How to Install ProjeQtOr on Elementary OS Latest

ProjeQtOr is a powerful open-source project management software that offers various features like project planning, time tracking, budget management, and much more. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing ProjeQtOr on Elementary OS latest.

Prerequisites

Before we start, make sure your Elementary OS is updated to the latest version and that you have access to a terminal.

Step 1 - Installation of Required Packages

First, we need to update the package repository and install the packages required to install ProjeQtOr using the following commands.

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install apache2 php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql php-gd php-curl php-mbstring php-xml libapache2-modsecurity

Step 2 - Download and Extract ProjeQtOr

In this step, we will download the latest version of ProjeQtOr from their official website and extract it in the /var/www/ directory.

sudo wget https://github.com/projeqtor/projeqtor/releases/download/v9.4.4/projeqtor_9.4.4.zip -O projeqtor.zip
sudo unzip projeqtor.zip -d /var/www/

Step 3 - Set Permissions and Ownership

In this step, we will give the necessary permissions and ownership to the ProjeQtOr directory.

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/projeqtor
sudo chmod -R 777 /var/www/projeqtor

Step 4 - Configure Apache

Now, we need to configure the Apache2 server to work with ProjeQtOr. Create a new configuration file and add the following code to it using the following command

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/projeqtor.conf

<VirtualHost *:80>
     ServerAdmin admin@domain.com
     DocumentRoot /var/www/projeqtor/
     ServerName yourdomain.com

     <Directory /var/www/projeqtor/>
        Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
        AllowOverride All
        Order allow,deny
        allow from all
     </Directory>

     ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
     CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Save the file using Ctrl+O and Ctrl+X.

Then, enable the new configuration file and restart Apache with the following commands.

sudo a2ensite projeqtor.conf
sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 5 - Finalize Installation

Now, simply open your browser and navigate to http://yourdomain.com/install.php to complete the installation process. Follow the on-screen instructions to set up ProjeQtOr.

Once you have completed the installation, remove the install.php file for security purposes using the following command.

sudo rm /var/www/projeqtor/install.php

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install ProjeQtOr on Elementary OS latest. ProjeQtOr is a powerful tool for project management, and we hope this tutorial has helped you with the installation process.

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