How to Install Snippet Box on Manjaro

Snippet Box is a simple PHP-based web application that lets you store and manage snippets of code. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Snippet Box on Manjaro.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

• A Manjaro machine with Apache, MySQL and PHP installed
• Git
• Composer

Step 1 - Clone the Repository

The first step is to clone the Snippet Box repository from GitHub. Open your terminal and run the following command:

git clone https://github.com/pawelmalak/snippet-box.git

This will clone the repository to your current directory.

Step 2 - Install Dependencies

Next, open the Snippet Box directory and install the dependencies using Composer:

cd snippet-box
composer install

This will download and install the required dependencies.

Step 3 - Create the Database

Now, you need to create a new database for Snippet Box. Open your MySQL console and run the following commands:

CREATE DATABASE snippet_box;
GRANT ALL ON snippet_box.* TO 'snippet_box_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'snippet_box_password';

This will create a new database called snippet_box and create a new user with the username snippet_box_user and password snippet_box_password.

Step 4 - Configure the Application

Next, you need to configure the application by copying the config.php.dist file to config.php:

cp config.php.dist config.php

Then, open the config.php file and update the following configuration parameters:

$config['db']['host'] = 'localhost';
$config['db']['name'] = 'snippet_box';
$config['db']['user'] = 'snippet_box_user';
$config['db']['pass'] = 'snippet_box_password';

These parameters should be updated with the details of the database you created in Step 3.

Step 5 - Set Up Apache Virtual Host

The final step is to set up an Apache virtual host for Snippet Box. Create a new virtual host file using your preferred text editor:

sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/extra/snippet_box.conf

And add the following configuration:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName snippet-box.local
    DocumentRoot /path/to/snippet-box/public
    <Directory /path/to/snippet-box/public>
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Make sure to replace /path/to/snippet-box/ with the actual path to your Snippet Box installation.

Finally, enable the new virtual host by running:

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

Step 6 - Restart Apache

Restart Apache to apply the changes:

sudo systemctl restart httpd

Step 7 - Access the Application

You're now ready to access the Snippet Box application. Open your browser and navigate to http://snippet-box.local.

You should now be able to create a new account and start adding snippets!

Conclusion

Congratulations! You've successfully installed Snippet Box on Manjaro.