How to install Movim on OpenSUSE latest

Movim is a decentralized open-source social platform that allows you to chat, share files, and much more. Here is a step-by-step tutorial on how to install Movim on OpenSUSE latest.

Prerequisites

Before you start, you need to make sure that your OpenSUSE system is up-to-date. You can do this by running the following command:

sudo zypper update

Step 1 - Install required dependencies

Movim requires some dependencies to be installed on your system. You can install these dependencies by running the following command:

sudo zypper install git php7 php7-ctype php7-dom php7-iconv php7-json php7-openssl php7-pcntl php7-pdo php7-pdo_mysql php7-session php7-simplexml php7-tokenizer php7-xmlreader php7-xmlwriter php7-zip

Step 2 - Clone the Movim repository

Next, you need to clone the Movim repository from Github. You can do this by running the following command:

git clone https://github.com/movim/movim.git

Step 3 - Configure the database

Movim uses a MySQL database to store its data. You need to create a new MySQL database and user for Movim. You can do this by running the following commands:

sudo zypper install mysql mysql-client mysql-devel
sudo mysql_secure_installation
sudo mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE movim_db;
CREATE USER 'movim_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON `movim_db`.* TO 'movim_user'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Step 4 - Configure Movim

Next, you need to configure Movim by copying the sample config file and updating the values. You can do this by running the following commands:

cd movim
cp config/config.sample.php config/config.php
nano config/config.php

In the config file, update the following values with the MySQL database details:

$GLOBALS['config'] = [
    'database' => [
        'dsn' => 'mysql:dbname=movim_db;host=localhost;charset=utf8',
        'username' => 'movim_user',
        'password' => 'password'
    ],
    // ...
];

Step 5 - Install composer and dependencies

Movim uses Composer to manage its dependencies. You need to install Composer and run the update command to install the dependencies. You can do this by running the following commands:

sudo zypper install composer
composer update

Step 6 - Create the required directories

Create the required directories that Movim needs. You can do this by running the following command:

mkdir -p db/files db/logs db/private db/templates_c cache

Step 7 - Set the correct file permissions

Set the correct file permissions for the Movim directories. You can do this by running the following commands:

chown -R wwwrun:www ./cache ./db ./log
chmod -R 770 ./cache ./db ./log

Step 8 - Start the PHP server

Finally, start the PHP server to run Movim. You can do this by running the following command:

php -S localhost:8080 index.php

Step 9 - Access Movim

You can now access Movim by going to http://localhost:8080 in your web browser.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install Movim on OpenSUSE latest. Movim is a great open-source social platform that allows you to chat, share files, and much more.