How can I install Flarum in root directory?

rumpelstilzchen

Hi guys,

In most installation guides it is recommended to make a folder in which flarum should be installed. Something like this:
cd public_html && mkdir flarum && cd flarum

and then run this code to install flarum in that folder:
composer create-project flarum/flarum . --stability=beta

That means I need to enter www.mydomain.com/flarum/public to install flarum, right?
Flarum will then be installed on mydomain.com/flarum but what do I need to do in order to have it installed on the "main website"/root = mydomain.com?

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tankerkiller125

The current documentation is incorrect but a PR has been created to fix it, you can follow the instructions from the PR for now here

rumpelstilzchen

So I installed flarum (via composer) in the flarum folder in the public_html folder. I then copied the files from the public folder to the public_html folder, in order to install flarum on my main domain (=www.mydomain.com). Editing .htaccess was not necessary, as line 9-14 was already uncommented. I edited index.php and site.php as per instructions. And now? How can I install flarum?

luceos

rumpelstilzchen this should have been the process:

install flarum inside your public_html
move all files one level up
delete public_html
rename public to public_html

Nothing else is needed and this is the recommended set up.

Or alternatively:

delete public_html
install flarum in the directory which used to contain public_html if it's empty
rename public to public_html or create a symlink

rumpelstilzchen

luceos Thank you! I guess I kind of managed to install it now. But this message pops up when I try to install flarum:

The /home/userblabla/public/assets directory doesn't exist
This directory is necessary for the installation. Please create the folder.

Can I just create the folder?

hrvoje_hr

luceos this should have been the process:

install flarum inside your public_html
move all files one level up
delete public_html
rename public to public_html

@luceos is this still relevant?

EDIT: To answer my own question, it's till relevant.

IMPORTANT, if someone come later to this, it's important to change site.php file, this line:

FROM: 'public' => __DIR__.'/public'
TO 'public' => __DIR__.'/public_html'

And, of course, in config.php point to root domain

luceos

hrvoje_hr you are right that line in the site.php needs to be modified and your config.php needs a fix too to remove public from the url.

hrvoje_hr EDIT: To answer my own question, it's till relevant.

👍️ yes it definitely is.

Litalino

Install Flarum in root: domain/public_html

cd /public_html
rm -rf *
composer create-project flarum/flarum . --stability=beta

root@linux-ubuntu:~#   cd /home/khatvongsong.vn/public_html
root@linux-ubuntu:/home/khatvongsong.vn/public_html# rm -rf *
root@linux-ubuntu:/home/khatvongsong.vn/public_html# composer create-project flarum/flarum . --stability=beta

Movie to public/ to public-html
Edit file site.php line 48: 'public' => DIR.'/public', to 'public' => DIR,
Edit file index.php line 10: $site = require '../site.php'; to $site = require './site.php';
Remove folder: public
Chmod Folder: (assets,storage) https://docs.flarum.org/install#folder-ownership
Install : https://khatvongsong.vn/

Code1990

@clarkwinkelmann Once I manage to put my flarum in ROOT.