How to Install Serendipity on EndeavourOS Latest

Serendipity is an open-source and lightweight content management system (CMS) for blogging that is easy to use and extendable. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of Serendipity on the latest version of EndeavourOS.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, you must have a few requirements:

• A system running the latest version of EndeavourOS.
• A user account on the system with sudo privileges.

Step 1: Update the System

It is recommended to keep your system up-to-date before installing any new software. To update your EndeavourOS system, open the terminal and run the following commands:

sudo pacman -Syu

Type your user password and let the system update all the packages.

Step 2: Install the Web Server and PHP

Serendipity requires a web server with PHP support to function correctly. In this guide, we will use the Apache web server with PHP version 7.4.

To install Apache and PHP, run the following command in the terminal:

sudo pacman -S apache php php-apache

After the installation completes, start the Apache service and enable it to run at system boot time:

sudo systemctl start httpd
sudo systemctl enable httpd

Step 3: Install MariaDB

Serendipity stores its data in a database. For this, we will use MariaDB, a community-developed fork of MySQL.

To install MariaDB, run the following command:

sudo pacman -S mariadb

After the installation finishes, start the MariaDB service and enable it to run at system boot:

sudo systemctl start mariadb
sudo systemctl enable mariadb

Now, secure the MariaDB installation. To do this, run the following command and follow the prompts:

sudo mysql_secure_installation

Step 4: Create a Database for Serendipity

Now that we have installed the necessary components, we need to create a database for Serendipity. To do this, open the MySQL command-line client by running the following command:

sudo mysql -u root -p

Enter your root password and hit Enter.

Now, create a new database, user, and grant privileges:

CREATE DATABASE serendipitydb;
CREATE USER 'serendipity'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your_password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON serendipitydb.* TO 'serendipity'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;

Replace your_password with a strong password.

Step 5: Download and Install Serendipity

Now, we will download and install the latest version of Serendipity. To do this, run the following commands:

sudo pacman -S git
cd /var/www/html/
sudo git clone https://github.com/s9y/Serendipity.git
sudo chown -R http:http /var/www/html/Serendipity/
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/Serendipity/

Step 6: Configure Serendipity

To configure Serendipity, we need to copy the sample configuration file and make some changes. Run the following command to do so:

sudo cp /var/www/html/Serendipity/include/serendipity_config.inc.php.dist /var/www/html/Serendipity/include/serendipity_config.inc.php

Open the newly created file in your favorite text editor:

sudo nano /var/www/html/Serendipity/include/serendipity_config.inc.php

Find the following lines:

$serendipity['dbName']     = '';
$serendipity['dbPrefix']   = '';
$serendipity['dbUser']     = '';
$serendipity['dbPass']     = '';

Replace them with:

$serendipity['dbName']     = 'serendipitydb';
$serendipity['dbPrefix']   = '';
$serendipity['dbUser']     = 'serendipity';
$serendipity['dbPass']     = 'your_password';

Save and close the file.

Step 7: Configure Apache

To configure Apache to serve Serendipity, we need to create a new virtual host file. Run the following command:

sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/extra/serendipity.conf

Add the following code to the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerAdmin [email protected]
    DocumentRoot /var/www/html/Serendipity
    ServerName example.com
    ServerAlias www.example.com
    ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/serendipity_error.log
    CustomLog /var/log/httpd/serendipity_access.log combined
    <Directory /var/www/html/Serendipity>
        Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Replace example.com with your domain name or IP address. Save and close the file.

Now, enable and restart the Apache service:

sudo systemctl enable httpd
sudo systemctl restart httpd

Step 8: Access Serendipity

You're all set! Open your web browser and type http://example.com/ or your IP address in the address bar. You should see the Serendipity installation page.

Follow the on-screen instructions and complete the installation.

Conclusion

In this guide, we have learned how to install Serendipity on the latest version of EndeavourOS. With Serendipity installed, you can now start creating and managing your own blog.