Node installation
- PHP version 7.2 with extensions: gmp, bcmath, curl, mysql or sqlite
- Web server: Apache or Nginx
- Database: Mysql 8.0 or MariaDb 10
- External IP address
Automatic install is intended for clean systems, for example on Linux VPS (Virtual Private Server)
Open terminal and execute following script:
curl -s https://phpcoin.net/scripts/main/install_node.sh | bash
This script with automatically download all required packages, install Apache web server and MariaDb database, download node source, configure and start.
What this script does is explained in detail on Manual install
Docker images are avaialble on https://hub.docker.com/u/phpcoin
apt update
apt install apache2 php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql php-gmp php-bcmath php-curl unzip -y
apt install mariadb-server -y
mkdir /var/www/phpcoin
cd /var/www/phpcoin
git clone https://github.com/phpcoinn/node .
Chose which server you want to use and execute following script accordingly:
Create new Apache virtual host config /etc/apache2/sites-available/phpcoin.conf with content:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
DocumentRoot /var/www/phpcoin/web
RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^/dapps/(.*)$ /dapps.php?url=$1
</VirtualHost>
Disable default site and enable new config:
a2dissite 000-default
a2ensite phpcoin
service apache2 restart
For nginx here is server configuration:
server {
listen 80;
server_name default_server;
root /var/www/phpcoin/web;
index index.html index.htm index.php;
rewrite ^/dapps/(.*)$ /dapps.php?url=$1 break;
location / {
try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
}
location ~ \.php$ {
add_header X-uri "$uri";
include snippets/fastcgi-php.conf;
fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php/php7.4-fpm.sock;
}
location ~ /\.ht {
deny all;
}
}
Install Mariadb server package and php extension:
apt install mariadb-server php-mysql -y
Define DB settings:
export DB_NAME=phpcoin
export DB_USER=phpcoin
export DB_PASS=phpcoin
Create database, user and grant privileges:
mysql -e "create database $DB_NAME;"
mysql -e "create user '$DB_USER'@'localhost' identified by '$DB_PASS';"
mysql -e "grant all privileges on $DB_NAME.* to '$DB_USER'@'localhost';"
Create and update phpcoin config file:
cd /var/www/phpcoin
cp config/config-sample.inc.php config/config.inc.php
sed -i "s/ENTER-DB-NAME/$DB_NAME/g" config/config.inc.php
sed -i "s/ENTER-DB-USER/$DB_USER/g" config/config.inc.php
sed -i "s/ENTER-DB-PASS/$DB_PASS/g" config/config.inc.php
Set web server folders and permissions:
mkdir tmp
mkdir dapps
chown -R www-data:www-data .
Get external IP and open once web page to initialize blockchain:
export IP=$(curl -s http://whatismyip.akamai.com/)
curl "http://$IP" > /dev/null 2>&1
- Wait node to fully sync blockchain
- Go to wallet and generate new address. Write down public key and private key.
- Edit node config file
config/config.inc.phpand enter keys in config section for miner:
$_config['miner']=false;
$_config['miner_public_key']="";
$_config['miner_private_key']="";
After node is synced and there are peers conencted to node miner will start as server process.
This miner will receive 30% of block reward if mine a new block.
Similar as node miner, node generator can also be enabled through config file
$_config['generator']=false;
$_config['generator_public_key']="";
$_config['generator_private_key']="";
It can be used same public/private key as for miner or generate different one.
By enabling generator node will be available for standalone client miners and will be used to validate submitted blocks.
Generator will receive 10% of block reward if connected miner mine a new block.
Install script will setup automatic node update process if there is new version on github.
Update script is job which periodically check for update and execute git pull
Admin can start node update manually executing util command:
php cli/util.php update