Installing Traq on Arch Linux

In this tutorial, we will go over the installation process of Traq, a PHP-based project management tool, on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

Before installing Traq, make sure you have the following:

• Arch Linux installed on your system
• Apache web server
• PHP 7 or higher
• MariaDB or similar database management system

Step 1: Install dependencies

To run Traq, you will need to install some PHP extensions and packages. Open the terminal and run the following command:

```sudo pacman -S php php-apache php-gd php-imap php-intl php-mbstring php-mcrypt php-tidy php-fpm```

Step 2: Install MariaDB

We will be using MariaDB as the database management system. To install it, run the following command:

```sudo pacman -S mariadb```

Once the installation is complete, you can start the MariaDB service by running:

```sudo systemctl start mysqld```

You can check the status of the service by running:

```sudo systemctl status mysqld```

To complete the setup, run the following command:

```sudo mysql_secure_installation```

Step 3: Create a new database for Traq

Now that MariaDB is installed and running, we can create a new database for Traq. Open up the MySQL command line interface by running:

```sudo mysql -u root -p```

Enter your MySQL root password and hit enter. Once logged in, create a new database by running:

```CREATE DATABASE traq;``` 

Now, create a new user and grant it full access to the new database:

```CREATE USER 'traquser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';``` 

```GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON traq.* TO 'traquser'@'localhost';``` 

```FLUSH PRIVILEGES;``` 

Replace "password" with a strong password of your choice.

Step 4: Download and extract Traq

Next, we will download the latest version of Traq and extract it into the Apache web root directory. Run the following commands to do so:

```sudo pacman -S git``` 

```sudo git clone https://github.com/nirix/traq /srv/http/traq``` 

Step 5: Configure Apache

To serve Traq, we need to configure Apache. Open up the Apache configuration file by running:

```sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf``` 

Uncomment the following line to enable PHP:

```LoadModule php7_module modules/libphp7.so``` 

Next, find the following lines and change them to the following:

```
    DocumentRoot "/srv/http"
    <Directory "/srv/http">
``` 

Add the following to the end of the block:

```
    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
    AllowOverride All
    Require all granted
``` 

Save and close the file.

Restart the Apache service by running:

```sudo systemctl restart httpd```

Step 6: Configure Traq

Now that Apache is configured, we need to configure Traq to connect to the database we created earlier.

Rename the config files by running the following commands:

```cd /srv/http/traq``` 

```sudo cp config/development.yml{.example,}``` 

```sudo cp config/database.yml{.example,}``` 

Open the database configuration file by running:

```sudo nano config/database.yml``` 

Replace the placeholders with the following:

```
default:
    driver: mysql
    host: localhost
    database: traq
    username: traquser
    password: password
```

Save and close the file.

Step 7: Complete the installation

Open up the Traq installation page in your web browser by visiting "http://localhost/traq"

Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process.

Once you are done, you can log in to your Traq installation by visiting "http://localhost/traq/login" and using the credentials you created during the installation process.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Traq on your Arch Linux system. You can now use the application to manage your projects and track your progress.

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