ProjectSend is a free, open-source file sharing and document management system that lets you securely upload, store and share documents and files with clients or team members. This tutorial will show you how to install ProjectSend on Clear Linux latest version.
A server running Clear Linux latest version.
Root or sudo user access with the ability to install packages.
Before you can install ProjectSend on Clear Linux, you need to install a web server that will serve the ProjectSend files. In this tutorial, we will use Apache web server.
To install Apache web server, open up a terminal and run the following command as root or with sudo:
sudo swupd bundle-add web-server-basic
This command will install the Apache web server on your Clear Linux server. Once installation is complete, start and enable the Apache service with the following commands:
sudo systemctl start httpd
sudo systemctl enable httpd
After installing the web server, you need to install PHP and its required extensions to run ProjectSend.
To install PHP and its required extensions, run the following command as root or with sudo:
sudo swupd bundle-add php-basic
This command will install PHP and its required extensions like php-mysql, php-mbstring, and php-gd.
ProjectSend requires a database to store its data. In this tutorial, we will use the MariaDB database server.
To install MySQL/MariaDB, run the following command in the terminal:
sudo swupd bundle-add mariadb
Once installed, start and enable the MariaDB service with the following commands:
sudo systemctl start mariadb
sudo systemctl enable mariadb
After installing MariaDB, you need to create a database and user for ProjectSend. To do this, follow the steps below:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Enter your MariaDB root password when prompted.
CREATE DATABASE projectsenddb;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON projectsenddb.* TO 'projectsenduser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'projectsendpassword';
Note: Replace projectsenduser and projectsendpassword with your preferred username and password.
exit
After configuring the required components, you can download and install ProjectSend. To download ProjectSend, go to its official website and download the latest version.
Once downloaded, extract the package and copy it to the web server document root:
sudo tar -xzf projectsend-5.2.10.zip
sudo mv projectsend /var/www/html/
After installing ProjectSend, you need to configure it to connect with the database server. To do this, follow the steps below:
config.php.sample to config.phpsudo cp /var/www/html/projectsend/sys/config.php.sample /var/www/html/projectsend/sys/config.php
config.php file with your favorite editor:sudo nano /var/www/html/projectsend/sys/config.php
$config['dbname'] = 'projectsenddb';
$config['dbuser'] = 'projectsenduser';
$config['dbpass'] = 'projectsendpassword';
After configuring ProjectSend, set the appropriate permissions to the ProjectSend directory:
sudo chown -R apache:apache /var/www/html/projectsend
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/projectsend
At this point, ProjectSend is installed and configured on your Clear Linux server.
Open your web browser and access the ProjectSend web interface with the following address:
http://your-ip-address/projectsend
Replace your-ip-address with the IP address of your Clear Linux server.
You will be prompted to enter your username and password. Once you enter the correct credentials, you will be redirected to the ProjectSend Dashboard.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed ProjectSend on Clear Linux latest version.
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