InvoicePlane is free and open-source invoicing software designed for use by small businesses and freelancers. It offers features like customizable invoice templates, recurring invoices, payment reminders, and tax management, among others. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing InvoicePlane on Fedora Server Latest.
Before we begin, you need to have the following requirements:
First, navigate to the InvoicePlane Github repository using the following command:
cd /var/www/html
sudo git clone https://github.com/InvoicePlane/InvoicePlane.git
This will download the latest version of InvoicePlane to your web server.
Next, we need to set the correct file permissions. Run the following commands:
cd InvoicePlane
sudo chmod -R 777 uploads/ application/config/ application/logs/
These commands will give the necessary read/write permissions for the InvoicePlane files and folders.
We need to create a MySQL database where InvoicePlane will store its data. Run the following commands to log into the MySQL console and create a new database:
sudo mysql
create database invoiceplane;
After creating the database, create a new user and grant privileges to access the database:
create user 'invoiceplaneuser'@'localhost' identified by 'password';
grant all on invoiceplane.* to 'invoiceplaneuser'@'localhost';
flush privileges;
exit;
Remember to replace password
with a secure password of your choice.
We need to create a new virtual host in Apache that points to the InvoicePlane installation directory. Run the following commands to create a new configuration file:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf.d/invoiceplane.conf
Copy the following configuration to the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin your-email@example.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/InvoicePlane/public
ServerName your-domain.com
<Directory /var/www/html/InvoicePlane/public>
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Order allow,deny
allow from all
</Directory>
ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/invoiceplane_error.log
CustomLog /var/log/httpd/invoiceplane_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Replace your-email@example.com
with your email address and your-domain.com
with your domain name.
Save the file and exit.
InvoicePlane requires some PHP modules to function correctly. Run the following command to install them:
sudo dnf install php-mbstring php-gd php-xml php-mcrypt
You may need to restart Apache for the changes to take effect:
sudo systemctl restart httpd
Open your web browser and go to your server's domain name. You should see the InvoicePlane installation wizard.
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process. When prompted, enter the MySQL database details you created earlier.
Congratulations, you have successfully installed InvoicePlane on Fedora Server Latest!
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