How to Install Revive Adserver on Void Linux

Revive Adserver is a free and open-source ad serving platform that allows publishers to serve ads on their websites. This tutorial will guide you through the steps to install Revive Adserver on Void Linux.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure that your system meets the following requirements:

  • A server running Void Linux
  • Apache or Nginx web server
  • PHP version 5.6 or higher
  • MySQL or compatible database server

Step 1: Install Required Packages

To start the installation process, update your system packages and install the required packages:

sudo xbps-install -S update
sudo xbps-install -S apache mariadb mariadb-client php php-cgi php-gd php-mysqli php-mbstring php-pear php-curl php-json

Step 2: Install Revive Adserver

Download the latest version of Revive Adserver from the official website:

cd /tmp
wget https://download.revive-adserver.com/revive-adserver-5.0.5.tar.gz
tar -xvf revive-adserver-5.0.5.tar.gz

Copy the contents of the extracted directory to your web server’s document root:

sudo rm -rf /var/www/localhost/htdocs/*
sudo cp -R revive-adserver-5.0.5/* /var/www/localhost/htdocs/

Set the appropriate permissions on the Revive Adserver directory:

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/localhost/htdocs/
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/localhost/htdocs/

Step 3: Configure Revive Adserver

Create a new MySQL database for Revive Adserver:

sudo mysql -u root -p

mysql> CREATE DATABASE adserver;
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON adserver.* TO 'adserver'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
mysql> EXIT;

Edit the Revive Adserver configuration file:

sudo nano /var/www/localhost/htdocs/etc/revive.conf.php

Update the following lines with your MySQL database details:

$dbtype = 'mysqli';
$dbhost = 'localhost';
$dbname = 'adserver';
$dbuser = 'adserver';
$dbpassword = 'password';

Step 4: Finish Installation

Navigate to your Revive Adserver installation in your web browser:

http://your_server_ip

Follow the installation wizard to complete the setup. Once installation is complete, you can start serving ads on your website.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Revive Adserver on Void Linux. If you encounter any issues during the setup process, you can refer to the official documentation available on the Revive Adserver website.