Framadate is an open source online poll and survey software, widely used for scheduling meetings, making decisions, and organizing events. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Framadate on the latest version of Elementary OS using the terminal.
Before we begin, make sure you have the following:
To run Framadate, you need to install an Apache webserver and PHP version 7.2 or higher. To install both, run the following command in the terminal:
sudo apt install apache2 php php-curl php-gd php-json php-mbstring php-xml php-zip
Framadate stores its data in a database. For this, we need to have a database management system installed. In this tutorial, we will use MySQL, which is a popular open source relational database.
To install MySQL, run the following command in the terminal:
sudo apt install mysql-server
After the installation, we need to secure the MySQL installation by running:
sudo mysql_secure_installation
This will prompt a few questions to secure the MySQL installation. Answer them accordingly.
With Apache, PHP, and MySQL installed, we can proceed with the Framadate installation.
First, change the directory to the webserver's root directory:
cd /var/www/html
Download the latest version of Framadate using the following command:
sudo wget https://framagit.org/framasoft/framadate/framadate/-/archive/master/framadate-master.tar.gz
After the download is complete, extract the archive:
sudo tar -xvf framadate-master.tar.gz
Rename the extracted directory to framadate:
sudo mv framadate-master framadate
Change the ownership of the framadate directory to the Apache webserver:
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data framadate/
Framadate needs a database to store its data. In the previous step, we installed MySQL, and now we need to create a database and a user for Framadate.
Log in to the MySQL server as a root user:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Enter the MySQL root password when prompted.
Create a new database for Framadate:
CREATE DATABASE framadate;
Create a new MySQL user with a password:
CREATE USER 'framadateuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'yourpassword';
Grant the user access to the framadate database:
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON framadate.* TO 'framadateuser'@'localhost';
Flush the privileges to apply the changes:
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Exit from the MySQL command prompt:
exit
Before accessing Framadate in a web browser, we need to configure it with the database details.
Copy the example configuration file to the Framadate directory:
sudo cp framadate/app/inc/config.example.php framadate/app/inc/config.php
Open the config.php file in a text editor:
sudo nano framadate/app/inc/config.php
Update the following values with your MySQL database details:
$dbhost = 'localhost';
$dbname = 'framadate';
$dbuser = 'framadateuser';
$dbpass = 'yourpassword';
Save and exit the text editor.
We have finished the installation and configuration of Framadate. We can now access it in a web browser by typing the following in the address bar:
http://localhost/framadate
You will be prompted with a Framadate welcome screen. Follow the instructions to set up the admin account and create your first poll.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Framadate on the latest version of Elementary OS.
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