MantisBT is a popular open-source issue-tracking system. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install MantisBT on the Clear Linux operating system.
Before you begin, ensure that you have the following:
Firstly, you need to install Apache and PHP on Clear Linux using the following command:
sudo swupd bundle-add php apache
Once the installation process is complete, you can check the status of the Apache service using the following command:
sudo systemctl status httpd
The output should indicate that the service is active.
Next, you need to install MySQL database server on Clear Linux.
sudo swupd bundle-add mysql
After installation, start the MySQL service using this command:
sudo systemctl start mysql
Create a database for MantisBT by running the following commands:
mysql -u root -p
Enter your MySQL root password, then execute the following command to create a database:
CREATE DATABASE mantisbt;
Download the latest version of MantisBT from the official website.
wget https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/mantisbt/mantis-stable/2.24.4/mantisbt-2.24.4.tar.gz
Extract the tarball and move the extracted directory to the web root directory:
sudo tar zxvf mantisbt-2.24.4.tar.gz
sudo mv mantisbt-2.24.4 /var/www/html/mantisbt
Finally, you need to set the correct permissions for the MantisBT directory:
sudo chown -R apache:apache /var/www/html/mantisbt
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/mantisbt
Create a configuration file for MantisBT by copying the config_defaults_inc.php file:
cd /var/www/html/mantisbt
cp config/config_defaults_inc.php config/config_inc.php
Edit the config_inc.php file and make the following changes:
<?php
$g_hostname = 'localhost';
$g_db_type = 'mysqli';
$g_database_name = 'mantisbt';
$g_db_username = 'root';
$g_db_password = 'Your_Password';
# Here defines the administrator account.
$g_administrator_email = 'your@email.com';
$g_administrator_password = 'your_password';
$g_window_title = 'Your Mantis Title';
$g_crypto_master_salt = 'Your_Crypto_Salt';
...
?>
Save and close the config_inc.php file.
Open your web browser and navigate to the following URL:
http://localhost/mantisbt
You will see the MantisBT installation page.
Follow the instructions to install MantisBT. When prompted, enter the MySQL database information and the administrator account information as you configured in the config_inc.php file.
After the installation process is complete, you can log in to the MantisBT administration page using the administrator account information that you provided.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed MantisBT on Clear Linux.
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