Dudle is an open-source online scheduling and polling tool that allows you to schedule meetings, events, or tasks with your team or group. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Dudle on a Fedora Server.
Dudle requires Apache and PHP to be installed on your server. You can install Apache and PHP with the following command:
sudo dnf install httpd php php-mysqlnd
After the installation is complete, start the Apache web server and enable it to start on boot:
sudo systemctl start httpd
sudo systemctl enable httpd
Dudle uses MariaDB as its database system. You can install MariaDB using the following command:
sudo dnf install mariadb mariadb-server
After MariaDB is installed, start the service and enable it to start on boot:
sudo systemctl start mariadb
sudo systemctl enable mariadb
Then, run the secure installation script to improve the MariaDB database security:
sudo mysql_secure_installation
Download Dudle package from the official website:
wget http://primelife.ercim.eu/images/primelife/dudle/dudle-1.2.0.tar.gz
Extract the package using the following command:
tar xvfz dudle-1.2.0.tar.gz
Move the extracted files to the Apache web root directory:
sudo mv dudle-1.2.0 /var/www/html/dudle
Set the correct permissions on the dudle directory:
sudo chown -R apache:apache /var/www/html/dudle
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/dudle
Log in to the MariaDB shell using the following command:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Create a new database for Dudle:
CREATE DATABASE dudle;
Create a new user and grant it all privileges to the dudle database:
CREATE USER 'dudleuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON dudle.* TO 'dudleuser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Exit the MariaDB shell:
exit
Copy the sample configuration file to the config.php file:
cp /var/www/html/dudle/examples/config.example.php /var/www/html/dudle/config.php
Edit the config.php file with your MariaDB database credentials:
sudo nano /var/www/html/dudle/config.php
Modify the following configuration parameters:
$config['database'] = 'dudle';
$config['dbuser'] = 'dudleuser';
$config['dbpass'] = 'password';
Save and close the file.
You can now access Dudle using your web browser by visiting http://server-ip-address/dudle. You will see the Dudle welcome page.
As a first-time user, you need to create an administrator account. Click the Create new poll button and then click the Administration link.
Enter a username and password for the administrator account, and then click the Create account button.
You can now start using Dudle to schedule meetings, events, or tasks with your team or group.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Dudle on your Fedora Server. You can start using Dudle to schedule meetings, events, or tasks with your team or group.
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