How to install Serendipity on Manjaro

Serendipity is a PHP-based blogging and content management system (CMS) that allows you to create and manage your website or blog with ease. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Serendipity on Manjaro.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed with the installation, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:

  • Manjaro installed on your system
  • A web server installed (such as Apache or Nginx)
  • PHP installed
  • MySQL or MariaDB installed

Step 1: Download and extract Serendipity

  1. Go to the Serendipity website and download the latest stable release of the software.

  2. Extract the contents of the downloaded file to your web server’s document root (usually located at /var/www/html/).

Step 2: Set up the database

  1. Create a new database for Serendipity.
$ sudo mysql -u root -p

 MariaDB [(none)]> CREATE DATABASE serendipitydb;
  1. Create a new database user and grant permissions to the user for the newly created database.
MariaDB [(none)]> CREATE USER 'serendipityuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
MariaDB [(none)]> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON serendipitydb.* TO 'serendipityuser'@'localhost';
MariaDB [(none)]> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Step 3: Configure Serendipity

  1. Rename the serendipity_config.inc.php-dist file in the Serendipity folder to serendipity_config.inc.php.
$ cd /var/www/html/serendipity/
$ mv serendipity_config.inc.php-dist serendipity_config.inc.php
  1. Open the serendipity_config.inc.php file in a text editor of your choice and modify the database settings as shown below:
$serendipity['dbHost']          = 'localhost';   // Database hostname
$serendipity['dbName']          = 'serendipitydb';     // Database name
$serendipity['dbUser']          = 'serendipityuser'; // Database username
$serendipity['dbPass']          = 'password'; // Database password
  1. Save the file and close it.

Step 4: Run the Serendipity installation script

  1. Open your web browser and enter http://localhost/serendipity/ in the address bar.

  2. Follow the installation wizard and enter the required settings such as the site name, your email address, and the administrator login credentials.

  3. Once you have completed the installation, log in to your Serendipity dashboard and start customizing your website or blog.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Serendipity on Manjaro!