ResourceSpace is a digital asset management software used by businesses to organize and manage their multimedia files. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install ResourceSpace on Elementary OS latest version.
Before proceeding with the installation process of ResourceSpace on your Elementary OS, make sure to have the following prerequisites:
Go to the ResourceSpace website located at https://www.resourcespace.com/ and download the latest version of ResourceSpace software.
First, you need to create a database for ResourceSpace. To create a database, open the terminal and enter the following command:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Enter your MySQL root password, or use sudo mysql as the root user without a password.
Once you have entered into the MySQL CLI, create a new database for ResourceSpace, by entering the following command:
CREATE DATABASE resourcespace_db;
ResourceSpace is a PHP-based application, so you need to install Apache2 webserver and PHP on your system. To do that, enter the following command:
sudo apt-get install apache2 libapache2-mod-php php php-common php-gd php-mysql php-curl php-json php-redis unzip
After installing Apache, we need to create a new virtual host configuration file for ResourceSpace. To create a new virtual host configuration file, use your favorite text editor to open a new file /etc/apache2/sites-available/resourcespace.conf with the following contents:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin admin@example.com
ServerName resourcespace.yourdomain.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/resourcespace/
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Make sure to modify the ServerName to your own domain name.
Upload the downloaded ResourceSpace ZIP file to your system using FTP/SFTP client and extract the zip file in the /var/www/resourcespace/ directory.
Set the correct permissions and ownership using the following command:
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/resourcespace
To configure ResourceSpace, navigate to the include/config.php file and edit it as follows:
nano /var/www/resourcespace/include/config.php
Modify the following lines with your configuration:
$mysql_server='localhost';
$mysql_username='your_mysql_user';
$mysql_password='your_mysql_db_password';
$mysql_database='resourcespace_db';
$mysql_charset='utf8mb4';
$mysql_collation='utf8mb4_unicode_ci';
Once done, save and close the file.
After configuring the ResourceSpace, enable the virtual host configuration by entering the following command:
sudo a2ensite resourcespace.conf
Then, restart the Apache2 service using the following command:
sudo service apache2 restart
You can now access ResourceSpace by navigating to the server’s IP address or domain name in your web browser. The ResourceSpace login page should load, and you can use the default credentials to log in:
Username: admin
Password: password
That’s it! You have successfully installed ResourceSpace on your Elementary OS system.
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