Easy!Appointments is a powerful open-source web-based appointment scheduling application that allows users to manage appointments and bookings easily. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Easy!Appointments on MXLinux Latest.
The first step is to install Apache on the server. You can do this by running the following command in the terminal:
$ sudo apt-get install apache2
After successful installation, start the Apache service by running the following command:
$ sudo systemctl start apache2
To ensure that Apache automatically starts at system boot, run the following command:
$ sudo systemctl enable apache2
Next, you need to install PHP 7.4, which is required by Easy!Appointments. Run the following command to install PHP 7.4 on your system:
$ sudo apt-get install php7.4 php7.4-mysql php7.4-curl php7.4-xml
After installation, restart the Apache service:
$ sudo systemctl restart apache2
Easy!Appointments requires a MySQL or MariaDB database to store its data. You can install MySQL/MariaDB on your system by running the following command:
$ sudo apt-get install mariadb-server
After successful installation, start the service and enable it to start at boot time by running the following commands:
$ sudo systemctl start mariadb
$ sudo systemctl enable mariadb
Once you have installed MySQL/MariaDB, you need to create a new user and database for Easy!Appointments using the following commands:
$ sudo mysql -u root
This will start the MySQL shell. To create a new user, you can run the following command:
MariaDB [(none)]> CREATE USER 'eauser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'eapassword';
Replace 'eauser' and 'eapassword' with your desired username and password.
Now you need to create a new database for Easy!Appointments using the following command:
MariaDB [(none)]> CREATE DATABASE easyappointments;
After creating the user and database, you need to grant privileges to the user for the database:
MariaDB [(none)]> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON easyappointments.* TO 'eauser'@'localhost';
Next, you need to download Easy!Appointments from the official website. You can do this by running the following command in the terminal:
$ wget https://github.com/alextselegidis/easyappointments/releases/download/1.5.3/easyappointments-1.5.3.zip
After downloading, extract the zip file to the Apache root directory (/var/www/html/) using the following command:
$ sudo unzip easyappointments-1.5.3.zip -d /var/www/html/
The above command will create a new folder named easyappointments in the /var/www/html/ directory.
To configure Easy!Appointments, you need to edit the config.php file located in the /var/www/html/easyappointments/ directory. You can do this by running the following command in the terminal:
$ sudo nano /var/www/html/easyappointments/config.php
Replace the database settings with the following settings:
$config['db']['host'] = 'localhost';
$config['db']['name'] = 'easyappointments';
$config['db']['username'] = 'eauser';
$config['db']['password'] = 'eapassword';
Save the file and exit the editor.
Next, you need to configure Apache to serve the Easy!Appointments application. You can do this by editing the virtual host configuration file:
$ sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/000-default.conf
Add the following lines to the end of the file:
<Directory "/var/www/html/easyappointments">
AllowOverride All
</Directory>
Save the file and exit the editor.
Finally, restart the Apache service:
$ sudo systemctl restart apache2
You can now access the Easy!Appointments application by navigating to http://localhost/easyappointments/ in your web browser. You should see the Easy!Appointments welcome page.
Congratulations, you have successfully installed Easy!Appointments on MXLinux Latest.
If you want to self-host in an easy, hands free way, need an external IP address, or simply want your data in your own hands, give IPv6.rs a try!
Alternatively, for the best virtual desktop, try Shells!
