How to Install PropertyWebBuilder on Arch Linux

PropertyWebBuilder is a PHP-based open-source platform for creating real estate websites. This tutorial will guide you through the steps of installing PropertyWebBuilder on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

Before we start, ensure that you have the following:

• Arch Linux operating system
• Root access or sudo privileges
• Apache web server
• MySQL or MariaDB database server
• PHP and its extensions (php-pdo, php-gd, php-mbstring, php-curl)

Step 1: Install Git and Composer

First, we need to install Git and Composer using the package manager. Open the terminal and run the following commands:

sudo pacman -S git
sudo pacman -S composer

Step 2: Clone PropertyWebBuilder Repository

Now, we will clone the PropertyWebBuilder repository from Github. Run the following command in the terminal:

git clone https://github.com/etewiah/property_web_builder.git

Step 3: Install Dependencies

Go to the newly created PropertyWebBuilder directory and install dependencies using Composer:

cd property_web_builder
composer install

Step 4: Create Database

Create a new database and user for PropertyWebBuilder. Open MySQL or MariaDB shell:

mysql -u root -p

Create a new database and user:

CREATE DATABASE property_web_builder;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON property_web_builder.* TO 'pwbuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'pwbpassword';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Replace 'pwbuser' and 'pwbpassword' with your own username and password.

Step 5: Configure PHP

Open the php.ini configuration file and make the following changes:

sudo nano /etc/php/php.ini

• Set max_execution_time to 180
• Set post_max_size to 20M
• Set upload_max_size to 20M
• Enable the following extensions: pdo_mysql, gd, mbstring, curl

Save and close the file.

Step 6: Configure Apache

Create a new virtual host configuration file for Apache:

sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/extra/pwb.conf

Copy and paste the following configuration:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
    DocumentRoot /path/to/property_web_builder/web

    <Directory "/path/to/property_web_builder/web">
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>

    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/pwb_error.log
    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/pwb_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Replace /path/to/property_web_builder with the actual path to the PropertyWebBuilder directory.

Save and close the file.

Step 7: Enable Virtual Host and Restart Apache

Enable the newly created virtual host and restart Apache:

sudo ln -s /etc/httpd/conf/extra/pwb.conf /etc/httpd/conf/available/pwb.conf
sudo systemctl restart httpd

Step 8: Install PropertyWebBuilder

Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost/install. Follow the instructions and enter the database details we created in Step 4. After the installation is complete, the website should be accessible at http://localhost.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed PropertyWebBuilder on Arch Linux.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have learned how to install PropertyWebBuilder on Arch Linux. We installed Git and Composer, cloned the repository, installed its dependencies, created a new database and user, configured PHP and Apache, and installed PropertyWebBuilder through the web browser.

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