Opensource Social Network (OSSN) is a social networking engine that makes it easy for you to build and maintain social networking websites for any purpose.  It can be configured to create groups, photos, files, messages, and more. This open-source cm enables you to will help you build robust social networking websites for your school, company, or for any group looking to collaborate around the same ideas or issues. Whether you’re creating a personal or company social networking platform, OSSN can help you build and manage your content on every device with its intuitive and powerful user and admin dashboard. For more on OSSN social platform, please visit its home page

Install Apache2 HTTP Server on Ubuntu

Apache2 HTTP Server is the most popular web server in use. so install it, since OSSN needs it. To install Apache2 HTTP on the Ubuntu server, run the commands below. After installing Apache2, the commands below can be used to stop, start and enable the Apache2 service to always start up with the server boots. To test the Apache2 setup, open your browser and browse to the server hostname or IP address and you should see the Apache2 default test page as shown below. When you see that, then Apache2 is working as expected.

Install MariaDB Database Server

MariaDB database server is a great place to start when looking at open-source database servers to use with Magento. To install MariaDB run the commands below. After installing MariaDB, the commands below can be used to stop, start and enable the MariaDB service to always start up when the server boots. Run these on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Run these on Ubuntu 17.10 and 18.04 LTS After that, run the commands below to secure the MariaDB server by creating a root password and disallowing remote root access. When prompted, answer the questions below by following the guide.

Enter current password for root (enter for none): Just press the Enter Set root password? [Y/n]: Y New password: Enter password Re-enter new password: Repeat password Remove anonymous users? [Y/n]: Y Disallow root login remotely? [Y/n]: Y Remove test database and access to it? [Y/n]:  Y Reload privilege tables now? [Y/n]:  Y

Restart MariaDB server To test if MariaDB is installed, type the commands below to logon into the MariaDB server Then type the password you created above to sign on. if successful, you should see MariaDB welcome message

PHP 7.1 may not be available in Ubuntu default repositories. to install it, you will have to get it from third-party repositories. Run the commands below to add the below third party repository to upgrade to PHP 7.1 Then update and upgrade to PHP 7.1 Next, run the commands below to install PHP 7.2 and related modules. After installing PHP 7.2, run the commands below to open the PHP default config file for Apache2. Then make the changes on the following lines below in the file and save. The value below is a great setting to apply in your environment. After making the change above, save the file and close it. After installing PHP and related modules, all you have to do is restart Apache2 to reload PHP configurations. To restart Apache2, run the commands below To test PHP 7.2 settings with Apache2, create a phpinfo.php file in the Apache2 root directory by running the commands below Then type the content below and save the file. Save the file. then browse to your server hostname followed by /phpinfo.php You should see the PHP default test page.

Create OSSN Database

Now that you’ve installed all the packages that are required for OSSN to function, continue below to start configuring the servers. First, run the commands below to create a blank OSSN database. To log on to the MariaDB database server, run the commands below. Then create a database called ossn Create a database user called ossnuser with a new password Then grant the user full access to the database. Finally, save your changes and exit.

Download and Install OSSN

Run the commands below to download OSSN’s latest content. then unzip the download file and move the content to the Apache2 default root directory. Create an OSSN data directory by running the commands below. Next, run the commands below to change the root folder permissions.

Configure Apache2 OSSN Site

Finally, configure the Apache2 configuration file for OSSN. This file will control how users access OSSN content. Run the commands below to create a new configuration file called on. conf Then copy and paste the content below into the file and save it. Replace the highlighted line with your domain name and directory root location. Save the file and exit. After configuring the VirtualHost above, enable it by running the commands below

Enable the OSSN Site

After configuring the VirtualHost above, enable it by running the commands below, then restart the Apache2 server. Next, open your browser and go to the URL. and continue with the installation. You should see the OSSN installation wizard page. Confirm that all requirements are met. then continue to the database config page. add the database info you created above and continue.,. Next, create an admin account and continue. After that, OSSN should be installed and ready to use. Enjoy! You may also like the post below: