Easy!Appointments is an open-source, web-based appointment scheduling system that enables businesses to manage online bookings and appointments. It can be easily installed on a variety of web servers, including Fedora Server. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Easy!Appointments on Fedora Server Latest.
Before you begin, make sure that:
The first step is to download the latest version of Easy!Appointments from the official website. Go to https://easyappointments.org/download/ and click on the "Download Now" button.
Alternatively, you can use the following command to download the latest version via the command line:
wget https://github.com/alextselegidis/easyappointments/releases/latest/download/easyappointments.zip
This will download the file "easyappointments.zip" to your current directory.
Next, extract the downloaded ZIP archive to your web server's root directory. By default, this is "/var/www/html" on Fedora Server. Run the following command to extract the package:
unzip easyappointments.zip -d /var/www/html
This will extract the contents of the ZIP archive to the "/var/www/html/easyappointments" directory.
To ensure that Easy!Appointments can work correctly, you need to set the correct file permissions. Change to the Easy!Appointments directory using the following command:
cd /var/www/html/easyappointments
Next, set the file permissions using the following commands:
chmod -R 777 logs/
chmod -R 777 temp/
This will set the "logs" and "temp" directories to have read, write and execute permissions for all users.
Easy!Appointments requires a MySQL or MariaDB database to store its data. If you don't have a database already set up, you can create one using the following steps.
First, log in to the MySQL or MariaDB server using the following command:
mysql -u root -p
Enter your MySQL root password when prompted.
Next, create a new database using the following SQL command:
CREATE DATABASE easyappointments;
This will create a new database named "easyappointments".
Create a new user and grant privileges using the following SQL commands:
CREATE USER 'eauser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'eapassword';
GRANT ALL ON easyappointments.* TO 'eauser'@'localhost';
This will create a new MySQL user named "eauser" with the password "eapassword" and grant it all privileges on the "easyappointments" database.
Finally, exit the MySQL or MariaDB shell by running the following command:
exit
The next step is to configure Easy!Appointments to connect to your database. Open the "config.php" file located in the "/var/www/html/easyappointments" directory using your favorite text editor, for example:
nano /var/www/html/easyappointments/config.php
Find the following lines:
// Define database connection constants
define('DB_HOSTNAME', 'localhost');
define('DB_USERNAME', 'root');
define('DB_PASSWORD', '');
define('DB_DATABASE', 'easyappointments');
Change these values to match your MySQL or MariaDB database settings, for example:
// Define database connection constants
define('DB_HOSTNAME', 'localhost');
define('DB_USERNAME', 'eauser');
define('DB_PASSWORD', 'eapassword');
define('DB_DATABASE', 'easyappointments');
Save and close the file.
Finally, open your web browser and navigate to the Easy!Appointments URL, for example:
http://example.com/easyappointments/
Replace "example.com" with your domain name or IP address.
If everything is set up correctly, you should see the Easy!Appointments welcome screen.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Easy!Appointments on Fedora Server Latest. You can now start configuring Easy!Appointments to fit your business needs and start accepting online bookings and appointments.
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