How To Install Open Source Social Network
Installation
Get your own social network running in no time.
Prerequisite
Upload OSSN
* Download the latest version of OSSN http://www.opensource-socialnetwork.org/download
* Upload the ZIP file with an FTP client to your server
* Unzip the files in your domain’s document root (/home/username/public_html/).
Create a data folder
OSSN needs a special folder to store uploaded files including profile icons and photos. You will need to create this directory.
For security reasons, this folder MUST be stored outside of your document root. If you created it under /www/ or /public_html/, you’re
doing it wrong. Once this folder has been created, you’ll need to make sure the web server OSSN is running on has permission to write to and create directories in it.
Create a MySQL database
Using your database administration tool of choice (if you’re unsure about this, ask your system administrator), create a new MySQL database for OSSN.
Make sure you add a user to the database with all privileges and record the database name, username and password. You will need this information when installing OSSN.
Visit your site
Once you’ve performed these steps, visit your site in your web browser. OSSN will take you through the rest of the installation process from there. The first account that you create at the end of the installation process will be an administrator account.
How To Upgrade Ossn
Upgrading from any Ossn version to latest one
You must follow these steps to upgrade.
Installation
Get your own social network running in no time.
Prerequisite
- PHP 5.4, 5.5, 5.6
- MYSQL 5 OR >
- APACHE
- MOD_REWRITE
- PHP Function cURL
- PHP GD Library
- PHP ZIP Extension
- PHP settings allowurlfopen enabled
- JSON Support
- XML Support
Upload OSSN
* Download the latest version of OSSN http://www.opensource-socialnetwork.org/download
* Upload the ZIP file with an FTP client to your server
* Unzip the files in your domain’s document root (/home/username/public_html/).
Create a data folder
OSSN needs a special folder to store uploaded files including profile icons and photos. You will need to create this directory.
For security reasons, this folder MUST be stored outside of your document root. If you created it under /www/ or /public_html/, you’re
doing it wrong. Once this folder has been created, you’ll need to make sure the web server OSSN is running on has permission to write to and create directories in it.
Create a MySQL database
Using your database administration tool of choice (if you’re unsure about this, ask your system administrator), create a new MySQL database for OSSN.
Make sure you add a user to the database with all privileges and record the database name, username and password. You will need this information when installing OSSN.
Visit your site
Once you’ve performed these steps, visit your site in your web browser. OSSN will take you through the rest of the installation process from there. The first account that you create at the end of the installation process will be an administrator account.
How To Upgrade Ossn
Upgrading from any Ossn version to latest one
- Make sure you have at minimum php 5.4 running.
- Back up your complete OSSN installation- and data directory.
- Back up your database.
- Download latest stable OSSN version from the download page of our website and unzip locally.
- Login to your admin account - don't log off.
- Disable all non-core components. (= all components which don't start with Ossn....)
- Enable Default Theme.
- Disable Cache.
- Remove old Ossn installation from your site, except the folder named configurations and your Ossn data directory.
- Upload all files and folders from locally unzipped installation package to former place on your server.
- Check ownership of copied files and folders on your server. They must be read- and writable by apache. In doubt ask your provider how to set permissions correctly.
- Back in your browser, run http://yourwebsite.com/upgrade/upgrade.php
- Remove subdirectory named installation
You must follow these steps to upgrade.
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