Framadate is a free and open-source web application used for scheduling events and surveys. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install Framadate on a Fedora server.
Before we start with the installation process, make sure that the following requirements are met:
Start by updating the system packages by running the following command:
sudo dnf update -y
Now, install the required packages by running the following command:
sudo dnf install -y mariadb-server mariadb php php-mysqlnd php-json php-xml httpd
Start by enabling and starting the MariaDB service using the following commands:
sudo systemctl enable mariadb
sudo systemctl start mariadb
Now, run the following command to secure the MariaDB installation:
sudo mysql_secure_installation
Next, create a new database and user for Framadate by running the following command:
sudo mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE `framadate_db` DEFAULT CHARACTER SET `utf8` COLLATE `utf8_general_ci`;
GRANT ALL ON `framadate_db`.* TO 'framadate_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit
Replace password with a strong and secure password.
Go to the Framadate website and download the latest version of the software. You can do this by running the following command:
sudo curl -L https://framadate.org/abc/ -o /var/www/html/framadate.zip
Once the download is complete, extract the downloaded archive by running the following command:
sudo unzip /var/www/html/framadate.zip -d /var/www/html/
Now, rename the example configuration file to the actual configuration file by running the following command:
sudo mv /var/www/html/framadate/config.inc.php.example /var/www/html/framadate/config.inc.php
Next, open the configuration file using your preferred editor:
sudo nano /var/www/html/framadate/config.inc.php
Find the following lines in the file:
$dbhost = 'localhost';
$dbname = 'frama';
$dbuser = 'frama';
$dbpass = 'frama';
Replace them with the following:
$dbhost = 'localhost';
$dbname = 'framadate_db';
$dbuser = 'framadate_user';
$dbpass = 'password';
Replace password with the same password you used in step 2.
Save and close the file.
If you are using Apache as your web server, run the following command to allow .htaccess files:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
Find the following lines:
<Directory "/var/www/html">
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride None
Require all granted
</Directory>
Replace AllowOverride None with AllowOverride All.
Save and close the file. Restart the Apache service by running the following command:
sudo systemctl restart httpd
If you are using Nginx as your web server, run the following command to update the Nginx configuration:
sudo nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
Add the following block inside the server block:
location / {
try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
}
location ~ \.php$ {
include fastcgi_params;
fastcgi_index index.php;
fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php-fpm/www.sock;
fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
}
Save and close the file. Restart the Nginx service by running the following command:
sudo systemctl restart nginx
Open your web browser and go to http://your-server-ip/framadate/. You should see the Framadate landing page:
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Framadate on your Fedora server.
In this tutorial, we have explained how to install Framadate on a Fedora server by downloading the software, configuring the database, web server and the application. You can now use it to schedule events and surveys on your server. Enjoy!
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