Installing YOURLS on Void Linux

This tutorial will guide you through the steps required to install YOURLS, a URL shortener, on Void Linux.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, you must have the following:

  • A working Void Linux installation
  • A web server installed and configured on your system
  • PHP 7.0 or higher installed on your system
  • MySQL or MariaDB installed on your system

Step 1: Download YOURLS

The first step is to download the latest version of YOURLS from their official website.

You can do so by running the following command in your terminal:

wget https://github.com/YOURLS/YOURLS/archive/refs/heads/master.zip

Once the download is complete, extract the archive by running the following command:

unzip master.zip

Step 2: Configure Your Environment

In order to use YOURLS, you must have a web server installed and configured. You also need to make sure that PHP is installed and up to date.

If you have not already done so, you should also create a MySQL or MariaDB database for YOURLS to use.

Step 3: Copy Files to Web Server

Now that you have everything set up, you need to copy the YOURLS files to your web server.

This can be done by copying the contents of the YOURLS-master folder to your web server's root directory:

cp -r YOURLS-master/* /var/www/html/

Step 4: Configure YOURLS

The next step is to configure YOURLS.

To do this, copy the user/config-sample.php file to user/config.php:

cp user/config-sample.php user/config.php

Then, open user/config.php in your favorite text editor and make any necessary changes to the following variables:

define( 'YOURLS_DB_USER', 'your-db-user' );
define( 'YOURLS_DB_PASS', 'your-db-password' );
define( 'YOURLS_DB_NAME', 'your-db-name' );
define( 'YOURLS_SITE', 'http://your-site.com' );

Save the changes and exit.

Step 5: Run the Install Script

Finally, you need to run the YOURLS install script by visiting your site in your web browser and appending /admin/install.php to the URL.

For example, if your site's URL is http://localhost, you would visit http://localhost/admin/install.php.

Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed YOURLS on Void Linux.