Attendize is an open-source event management software that allows you to create and manage events. Here's how to install Attendize on Elementary OS Latest.
Before starting the installation process, you'll need to make sure you have the following prerequisites:
You can download Attendize from their official website www.attendize.com. Once you have downloaded the Attendize zip file, extract it to your desired directory.
You need to configure the Apache web server to serve the Attendize files. You can do this by creating a virtual host file in the /etc/apache2/sites-available/ directory.
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/attendize.conf
Then, paste the following code into the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
ServerName attendize.local # Replace "attendize.local" with your desired domain name
DocumentRoot /var/www/attendize/public
<Directory /var/www/attendize>
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Save and close the file.
Next, we need to enable the virtual host. Run the following commands to enable the virtual host and restart the Apache web server.
sudo a2ensite attendize.conf
sudo systemctl reload apache2
Now, we need to install Attendize dependencies. Run the following command to install the dependencies:
cd /var/www/attendize
composer install --no-dev
Now, we need to create a database for Attendize. Open MySQL console with the following command:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Create a new database and user with the following commands:
CREATE DATABASE attendize;
CREATE USER 'attendize'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password'; # Replace "password" with your desired password
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON attendize.* TO 'attendize'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;
Now, we need to edit the .env file to set up the database connection. Run the following command to copy the example .env file:
cp .env.example .env
Next, open the .env file and update the following lines:
APP_URL=http://attendize.local # Replace "attendize.local" with your domain name
DB_DATABASE=attendize
DB_USERNAME=attendize
DB_PASSWORD=password # Replace "password" with your database password
Save and close the file.
Now, we need to run the migrations to create the database tables. Run the following command:
php artisan migrate
Now, we need to generate an application key. Run the following command:
php artisan key:generate
We need to set the directory permissions. Run the following commands to set the directory permissions:
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/attendize/storage
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/attendize/bootstrap/cache
Now, you can access Attendize by visiting http://attendize.local in your web browser.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Attendize on Elementary OS Latest.
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