How to Install Dotclear on EndeavourOS

Dotclear is a free and open-source blogging platform that allows you to create and manage your own blog or website. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Dotclear on EndeavourOS.

Step 1: Update your system

Before we begin, update your system to the latest version by running the following commands.

sudo pacman -Syu

Step 2: Install Apache and PHP

Dotclear requires a web server and PHP to run. We will use Apache and PHP in this tutorial.

Install Apache and PHP using the Pacman package manager.

sudo pacman -S apache php php-apache

Step 3: Configure Apache

After installing Apache, you need to configure it to run Dotclear.

Open the Apache configuration file with a text editor.

sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

Find the following line and uncomment it by removing the hash (#) symbol at the beginning of the line.

LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so

Save and close the file.

Step 4: Install Dotclear

Download the latest version of Dotclear from the official website.

wget https://download.dotclear.org/latest.zip

Unzip the downloaded file in the Apache web server root directory.

sudo unzip latest.zip -d /srv/http/

Change the ownership of the Dotclear directory to the Apache user.

sudo chown -R http:http /srv/http/dotclear

Step 5: Create a database

Dotclear requires a MySQL database to store content, settings, and comments.

Log in to the MySQL shell as the root user.

mysql -u root -p

Create a new database for Dotclear.

CREATE DATABASE dotclear;

Create a new user and grant permission to access the database.

CREATE USER 'dotclear'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON dotclear.* TO 'dotclear'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Replace 'password' with a strong password for the Dotclear user.

Exit the MySQL shell.

exit

Step 6: Configure Dotclear

Open the Dotclear configuration file with a text editor.

sudo nano /srv/http/dotclear/config.php

Find the following lines and replace them with your MySQL database details.

define('DC_DB_DRIVER','mysql');
define('DC_DB_HOST','localhost');
define('DC_DB_NAME','dotclear');
define('DC_DB_USER','dotclear');
define('DC_DB_PASSWORD','password');

Replace 'password' with the strong password you set for the Dotclear user.

Save and close the file.

Step 7: Finish the installation

Restart Apache to apply the changes.

sudo systemctl restart httpd

Open your web browser and go to http://localhost/dotclear/install/index.php to complete the installation.

Follow the on-screen instructions to configure your blog.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Dotclear on EndeavourOS. Now you can start creating content for your blog or website.