LimeSurvey is an open-source survey application used for data collection, analysis and visualization. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps required to install LimeSurvey on EndeavourOS Latest.
Before proceeding with the installation, ensure that your system meets the following requirements:
Visit the LimeSurvey website at https://www.limesurvey.org and download the latest LimeSurvey package in zip format.
Once downloaded, extract the LimeSurvey package to your preferred location. For example, you can extract it to /var/www/.
sudo unzip limesurvey.zip -d /var/www/
Change the permissions of the extracted folder to enable web server to write and execute files.
sudo chown -R www-data.www-data /var/www/limesurvey
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/limesurvey
Create a new database and user for your LimeSurvey installation. You can use either mysql or mariadb command-line clients to create the database and user.
Option A: Using mysql client
Run the following command to access the mysql client:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Next, run the following commands to create a new database, user, and grant all privileges to the user on the database:
CREATE DATABASE limesurvey;
CREATE USER 'limesurvey_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON limesurvey.* TO 'limesurvey_user'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Replace password with a strong password for the user.
Option B: Using mariadb client
Run the following command to access the mariadb client:
sudo mariadb -u root -p
Next, run the following commands to create a new database, user, and grant all privileges to the user on the database:
CREATE DATABASE limesurvey;
CREATE USER 'limesurvey_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON limesurvey.* TO 'limesurvey_user'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Replace password with a strong password for the user.
Exit the database client once the database and user have been created.
Copy the config-sample.php file to config.php file:
cd /var/www/limesurvey/application/config/
sudo cp config-sample.php config.php
Open the config.php file with your preferred text editor and update the following values:
'dbhost' => 'localhost',
'dbuser' => 'limesurvey_user',
'dbpass' => 'password',
'dbname' => 'limesurvey',
Replace password with the password you set for the LimeSurvey database user.
Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost/limesurvey. You should see the LimeSurvey installation wizard.
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the LimeSurvey installation. During the installation process, you will be required to enter your database information.
You have successfully installed LimeSurvey on EndeavourOS Latest. You can now use LimeSurvey to create surveys, collect and analyze data.
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