EspoCRM is an open-source customer relationship management software that offers a range of customer-centric features such as sales automation, marketing automation, lead management, and much more. In this tutorial, we will be explaining the step-by-step process to install EspoCRM on EndeavourOS Latest.
Before we move towards the installation process of EspoCRM on EndeavourOS Latest, we need to ensure that the following prerequisites are met:
The first step is to install the Apache web server to serve our EspoCRM application. To install Apache web server, open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo pacman -S apache
After the installation is complete, start the Apache web server using the following command:
sudo systemctl start httpd
To verify that the Apache web server is running properly, open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost/. If everything is successful, you should see a default Apache web page.
EspoCRM is a PHP-based application, so we need to install PHP along with some necessary extensions. To install PHP and extensions, execute the following command:
sudo pacman -S php php-apache php-gd php-intl php-mcrypt php-mysql php-pspell php-tidy php-xmlrpc
After the installation is complete, restart the Apache web server to load the PHP module:
sudo systemctl restart httpd
EspoCRM requires a database server to store and retrieve data. MariaDB is a popular open-source database server that is compatible with MySQL. To install MariaDB, run the following command:
sudo pacman -S mariadb
After the installation is complete, start and enable the MariaDB service as follows:
sudo systemctl start mariadb
sudo systemctl enable mariadb
Now, we need to secure the MariaDB installation by running the following command:
sudo mysql_secure_installation
Follow the on-screen instructions to set a new root password, remove anonymous users, disable remote root login, and remove test databases.
Now that we have installed both the Apache web server and MariaDB on our system let's create a new database and user account for EspoCRM. Login to the MariaDB server using the following command:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Enter your root password when prompted. After logging in, create a new database and user account for EspoCRM:
CREATE DATABASE espocrm;
CREATE USER 'espocrmuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON espocrm.* TO 'espocrmuser'@'localhost' WITH GRANT OPTION;
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;
Make sure to replace password with a strong password of your choice.
Now, it's time to download and install EspoCRM. Open the terminal and navigate to the /var/www/html directory by executing the following command:
cd /var/www/html/
Download the latest version of EspoCRM using the following command:
sudo wget https://www.espocrm.com/downloads/EspoCRM-5.9.3.zip
Next, extract the downloaded archive using the following command:
sudo unzip EspoCRM-5.9.3.zip
Rename the extracted directory by executing the following command:
sudo mv EspoCRM-5.9.3 espocrm
Now, set the file permissions for the EspoCRM directory using the following command:
sudo chown -R http:http espocrm
sudo chmod -R 755 espocrm
Open the Apache configuration file using your favorite text editor:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
Add the following lines at the end of the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
DocumentRoot "/var/www/html/espocrm"
ServerName your_domain.com
<Directory "/var/www/html/espocrm">
Options FollowSymLinks MultiViews
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
Replace your_domain.com with your actual domain name or IP address. Save and close the file.
Now, restart the Apache server using the following command:
sudo systemctl restart httpd
Finally, open your web browser and navigate to your EspoCRM installation by typing your server's IP address or domain name. For example, http://your_domain.com/espocrm/.
You should see a welcome screen. Follow the prompts to configure the database connection, administrator account, and server settings.
After completing the configuration process, you should be able to login to your EspoCRM dashboard.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed EspoCRM on EndeavourOS Latest.
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