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How to install open source social network V4.6 on linuxmint-18.03

To install open source social network V4.6 on linuxmint-18.03
Opensource-Social network (OSSN) is a social networking software written in PHP. It allows you to make a social networking website and helps your members build social relationships, with people who share similar professional or personal interests.

Pre-requirements
Install LAMP (Apache, php7.0, mariadb-server)
In MariaDB (create database, user and give privileges to the user)

FOR PHP INSTALLATION

apt-get install python-software-properties
add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php
apt-get update
apt-get install php7.0-mysql php7.0-curl php7.0-json php7.0-cgi php7.0 libapache2-mod-php7.0 php7.0-mcrypt php7.0-xmlrpc php7.0-gd php7.0-mbstring php7.0  php7.0-common  php7.0-xmlrpc php7.0-soap
php7.0-xml php7.0-intl  php7.0-cli  php7.0-ldap php7.0-zip php7.0-readline php7.0-imap php7.0-tidy php7.0-recode php7.0-sq php7.0-intl

Installation

Download open source social network package using wget command

linuxhelp ~ # wget https://www.opensource-socialnetwork.org/downloads/ossn-v4.6-1513783390.zip
--2018-05-18 12:43:39--  https://www.opensource-socialnetwork.org/downloads/ossn-v4.6-1513783390.zip
Resolving www.opensource-socialnetwork.org (www.opensource-socialnetwork.org)... 104.27.132.60, 104.27.133.60, 2400:cb00:2048:1::681b:853c, ...
Connecting to www.opensource-socialnetwork.org (www.opensource-socialnetwork.org)|104.27.132.60|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 2304895 (2.2M) [application/zip]
Saving to: ‘ ossn-v4.6-1513783390.zip’ 

ossn-v4.6-1513783390.zip 100%[=================================> ]   2.20M   272KB/s    in 7.5s    

2018-05-18 12:43:52 (302 KB/s) - ‘ ossn-v4.6-1513783390.zip’  saved [2304895/2304895]

Extract the package using the following command.

linuxhelp ~ # unzip ossn-v4.6-1513783390.zip 
Archive:  ossn-v4.6-1513783390.zip
   creating: ossn/
  inflating: ossn/.gitignore         
  inflating: ossn/.travis.yml        
   creating: ossn/actions/
   creating: ossn/actions/administrator/
   creating: ossn/actions/administrator/cache/
  inflating: ossn/actions/administrator/cache/create.php  
  inflating: ossn/actions/administrator/cache/flush.php  
   creating: ossn/actions/administrator/component/
  inflating: ossn/actions/administrator/component/com_install.php  
.
.
.
inflating: ossn/vendors/tinymce/skins/lightgray/img/loader.gif  
 extracting: ossn/vendors/tinymce/skins/lightgray/img/object.gif  
  inflating: ossn/vendors/tinymce/skins/lightgray/img/trans.gif  
  inflating: ossn/vendors/tinymce/skins/lightgray/img/wline.gif  
  inflating: ossn/vendors/tinymce/skins/lightgray/skin.ie7.min.css  
  inflating: ossn/vendors/tinymce/skins/lightgray/skin.min.css  
   creating: ossn/vendors/tinymce/themes/
   creating: ossn/vendors/tinymce/themes/modern/
  inflating: ossn/vendors/tinymce/themes/modern/theme.min.js  
  inflating: ossn/vendors/tinymce/tinymce.min.js

Move the file to the following location

linuxhelp ~ # ls
ossn  ossn-v4.6-1513783390.zip
linuxhelp ~ # mv ossn /var/www/html/

Switch to the directory

linuxhelp ~ # cd /var/www/html/
linuxhelp html # ls
index.html  ossn

Change the ownership and permission of the ossn directory

linuxhelp html # chown -R www-data:www-data ossn/
linuxhelp html # chmod -R 775 ossn/

We have to  create the virtualhost for open source social network:
linuxhelp html # cd /etc/apache2/sites-available/
linuxhelp sites-available # vim ossn.conf
< VirtualHost *:80> 
ServerName www.linuxhelp1.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/ossn/
< Directory /var/www/html/ossn/> 
AllowOverride All
Order allow,deny
allow from all
< /Directory> 
< /VirtualHost>

Enable the ossn.conf file

linuxhelp sites-available # a2ensite ossn.conf 
Enabling site ossn.
To activate the new configuration, you need to run:
  service apache2 reload

Make an entry host file

linuxhelp sites-available # vim /etc/hosts
< give your ip>    < give your localip>

Restart the apache service

linuxhelp sites-available # systemctl restart apache2.service

Open a browser and type http: //local IP (or) domain name

Verify the installation pre-requirements

Configure the database setting

Configure the admin user setting

After the installation, you will see the following page as shown below.

Login using admin user credentials.

Admin Dashboard of open source social network

With this, the method to install open source social network V4.6 on linuxmint-18.03 comes to an end.

Tag : Ubuntu
FAQ
Q
How much space required in OSSN?
A
It needs 4.82MB
Q
What are the Pre-requirements need for open source social network V4.6 on linuxmint?
A
Pre-requirements are,

Install LAMP (Apache, php7.0, mariadb-server)

In MariaDB (create database, user and give privileges to the user)
Q
What is Open source social network?
A
Opensource-Social network (OSSN) is a social networking software written in PHP. It allows you to make a social networking website and helps your members build social relationships, with people who share similar professional or personal interests.
Q
Which software written by the OSSN?
A
Open Source Social Network also know as OSSN is a social networking software written in PHP.
Q
How can I download the open source social network V4.6 package?
A
Use the following link:

# wget https://www.opensource-socialnetwork.org/downloads/ossn-v4.6-1513783390.zip