Installing Revive Adserver on Manjaro

Step 1: Update the System

The first step is to update the system. Open the Terminal and run the following command:

sudo pacman -Syu

This will update your system and ensure that all your packages are up to date.

Step 2: Install Apache and PHP

Revive Adserver requires Apache and PHP to run. Run the following command to install Apache and PHP:

sudo pacman -S apache php php-apache

After the installation is complete, start the Apache service:

sudo systemctl start httpd

Step 3: Install MySQL/MariaDB

Revive Adserver requires a database to store its data. You can either use MySQL or MariaDB. Run the following command to install MariaDB:

sudo pacman -S mariadb

After the installation is complete, start the MariaDB service:

sudo systemctl start mariadb

Now, create a new database and user for Revive Adserver:

sudo mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE revive_adserver;
CREATE USER 'revive_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON revive_adserver.* TO 'revive_user'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit

Replace 'password' with a strong password of your choice.

Step 4: Download and Install Revive Adserver

Download Revive Adserver from https://www.revive-adserver.com/download/. Extract the downloaded file to /var/www/html/revive/:

sudo mkdir /var/www/html/revive/
sudo unzip revive-adserver-5.1.0.zip -d /var/www/html/revive/

Change the ownership of the files to the Apache user:

sudo chown -R http:http /var/www/html/revive/

Step 5: Configure Revive Adserver

Navigate to http://localhost/revive/ in your web browser. You should see the Revive Adserver setup page. Follow the on-screen instructions to configure Revive Adserver. Make sure to enter the database details that you created in Step 3.

Step 6: Start Using Revive Adserver

After completing the setup, you can start using Revive Adserver to serve ads. To access the Revive Adserver dashboard, navigate to http://localhost/revive/www/admin/. Login with the admin username and password that you created during setup.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Revive Adserver on Manjaro.