DocumentRoot /var/www/html/snippet-box/public 

<Directory /var/www/html/snippet-box/public/> Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews AllowOverride All Order allow,deny allow from all Require all granted </Directory> 

ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log 

CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined 

</VirtualHost>

Make sure to replace the ServerName with your domain name.

Step 4: Enable the Snippet Box Site

To enable the Snippet Box site we just created, run the following command:

sudo a2ensite snippet-box.conf

Step 5: Restart Apache

After making changes to the Apache configuration, we need to restart Apache to apply the changes. To do so, run the following command:

sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 6: Create a Database for Snippet Box

We need to create a new database for Snippet Box. To do so, log in to your MariaDB server by running the following command:

sudo mariadb -u root -p 

After logging in, create a new database and user with the following commands:

CREATE DATABASE snippet_box_db; 

CREATE USER 'snippet_box_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password_here'; 

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON snippet_box_db.* TO 'snippet_box_user'@'localhost'; 

FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Make sure to replace the password_here with your desired password.

Step 7: Configure Snippet Box

Now we need to configure Snippet Box. Navigate to the snippet-box directory and copy the .env.example file to a new .env file by running the following command:

cd /var/www/html/snippet-box 

sudo cp .env.example .env

Open the newly created .env file and set the database details according to the database you created:

DB_HOST=127.0.0.1 

DB_PORT=3306 

DB_DATABASE=snippet_box_db 

DB_USERNAME=snippet_box_user 

DB_PASSWORD=password_here

Save and close the file.

Step 8: Install Snippet Box Dependencies

To install Snippet Box dependencies, navigate to the snippet-box directory and run the following command:

sudo composer install

After installing the dependencies, run the following command to generate a new application key:

sudo php artisan key:generate

Step 9: Run the Snippet Box Migration

We need to run the Snippet Box migration to create the necessary database tables. To do so, run the following command:

sudo php artisan migrate

Step 10: Open Snippet Box

After completing the previous steps, open your web browser and navigate to your domain name or IP address. You should see the Snippet Box login page.

Enter your desired username and password to create an account and start using Snippet Box.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Snippet Box on Debian Latest.