How to Install Mibew on MXLinux Latest

Mibew (also known as "Mibew Messenger") is a free and open-source live chat application. It can be installed on web servers to provide live support and chat to visitors of a website. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Mibew on MXLinux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before starting the installation process, ensure that you have the following:

• A VPS or dedicated server with MXLinux Latest installed
• sudo or root privileges on your server
• A domain name or IP address that you can use to access your Mibew installation
• A basic understanding of the Linux command line

Step 1: Update packages

Before proceeding with the installation of Mibew, it is important to ensure that all the packages on your server are up to date. To update the packages, run the following command as sudo or root user:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

Step 2: Install Required Packages

Mibew requires certain packages to be installed on your server. Run the following command to install the required packages:

sudo apt-get install apache2 mysql-server php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql php-cli php-gd php-mbstring php-xml unzip wget -y

Step 3: Download Mibew

Download the latest version of Mibew by running the following command:

sudo wget https://mibew.org/download.php?version=2.2.2 -O mibew.zip

Step 4: Extract Mibew

Extract the downloaded Mibew ZIP file by running the following command:

sudo unzip mibew.zip -d /var/www/html/

Step 5: Configure Apache

Configure Apache to make Mibew accessible through a web browser. To do this, create a new Apache virtual host file with the following command:

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/mibew.conf

And enter the following configuration:

<VirtualHost *:80>
   ServerAdmin [email protected]
   DocumentRoot /var/www/html/mibew
   ServerName example.com
   <Directory /var/www/html/mibew/>
      Options FollowSymLinks
      AllowOverride All
      Require all granted
   </Directory>
   ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/mibew_error.log
   CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/mibew_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Replace example.com with your domain name or IP address.

Next, enable the new virtual host by running the following command:

sudo a2ensite mibew.conf

Reload Apache with the following command:

sudo systemctl reload apache2

Step 6: Create Mibew MySQL Database

Create a new MySQL database and user by running the following commands:

sudo mysql -u root -p

# Enter your MySQL root password when prompted

CREATE DATABASE mibew;
CREATE USER 'mibewuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON mibew.* TO 'mibewuser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;

Replace password with a strong and secure password.

Step 7: Install Mibew

Open your web browser and navigate to http://example.com/install.php (replace example.com with your domain name or IP address).

Follow the instructions on the screen to install Mibew, providing the MySQL database details as required.

Once the installation is complete, delete the install.php file by running the following command:

sudo rm /var/www/html/mibew/install.php

Conclusion

You have successfully installed Mibew on MXLinux Latest. Login to the Mibew admin panel at http://example.com/operator/ (replace example.com with your domain name or IP address) to configure Mibew and start providing live chat support to your website visitors.