In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install Dudle, an open-source online scheduling application, on Alpine Linux. Dudle is used for scheduling events, community activities, and polling.
Before proceeding with the installation, ensure that your system meets the following requirements:
To begin, we need to install the required dependencies to run Dudle on Alpine Linux. Run the following command in the terminal to install Apache2, PHP, and SQLite:
apk update
apk add apache2 php7 php7-apache2 sqlite
After the dependencies have been installed successfully, we can proceed to download and extract the Dudle package. You can download the latest version of Dudle from the dudle">official website.
wget http://primelife.ercim.eu/existingFiles/dudle_files/dudle-1.2.0.zip
Once the download is complete, we can extract the package using the following command:
unzip dudle-1.2.0.zip -d dudle
Next, we need to configure and install Dudle. Navigate to the dudle directory and create a new configuration file using the command below:
cd dudle
cp config.sample.inc.php config.inc.php
Now, edit the config.inc.php file to configure Dudle. Replace the following parameters:
$config['database_type'] = 'sqlite';
$config['database_name'] = '/var/www/dudle/db/dudle.sqlite';
$config['database_user'] = null;
$config['database_password'] = null;
Save and close the file.
After that, create the directory to store the database file and change the ownership to the HTTP user:
mkdir /var/www/dudle/db
chown apache:apache /var/www/dudle/db
Then, move the extracted Dudle files to the webroot directory and rename the directory to dudle:
mv dudle /var/www/
mv /var/www/dudle-1.2.0 /var/www/dudle
Next, create a new Apache virtual host configuration file by running the following command:
nano /etc/apache2/conf.d/dudle.conf
And add the following configuration to it:
Alias /dudle /var/www/dudle
<Directory /var/www/dudle>
Options FollowSymLinks SymLinksIfOwnerMatch
AllowOverride All
Indexes MultiViews
DirectoryIndex index.php
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
<IfModule mod_php7.c>
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
php_flag magic_quotes_gpc Off
php_flag track_vars On
php_admin_flag allow_url_fopen Off
php_value include_path .
php_admin_value upload_tmp_dir /var/www/dudle/upload/tmp
php_admin_value open_basedir /var/www/dudle
</IfModule>
</Directory>
Save and close the file.
Finally, we can start the Apache service to make Dudle accessible within the web browser. Run the following command in the terminal to start the Apache service:
rc-service apache2 start
Open up your web browser and navigate to http://localhost/dudle to access Dudle. You should now see the Dudle homepage where you can create new schedules, polls, and events.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Dudle on Alpine Linux.
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