How to Install YOURLS on Fedora Server Latest

This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing YOURLS on a Fedora server. YOURLS is a URL shortener that allows you to create and manage your own custom short URLs for your website.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure that your server meets the following requirements:

  • Fedora Server Latest is installed
  • Apache web server is installed and running
  • MySQL database server is installed and running

Step 1: Download and Install YOURLS

  1. Open a Terminal window on your Fedora server.
  2. Navigate to the directory where you want to install YOURLS.
  3. Download YOURLS source code package with the following command:
   wget https://github.com/YOURLS/YOURLS/archive/refs/heads/master.zip
  1. Extract the ZIP file with the following command:
   unzip master.zip
  1. Rename the directory with the following command:
   mv YOURLS-master yourls
  1. Create a new directory for your YOURLS installation with the following command:
   sudo mkdir -p /var/www/html/yourls
  1. Move the YOURLS files to the new directory with the following command:
   sudo mv yourls/* /var/www/html/yourls

Step 2: Create a MySQL Database

  1. Log into MySQL with the following command:
   mysql -u root -p
  1. Enter your MySQL root password when prompted.
  2. Create a new database for YOURLS with the following command:
   CREATE DATABASE yourls;
  1. Create a new user for YOURLS with the following command, replacing yourlsuser and yourlspassword with your desired username and password:
   CREATE USER 'yourlsuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'yourlspassword';
  1. Grant permissions to the new user with the following command:
   GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON yourls.* TO 'yourlsuser'@'localhost';
  1. Exit MySQL with the following command:
   exit

Step 3: Configure YOURLS

  1. Navigate to the YOURLS directory with the following command:
   cd /var/www/html/yourls
  1. Copy the sample configuration file with the following command:
   cp user/config-sample.php user/config.php
  1. Open the configuration file with your favorite text editor:
   nano user/config.php

  1. Update the following lines in the configuration file:

    • Set $YOURLS_DB_NAME to the database name you created in Step 2.
    • Set $YOURLS_DB_USER and $YOURLS_DB_PASS to the username and password you created in Step 2.

  2. Save and close the configuration file.

Step 4: Configure Apache

  1. Open the Apache virtual host configuration file with your favorite text editor:

    sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf.d/vhosts.conf

  2. Add the following configuration to the file:

    <VirtualHost *:80>
   ServerAdmin [email protected]
   DocumentRoot /var/www/html/yourls
   ServerName example.com
   ServerAlias www.example.com

   <Directory /var/www/html/yourls>
      AllowOverride All
      Require all granted
   </Directory>

   ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/yourls_error.log
   CustomLog /var/log/httpd/yourls_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

    Note: Replace example.com with your own domain name.

  3. Save and close the configuration file.

  4. Restart Apache with the following command:

   sudo systemctl restart httpd

Step 5: Access YOURLS

  1. Open a web browser and navigate to your domain name.
  2. Follow the installation wizard.
  3. Enjoy your new YOURLS installation.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed YOURLS on your Fedora server!