How to Install Dotclear on Manjaro

Dotclear is a free open-source blogging application that allows you to create and manage your own blog easily. This tutorial will guide you step-by-step on how to install Dotclear on Manjaro.

Requirements

Before starting, ensure that you have the following:

Manjaro installed
Terminal or shell access
Basic knowledge of Linux commands

Step 1: Install Apache Web Server

Dotclear requires a web server to run. In this tutorial, we will be using the Apache web server. To install it, open your terminal and type in the following command:

sudo pacman -S apache

Step 2: Install PHP

Dotclear is built using PHP, so you need to install it on your system. To install PHP, run the following command:

sudo pacman -S php php-apache

Step 3: Install Dotclear

Download the latest version of Dotclear from the official website. You can either use the GUI or the command line to download it. To download it using the command line, run the following command:

wget https://download.dotclear.org/latest.tar.gz

Extract the downloaded file to the /var/www/localhost/htdocs directory using the following command:

sudo tar -xzf latest.tar.gz -C /var/www/localhost/htdocs

Step 4: Configure Apache for Dotclear

You need to configure Apache to serve Dotclear on your web server. To do this, create a new virtual host configuration file for your domain using your text editor.

sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/extra/httpd-dotclear.conf

Add the following configuration to the file:

Alias /dotclear /var/www/localhost/htdocs/dotclear
<Directory /var/www/localhost/htdocs/dotclear>
    Options -Indexes +FollowSymLinks +MultiViews
    AllowOverride All
    Order allow,deny
    Allow from all
    Require all granted
</Directory>

Save and close the file.

To enable the newly created virtual host, create a symbolic link to your newly created virtual host inside the /etc/httpd/conf/sites-enabled directory using the following command:

sudo ln -s /etc/httpd/conf/extra/httpd-dotclear.conf /etc/httpd/conf/sites-enabled/

Restart Apache to apply the changes:

sudo systemctl restart httpd.service

Step 5: Configure Dotclear

To configure Dotclear, navigate to the Dotclear directory which is located in /var/www/localhost/htdocs/dotclear and run the configuration script using the following command:

cd /var/www/localhost/htdocs/dotclear
sudo php index.php install

This will start the installation process of Dotclear. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the configuration process.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Dotclear on Manjaro. Once the installation is complete, you can access your blog by navigating to http://localhost/dotclear in your web browser.