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Installing LimeSurvey on Fedora CoreOS Latest

LimeSurvey is an open-source survey software that allows you to create and conduct surveys, polls, and questionnaires. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install LimeSurvey on Fedora CoreOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you start, make sure that you have the following:

• A server running on Fedora CoreOS Latest
• Access to the server as a sudo user or root user with SSH access

Step 1: Install web server and database server

The first step is to install a web server and a database server on your server. For this tutorial, we will be using Apache web server and MariaDB database server. To install these dependencies, follow the instructions below:

1. Open the terminal and login to your server as a sudo user or a root user.
2. Update the package list by running the following command:

sudo dnf update -y

3. Install the web server and the database server by running the following command:

sudo dnf install -y httpd mariadb-server

4. Start the web server and the database server by running the following commands:

sudo systemctl start httpd
sudo systemctl enable httpd
sudo systemctl start mariadb
sudo systemctl enable mariadb

Step 2: Create a database for LimeSurvey

The next step is to create a database for LimeSurvey. To do this, follow the instructions below:

1. Login to the MariaDB database server by running the following command:

sudo mysql -u root

2. Create a new database for LimeSurvey by running the following command:

CREATE DATABASE limesurvey;

3. Create a new user and set a password for the user by running the following command:

CREATE USER 'limesurveyuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'LimeSurveyPassword123!';

4. Grant privileges to the user for the LimeSurvey database by running the following command:

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON limesurvey.* TO 'limesurveyuser'@'localhost';

5. Exit the MariaDB database server by typing "exit" and pressing Enter.

Step 3: Download and Install LimeSurvey

The next step is to download and install LimeSurvey. To do this, follow the instructions below:

1. Download the latest version of LimeSurvey from the official LimeSurvey website (https://www.limesurvey.org) with the following command:

wget https://download.limesurvey.org/latest-stable-release/limesurvey4.3.29+201020.zip

2. Unzip the downloaded package and move it to the Apache web server document root directory with the following commands:

unzip limesurvey4.3.29+201020.zip
sudo mv limesurvey /var/www/html/
sudo chown -R apache:apache /var/www/html/limesurvey/

3. Update the Apache web server configuration file to include the LimeSurvey configuration by running the following command:

sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf.d/lime-survey.conf

Add the following content to the file and save the changes:

Alias /limesurvey "/var/www/html/limesurvey/"
<Directory "/var/www/html/limesurvey/">
 Options FollowSymLinks
 AllowOverride All
 Require all granted
</Directory>

4. Restart the Apache web server by running the following command:

sudo systemctl restart httpd

Step 4: Setup and Configure LimeSurvey

The last step is to setup and configure LimeSurvey. To do this, follow the instructions below:

1. Open your web browser and navigate to http://your-ip-address/limesurvey/

2. Follow the on-screen instructions to initiate the LimeSurvey installation process.

3. When prompted to enter the database information, provide the following:

• Database type: MySQL
• Host name: localhost
• Database name: limesurvey
• Username: limesurveyuser
• Password: LimeSurveyPassword123!

4. Continue with the installation process by following the on-screen instructions.

5. After the installation is complete, delete the installation directory by running the following command:

sudo rm -rf /var/www/html/limesurvey/application/controllers/admin/install

Congratulations! You have successfully installed LimeSurvey on Fedora CoreOS Latest. You can now start creating and conducting surveys.

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