How to Install Admidio on EndeavourOS Latest

Admidio is an open-source software that helps you manage and organize your club, association, or any other group. It enables you to manage your members, events, and finances all in one place.

EndeavourOS is an Arch-based rolling-release Linux distribution built with the latest software and available for the x86_64 architecture.

In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Admidio on EndeavourOS.

Prerequisites

• EndeavourOS installed
• A user account with sudo privileges

Step 1: Install Required Software

Before installing Admidio, you need to install some required software. Open the terminal and update your system repositories:

sudo pacman -Syu

Then, install Apache, MariaDB, and PHP:

sudo pacman -S apache mariadb php php-apache php-mysql

Step 2: Configure MariaDB

Once you have installed MariaDB, run the following command to secure it:

sudo mysql_secure_installation

You will be prompted to enter the password you set for MariaDB root in the previous step. Follow the on-screen prompts to set a new root password and secure your MariaDB installation.

After that, log in to MariaDB as root:

sudo mysql -u root -p

Then, run the following command to create a new database for Admidio:

CREATE DATABASE AdmidioDB;

Create a new database user and grant it full privileges for the Admidio database:

GRANT ALL ON AdmidioDB.* TO 'admidiouser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'admidio_password';

Flush the privileges for the changes to take effect:

FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Exit from the mysql shell:

exit

Step 3: Download and Install Admidio

Now, download and install Admidio by following these steps:

1. Visit the Admidio download page: https://www.admidio.org/download
2. Right-click the "Download" button and select "Copy link address."
3. Open the terminal and run the following command to download Admidio's package:

wget https://github.com/Admidio/admidio/releases/download/v4.1.1/admidio-4.1.1.zip

4. Extract the downloaded package:

unzip admidio-4.1.1.zip

5. Move the extracted package to the root directory of your Apache web server:

sudo mv admidio /srv/http/

6. Change the ownership and permission of the Admidio directory:

sudo chown -R http:http /srv/http/admidio
sudo chmod -R 775 /srv/http/admidio

Step 4: Configure Admidio

Follow these steps to configure Admidio:

1. Open the web browser of your choice and visit http://localhost/admidio.
2. Select your language and click the "Next" button.
3. On the next page verify that all required settings are set to "Yes". If not, install the required PHP extensions.
4. After verifying that all required settings are enabled, click the "Next" button.
5. On the Database Configuration page, enter the following details:

• Database: AdmidioDB
• User: admidiouser
• Password: admidio_password
• Host: localhost
• Port: 3306

6. Click the "Next" button
7. On the System Configuration page, enter your website details and set your Admin account.
8. Click the "Next" button.
9. Review the installation summary and click the "Next" button.
10. Click the "Access your Admidio menu" button to log in and start using Admidio.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Admidio on EndeavourOS Latest. You can now manage and organize your club, association, or any other group with Admidio.

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