How to Install MapBBCodeShare on Ubuntu Server Latest

MapBBCodeShare is an open-source project that allows users to share and embed maps on their websites. In this tutorial, we will show you step-by-step how to install MapBBCodeShare on Ubuntu Server Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed with the installation, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

Ubuntu Server Latest
Apache or Nginx web server
PHP version 5.2 or later
MySQL or MariaDB

Step 1: Download MapBBCodeShare

The first step is to download the MapBBCodeShare package from Github.

$ git clone https://github.com/MapBBCode/share.mapbbcode.org.git

This will create a new directory called share.mapbbcode.org in the current directory.

Step 2: Install Required Packages

Next, we need to install some packages which are required for MapBBCodeShare.

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install php7.2-curl php7.2-mysql php7.2-gd php7.2-cli php7.2-xml

Step 3: Create a Database

After installing the required packages, we need to create a new database for MapBBCodeShare.

$ mysql -u root -p
mysql> CREATE DATABASE mapbbcode;
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON mapbbcode.* TO 'mapbbcodeuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'yourpassword';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
mysql> EXIT;

Replace mapbbcodeuser and yourpassword with your desired username and password. Note them down as we will use them later.

Step 4: Configure MapBBCodeShare

To configure MapBBCodeShare, we need to modify the config.php file inside the share.mapbbcode.org directory.

$ cd share.mapbbcode.org
$ cp config.php.sample config.php
$ nano config.php

In this file, find the following lines:

// Database connection settings
define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');
define('DB_NAME', 'mapbbcode');
define('DB_USER', 'mapbbcodeuser');
define('DB_PASSWORD', 'yourpassword');

Update these lines with the database settings we created earlier.

Step 5: Install MapBBCodeShare

After configuring MapBBCodeShare, we can now install it by importing the database and running the installer.

$ mysql -u mapbbcodeuser -p mapbbcode < db/mapbbcode.sql 
$ php install.php

This will install the required tables and create a new user account with administrative privileges. Note down the username and password as it will be required to log in.

Step 6: Set Permissions

Finally, we need to set the correct permissions for the cache and uploaded directories.

$ chmod 777 cache
$ chmod 777 uploaded

Step 7: Accessing MapBBCodeShare

MapBBCodeShare should now be installed and configured on your Ubuntu Server Latest. To access it, open your web browser and navigate to http://your-server-ip-or-domain/share.mapbbcode.org, where your-server-ip-or-domain is the IP address or domain name of your server.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install MapBBCodeShare on Ubuntu Server Latest. Using MapBBCodeShare, you can easily share and embed maps on your website.