How to install Paste on Void Linux

Introduction

Paste is an open-source PHP application for sharing snippets of code or text. It provides a simple interface to share snippets with other users or keep them private. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Paste on Void Linux.

Prerequisites

• A system running Void Linux
• A terminal window or access to the command-line interface

Step 1: Install required dependencies

First, we need to install some dependencies that are required by paste. Run the following command in your terminal window:

sudo xbps-install php7 php7-pdo php7-pdo_mysql php7-json

This command will install PHP 7 and required PHP modules:

• php7: The PHP 7 package.
• php7-pdo: The PHP 7 PDO module.
• php7-pdo_mysql: The PHP 7 PDO MySQL driver.
• php7-json: The PHP 7 JSON module.

Step 2: Download and install Paste

Next, we need to download the latest version of the Paste application from https://phpaste.sourceforge.io/. To download the latest version, run the following command in your terminal window:

wget https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/phpaste/phpaste/phpaste-0.20.3/phpaste-0.20.3.tar.gz

This command will download the tarball of the latest version of Paste.

Next, extract the contents of the tarball using the tar command:

tar -xf phpaste-0.20.3.tar.gz

Move the contents to a location where you want to host the Paste application:

sudo mv phpaste-0.20.3 /var/www/paste

Step 3: Create a MySQL database for Paste

Paste requires a MySQL database for storing the snippets. The following instructions assume that you have already installed and configured MySQL on your Void Linux system.

First, log in to the MySQL server using the mysql command:

mysql -u root -p

Create a new database for Paste:

CREATE DATABASE paste_db;

Create a new user and grant the necessary privileges:

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON paste_db.* TO 'paste_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'paste_password';

Exit the MySQL prompt:

exit

Step 4: Configure Paste

Now, we need to configure Paste to use the MySQL database we created in the previous step.

Edit the config.php file in the Paste installation directory using your favorite text editor:

sudo nano /var/www/paste/config.php

Find the following lines and modify them to match your MySQL database settings:

define('DB_TYPE', 'mysql');
define('DB_NAME', 'paste_db');
define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');
define('DB_USER', 'paste_user');
define('DB_PASS', 'paste_password');

Save the changes and exit the text editor.

Step 5: Configure web server

Finally, we need to configure the web server to serve the Paste application.

Create a new configuration file for Paste in the Nginx configuration directory using your favorite text editor :

sudo nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/paste.conf

Add the following configuration block to the file:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name your_domain.com;

    root /var/www/paste;
    index index.php;

    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
    }

    location ~ \.php$ {
        include fastcgi_params;
        fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php-fpm.sock;
        fastcgi_index index.php;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
    }
}

Save the changes and exit the text editor.

Restart Nginx to apply the changes:

sudo service nginx restart

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install Paste on Void Linux, including installing dependencies, configuring the web server and database, and setting up the Paste application. You are now ready to use Paste to share snippets of code or text.