How to Install Mibew on Fedora Server Latest
Mibew is a free, open-source chatbot platform that allows you to communicate with your website visitors in real-time. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Mibew on Fedora Server Latest using simple commands in the terminal.
Prerequisites
- A Fedora Server Latest instance
- A user account with sudo privileges
- A Web server (Apache or Nginx) installed and running
- PHP installed and configured with the Web server
- MySQL or MariaDB server installed and running
Step 1: Install Required Dependencies
To get started, we need to install some required packages and dependencies for Mibew to work correctly. Type the following command in the terminal to install them:
$ sudo dnf install php-mysqlnd php-mbstring php-gd php-xml php-json
Step 2: Download Mibew
Next, we will download the Mibew latest package file from their official website.
$ cd /var/www/html
$ sudo wget https://mibew.org/downloads/mibew 2.1.2.zip
Extract the downloaded package using the following command.
$ sudo unzip mibew-2.1.2.zip
Step 3: Create a MySQL Database
We now need to create a new MySQL/MariaDB database to be used by Mibew. Type the following command in the terminal to log in to the MariaDB shell:
$ sudo mysql -u root -p
Once you have logged in, create a new database for Mibew using the following command:
CREATE DATABASE mibew_db;
Also, create a new user with all privileges to access the database:
CREATE USER 'mibew_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password_here';
Grant privileges to the user on the database:
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON mibew_db.* TO 'mibew_user'@'localhost';
Flush the privileges and exit the MariaDB shell by typing:
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;
Replace 'password_here' with your preferred password.
Step 4: Configure Mibew
Next, rename the 'config.yml.default' file to 'config.yml':
$ sudo mv config.yml.default config.yml
Open the Mibew configuration file by typing the following command:
$ sudo nano /var/www/html/mibew/config.yml
Change the following parameters to match your database configuration:
database:
host: localhost
login: mibew_user
password: password_here
database: mibew_db
And, adjust chat options as per your preferences.
Step 5: Setup the Apache Virtual Host
Create a new virtual host file for Apache by typing:
$ sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf.d/mibew.conf
Add the following code to the newly created file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName example.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/mibew/
<Directory /var/www/html/mibew>
Options FollowSymLinks MultiViews
AllowOverride All
Order allow,deny
allow from all
</Directory>
ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/mibew-error-logs.log
CustomLog /var/log/httpd/mibew-access-logs.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Note: Replace 'example.com' with your domain name or server IP address.
Save and close the file.
Restart Apache Web server to apply the changes:
$ sudo systemctl restart httpd
Step 6: Access Mibew Web Installer
Open a web browser and access your domain name or server IP address with "/mibew/install" at the end, for example:
http://example.com/mibew/install
You should see the Mibew installer page. Follow the instructions to finish the installation.
Once the installation is complete, delete the 'install' folder:
$ sudo rm -rf /var/www/html/mibew/install/
Conclusion
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Mibew on your Fedora Server Latest. You can now access your Mibew dashboard by visiting your server domain name or IP address, for example:
http://example.com/mibew/operator/
You can log in to the dashboard using the username and password you created during the installation process.