Galette is a free and open-source web-based membership management software written in PHP. It offers features like member registration and management, event management, and payment tracking. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of Galette on Clear Linux latest version.
Before we dive into the installation process, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:
First, we need to install some dependencies that are required by Galette to function correctly. To do so, open your terminal and execute the following command:
sudo swupd bundle-add mariadb curl php-basic dev-utils
This command will install MariaDB, Curl, PHP, and some basic development tools to your system.
After installing the dependencies, the next step is to download the latest version of Galette from their official website. Run the following command to download the Galette archive:
wget https://download.galette.eu/galette-0.9.4.tar.gz
This command will download the Galette package on your Clear Linux system.
Now, we need to extract the downloaded Galette archive using the following command:
tar -xvzf galette-0.9.4.tar.gz
This command will extract the Galette package into a new directory named "galette-0.9.4" in your current working directory.
After extracting the archive, we need to move the extracted Galette files to our Apache web server's document root directory. The default document root directory for Apache web server on Clear Linux is /var/www/htdocs/.
To move the Galette files to the document root directory, execute the following command:
sudo mv galette-0.9.4 /var/www/htdocs/galette
This command will move the extracted Galette files to the web server directory.
To ensure that Galette works correctly, we need to set the proper directory permissions. Run the following command to set the required permissions:
sudo chown -R _apache:_www /var/www/htdocs/galette
sudo chmod -R 775 /var/www/htdocs/galette
This command will allow the Apache web server to access the Galette files.
Now, we will configure the Apache web server to serve the Galette files. Open the Apache configuration file using the following command:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
In the editor, add the following lines at the end of the file and save the changes:
Alias /galette "/var/www/htdocs/galette"
<Directory "/var/www/htdocs/galette">
AllowOverride All
Options FollowSymLinks
Require all granted
</Directory>
This configuration will create a new alias for Galette and enable all the required web server options.
After configuring Apache, we need to start the web server using the following command:
sudo systemctl start httpd
This command will start the Apache web server on Clear Linux.
Galette requires a database backend to store membership-related data. In this tutorial, we will use MariaDB as our database management system. To install and configure MariaDB on Clear Linux, follow our tutorial on How to Install MariaDB on Clear Linux.
After configuring the database, the next step is to create a database for Galette. Log in to your MariaDB server using the following command:
mysql -u root -p
Enter the root password when prompted.
Once you are logged in, create a new database using the following command:
CREATE DATABASE galette;
This command will create a new database named "galette".
After creating the database, the next step is to create a new user and grant access to the Galette database. Run the following command to create a new user:
CREATE USER 'galetteuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
Replace "password" with a strong password of your choice.
After creating the user, grant all the privileges to the Galette database using the following command:
GRANT ALL ON galette.* TO 'galetteuser'@'localhost';
This command will give all the necessary privileges to the Galette user for the "galette" database.
Now, we can start the actual installation of Galette. Open your web browser and enter the following URL:
http://<your-server-ip-address>/galette
Replace <your-server-ip-address> with the actual IP address of your Clear Linux server.
You will see the Galette installation page. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process. During the installation process, provide the following details:
After completing the installation process, remove the install.php file from the Galette directory using the following command:
sudo rm /var/www/htdocs/galette/install.php
After completing the installation process, you can access the Galette web interface by entering the following URL in your web browser:
http://<your-server-ip-address>/galette/index.php
Replace <your-server-ip-address> with the IP address of your Clear Linux server.
Log in to the Galette interface using the administrator credentials you set during the installation process.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Galette on Clear Linux. You can now start using Galette to manage your membership system.
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