Admidio is a free and open-source web-based membership management system that comes with various features and customization options. In this tutorial, we will guide you on installing Admidio on Arch Linux.
Before you proceed with the installation of Admidio, make sure that your system has the following components:
To run Admidio on Arch Linux, we will have to install some essential packages, including Apache, PHP, and MySQL or MariaDB.
To install Apache and PHP, open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo pacman -S apache php php-apache
To install MySQL or MariaDB, execute the following command:
sudo pacman -S mysql mariadb
After the installation of these packages, start the Apache and MySQL services using the following commands:
sudo systemctl start httpd
sudo systemctl start mysqld
Next, download the latest stable version of Admidio from its official website using the following command:
wget https://www.admidio.org/downloads/admidio/latest.zip
Once downloaded, extract the ZIP file using the following command:
unzip latest.zip -d /srv/http/
This command will extract the Admidio files into the /srv/http/ directory.
Before you can start using Admidio, you will have to create a new MySQL or MariaDB database.
To do this, log in to the MySQL or MariaDB shell using the following command:
sudo mysql -u root -p
When prompted, enter your MySQL or MariaDB root user password.
Next, create a new database using the following command:
CREATE DATABASE admidio;
Lastly, create a new user and grant all privileges to the newly created database using the following commands:
CREATE USER 'admidio_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON admidio.* TO 'admidio_user'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Replace password with a secure password of your choice.
To configure Admidio, you will have to create a new configuration file.
To do this, navigate to the /srv/http/admidio/ directory and copy the config.php-dist file to config.php.
cd /srv/http/admidio/
cp config.php-dist config.php
Next, open the config.php file in your favorite editor and update the following lines with your database details:
$g_database_type = 'mysqli'; // Change to 'mysql' if you are using MySQL instead of MariaDB
$g_host_name = 'localhost';
$g_database_name = 'admidio';
$g_database_user = 'admidio_user';
$g_database_password = 'password'; // Replace 'password' with the secure password you created in Step 3
Save and close the file.
Finally, navigate to the install directory and delete the index.php file using the following command:
cd install/
rm index.php
Now that your Admidio installation is complete, open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost/admidio/.
You should now be able to log in to Admidio using the default username and password:
adminadminAfter logging in, you can change your password and start using Admidio to manage your membership.
Conclusion
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Admidio on Arch Linux. Now that Admidio is installed, you can start using its features to manage your membership seamlessly.
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