host a forum

March 26, 2012 in forum

How to create and host your own forum on Ubuntu.

Requirements

A web server With PHP Support. (In this tutorial I use Apache2)

SQL database. (In this tutorial i use Mysql and PhpMyadmin to configure Mysql)

If you already have Apache Php Mysql and Phpmyadmin installed then you are ready to go if not please follow these tutorials first (Lamp on ubuntu and Phpmyadmin)

Installation:

First we will need an empty database where our forum will store contents.

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How to run PHP on Ubuntu

March 21, 2012 in Php

How to run PHP on Ubuntu.

First of all you will need a web-server to host our PHP pages.

In this tutorial I ll use Apache2. You can install Apache2 from the Terminal by using:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install apache2

when the installation is finished, Apache is up and running and you can test that by pointing your web browser at http://localhost/

The default page will come up with a message “it works” and some more info.This html file is located under your local file system in folder /var/www/html/

Now you have to install PHP.

To install PHP and PHP support for Apache, just write the following in console:

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How to install WordPress 3.3 on ubuntu 11.10

March 20, 2012 in CMS

How to install WordPress 3.3.1 on Ubuntu

This is a full article on how to install WordPress on Ubuntu, that means you can use this guide even if you have a clean installation of Ubuntu, and I will try to keep it as simple as I can.

What you will need in order to install WordPress.

First of all you will need a LAMP Server(more information can be found here).

Lets set up our LAMP Server.

1. You have to install a Linux system(you can choose whatever you want. A guide on how to install Ubuntu can be found here).It doesn’t really matter if you choose a desktop or server edition but if you are planning to publish your WordPress website I strongly recommend to use a server edition of Ubuntu for example.

2. You will need Apache (more information can be found here)

3. You will need MySQL (more information can be found here)

4. You will need PhP (more information can be found here)

5. And last but not least you will need to download WordPress from official site.

Let’s go to the next Part and Install Lamp

Joomla 2.5.3 on Ubuntu

March 17, 2012 in CMS

How to install Joomla 2.5.3 on Ubuntu 11.10 Part 1

This is a full article on how to install Joomla on Ubuntu, that means that you can use this guide even if you have a clean installation of Ubuntu, and i will try to keep it as simply as i can.

What you will need in order to install Joomla

First of all you will need a LAMP Server(more information can be found here).

Lets set up our LAMP Server.

1. You have to install a Linux system(you can choose what ever you want. A guide on how to install Ubuntu can be found here).It doesn’t really matter if you choose a desktop or server edition but if you planning to publish your Joomla website i strongly recommend to use a server edition of Ubuntu for example.

2. You will need Apache (more information can be found here)

3. You will need MySQL (more information can be found here)

4. You will need PhP (more information can be found here)

5. And last but not least you will need to download Joomla from official site.

Lets start by installing Lamp:

LAMP

March 16, 2012 in Services

how to install LAMP on Ubuntu

What is LAMP?

LAMP is stand for Linux, Apache, Mysql, and PhP. Lamp is need it by the most popular cms like Drupal, Joomla, WordPress, etc. In order to install successfully one of those cms you have to install LAMP first.

How to install Lamp.

There is no specific way to install lamp. You can install one component at a time or you can use tasksel to install all of them at once. In order to install every component manually you have to follow the instructions on how to install every single one by clicking the following links: Apache, MySQL, PhP.

But here i will saw you an easier way to that, using tasksel!

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Tasksel

March 14, 2012 in Tasksel

Tasksel

what is Tasksel?

Tasksel is an easy way to install services in your system. It is something like Synaptic package manager but it can be used from terminal and even if you don’t have any graphic user interface.

How to use Tasksel

You can access tasksel from the terminal

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How to install Ubuntu 11.04 desktop edition

March 14, 2012 in Install Ubuntu desktop edition 11.04

How To Install Ubuntu Desktop Edition 11.04

1. Download

First of all you have to download the disk image from the official Ubuntu site www.ubuntu.com. Choose the one that fit to your system (32bit, 64bit).

2. Burn the cd and boot

Burn the iso image into a cd. After that you can boot up your computer from this cd. Be sure that your computers boot priority is set to cd first.

3. Installing Ubuntu Desktop Edition

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Gimp

March 14, 2012 in Gimp

GIMP

What is Gimp?

GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is one of the most powerful image editor. It is a raster image editor and not a vector image editor which means that it performs operations directly on the pixels. It support almost all known image file types.

Where to get Gimp?

You can visit the official site of Gimp (http://www.gimp.org) or you can use the Linux package manager to download and install Gimp.

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Openshot Video Editor

February 23, 2012 in sound and video

Openshot Video Editor

What is Openshot Video Editor?

 

Openshot is and open source non-linear video editor. You can create or edit videos. Openshot support many popular video formats and can create videos for youtube,metacafe,ipod,xbox and many more other common video formats

Where to get Openshot Video Editor?

You can visit the official site of Openshot (http://www.openshotvideo.com) or you can use the Linux package manager to download and install Openshot.

How to install Openshot Video Editor

Here is a video tutorial on how to install Openshot on Ubuntu 11.04. Its pretty much the same procedure even if you have older or newer version of Ubuntu.

 

Php

February 22, 2012 in Php

PHP

What is PHP?

PHP is one of the most popular HTML-embedded scripting language. You can use PHP to create dynamically generated pages quickly. PHP is a powerful scripting language that is used in most dynamically sites in our days.

How to install PHP on Ubuntu 11.04

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