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== Folder/File Setup ==
 
== Folder/File Setup ==
* First Download the latest Geeklog 1.4x
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* First [https://www.geeklog.net/downloads/index.php?cid=8 download] the latest Geeklog version
 
* Download the tarball into any directory.
 
* Download the tarball into any directory.
 
* move the file to your webroot
 
* move the file to your webroot
 
<pre>tar -zxvf geeklog*.tar.gz</pre>
 
<pre>tar -zxvf geeklog*.tar.gz</pre>
*Change into the GeekLog directory  
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* Change into the Geeklog directory  
<pre>cd geeklog-1.4.x</pre>
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<pre>cd geeklog-1.*</pre>
*Copy all files to your primary directory with  
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* Copy all files to your primary directory with  
 
<pre>cp -Rf * /home/username/public_html</pre>
 
<pre>cp -Rf * /home/username/public_html</pre>
*Change the access rights in the directories:
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* Change the access rights in the directories:
 
<pre>
 
<pre>
 
chown -R webuser:webuser *
 
chown -R webuser:webuser *
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chmod -R 755 public_html/images/userphotos/</pre>
 
chmod -R 755 public_html/images/userphotos/</pre>
  
== Configure ==  
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== Database ==
* Edit /home/username/public_html/lib-common.php and update your path to the GeekLog files (only one line).
 
<pre>require_once( '/home/username/config.php' );</pre>
 
* Edit /home/username/config.php and enter your parameters for:
 
<pre>
 
$_DB_host = 'localhost';
 
$_DB_name = 'geeklog';
 
$_DB_user = 'geeklog';
 
$_DB_pass = 'your_password';
 
$_DB_table_prefix = 'gl_';
 
$_CONF['path'] = '/home/username/public_html/';
 
</pre>
 
  
== Database ==
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* Create your MySQL database, MySQL account, grant privileges to MySQL account.
* Create your mysql database, mysql account, grant privileges to mysql account.
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* As root create the MySQL database and access rights:
* As root create the mySQL database and access rights:
 
 
<pre>$ mysql -u root
 
<pre>$ mysql -u root
 
mysql> create database geeklog_db;
 
mysql> create database geeklog_db;
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== Install ==
 
== Install ==
* run www.yourdomain.foo/admin/install/install.php
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* click on desired options
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* run www.yourdomain.foo/admin/install/index.php
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* follow the instructions
 
* login to your page using default Admin/password
 
* login to your page using default Admin/password
 
* change password
 
* change password
 
* remove directory public_html/admin/install
 
* remove directory public_html/admin/install

Latest revision as of 11:55, 12 November 2019

Folder/File Setup

  • First download the latest Geeklog version
  • Download the tarball into any directory.
  • move the file to your webroot
tar -zxvf geeklog*.tar.gz
  • Change into the Geeklog directory
cd geeklog-1.*
  • Copy all files to your primary directory with
cp -Rf * /home/username/public_html
  • Change the access rights in the directories:
chown -R webuser:webuser *
chmod -R 755 logs
chmod -R 755 backups
chmod -R 755 data
chmod -R 755 public_html/backend
chmod -R 755 public_html/images/articles
chmod -R 755 pulic_html/images/topics
chmod -R 755 public_html/images/userphotos/

Database

  • Create your MySQL database, MySQL account, grant privileges to MySQL account.
  • As root create the MySQL database and access rights:
$ mysql -u root
mysql> create database geeklog_db;
mysql>grant all on geeklog.* to geeklog@localhost identified by 'yourgeeklogpassword';
mysql>quit

Install

  • run www.yourdomain.foo/admin/install/index.php
  • follow the instructions
  • login to your page using default Admin/password
  • change password
  • remove directory public_html/admin/install