How to install TimeOff.Management on Arch Linux

TimeOff.Management is an open-source employee time-off management application that allows employees to submit and track their leave requests. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the process of installing TimeOff.Management on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure that you have the following:

• A user account with sudo privileges
• Basic familiarity with the command line

Step 1: Update your system

First, update your Arch Linux system to ensure that you are working with the latest packages and dependencies by running the following command:

sudo pacman -Syu

Step 2: Install Apache, MariaDB, and PHP

TimeOff.Management requires a web server, a database server, and PHP. You can install these components in one command by installing the lamp package group, as follows:

sudo pacman -S lamp

This command will install Apache as the web server, MariaDB as the database server, and PHP as the scripting language.

After installing the LAMP stack, you need to enable and start the Apache and MariaDB services by running the following commands:

sudo systemctl enable httpd
sudo systemctl start httpd
sudo systemctl enable mariadb
sudo systemctl start mariadb

Step 3: Create a database for TimeOff.Management

Before you can install TimeOff.Management, you need to create a database for the application. You can do this by following these steps:

1. Log in to the MySQL shell as the root user:

sudo mysql -u root

2. Create a new database for TimeOff.Management:

CREATE DATABASE timeoffdb;

3. Create a new MySQL user and grant access to the database:

CREATE USER 'timeoffuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON timeoffdb.* TO 'timeoffuser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Make sure to replace password with a secure password of your choice.

4. Exit the MySQL shell:

quit;

Step 4: Install TimeOff.Management

Download the latest release of TimeOff.Management from the official website using the following command:

wget https://github.com/timeoff-management/application/releases/download/vX.Y.Z/timeoff-management.zip

Make sure to replace X.Y.Z with the version number that you want to install.

Next, extract the archive to the root directory of your web server:

sudo unzip timeoff-management.zip -d /srv/http/

Change the ownership of the TimeOff.Management files to the Apache user:

sudo chown -R http:http /srv/http/timeoff-management/

Step 5: Configure TimeOff.Management

TimeOff.Management uses a configuration file to store its settings. Copy the example configuration file to a new file named config.php:

cd /srv/http/timeoff-management/
cp config/config.example.php config/config.php

Edit the config.php file and set the database connection details. Replace DATABASE_NAME, DATABASE_USER, and DATABASE_PASSWORD with the values you set in Step 3:

$db_config = [
    'adapter'  => 'mysql',
    'host'     => 'localhost',
    'name'     => 'DATABASE_NAME',
    'user'     => 'DATABASE_USER',
    'pass'     => 'DATABASE_PASSWORD',
    'charset'  => 'utf8mb4',
    'port'     => '3306',
    'timezone' => 'UTC',
];

You can also configure other options in this file, such as the email notification settings and the URL of your TimeOff.Management installation.

Step 6: Access TimeOff.Management

You can now access your TimeOff.Management installation by navigating to your server's IP address or domain name in your web browser.

For example, if your server's IP address is 192.168.1.100, enter the following URL in your browser:

http://192.168.1.100/timeoff-management/

You should see the TimeOff.Management login page.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed TimeOff.Management on Arch Linux. You can now use this application to manage employee requests for time off.

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