PHPList Install to RackSpace Cloud Server (CentOS)

Here’s a step-by-step to setup a RackSpace Cloud Server with CentOS for PHPList (http://phplist.com):

1. Install PHP, PHP IMAP module, PHP MySQL module, MySQL Server and FTP server:
   > yum install php > yum install php-imap > yum install php-mysql > yum install mysql-server > yum install vsftpd

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   > yum install php > yum install php-imap > yum install php-mysql > yum install mysql-server > yum install vsftpd

   Apache and a number of other related packages are installed automatically as dependencies.

2. Set Apache, MySQL and FTP service to start on boot:
   > /sbin/chkconfig --level 345 httpd on > /sbin/chkconfig --level 345 mysqld on > /sbin/chkconfig --level 345 vsftpd on

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   > /sbin/chkconfig --level 345 httpd on > /sbin/chkconfig --level 345 mysqld on > /sbin/chkconfig --level 345 vsftpd on

3. Start Apache, MySQL and FTP:
   > /sbin/service httpd start > /sbin/service mysqld start > /sbin/service vsftpd start

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   > /sbin/service httpd start > /sbin/service mysqld start > /sbin/service vsftpd start

4. Set MySQL root password:
   > /usr/bin/mysqladmin -u root password 'somepass' > /usr/bin/mysqladmin -u root -h ENS password 'somepass'

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   > /usr/bin/mysqladmin -u root password 'somepass' > /usr/bin/mysqladmin -u root -h ENS password 'somepass'

5. Download PHPList distribution:
   > mkdir /root/archive > cd /root/archive > wget http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/phplist/phplist/2.10.10/phplist-2.10.10.tgz?use_mirror=voxel

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   > mkdir /root/archive > cd /root/archive > wget http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/phplist/phplist/2.10.10/phplist-2.10.10.tgz?use_mirror=voxel

6. Unpack and install
   > tar -xvzf phplist-2.10.10.tgz > rsync -avz phplist-2.10.10/public_html/lists \ /var/www/html/

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   > tar -xvzf phplist-2.10.10.tgz > rsync -avz phplist-2.10.10/public_html/lists \       /var/www/html/

7. Add FTP user and set file ownership:
   > /usr/sbin/useradd -d /var/www/ webmaster > passwd webmaster > chown --recursive webmaster.webmaster /var/www/html/

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   > /usr/sbin/useradd -d /var/www/ webmaster > passwd webmaster > chown --recursive webmaster.webmaster /var/www/html/

8. Create database:
   
   > echo "CREATE DATABASE lists" | mysql --password=somepass -u root > echo "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON lists.* TO 'lists_web'@'localhost' identified by 'yyyyyy';" | \ mysql --password=somepass -u root > echo "FLUSH PRIVILEGES" | \ mysql --password=somepass -u root

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   > echo "CREATE DATABASE lists" | mysql --password=somepass -u root > echo "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON lists.* TO 'lists_web'@'localhost'       identified by 'yyyyyy';" | \       mysql --password=somepass -u root > echo "FLUSH PRIVILEGES" | \       mysql --password=somepass -u root

9. Configure firewall:
   > system-config-securitylevel-tui

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   > system-config-securitylevel-tui

   From the security level menus, set SELinux to disabled, then customize and allow incoming WWW and FTP.

10. Setup PHPList config file:
    > vi /var/www/html/lists/config/config.php

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    > vi /var/www/html/lists/config/config.php

    In the editor, set database parameters.

11. In your web browser go to:
    http://your.domain.com/lists/admin/

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    http://your.domain.com/lists/admin/

    You’ll be prompted to initialize the database. Follow the installation screens to complete the install process.

The basic install is now complete.

The PHPList admin screens are located at:

http://your.domain.com/lists/admin

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http://your.domain.com/lists/admin