How to Install Conference Organizing Distribution (COD) on Manjaro

Conference Organizing Distribution (COD) is a Drupal-based open-source software that helps you easily organize conferences, events, and meetings. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install COD on a Manjaro system.

Prerequisites

Before installing COD, you need to make sure you have the following prerequisites installed on your system:

• Apache web server
• MySQL or MariaDB database server
• PHP with necessary modules, including PHP GD

You can install these dependencies using the following command:

sudo pacman -S apache mariadb php php-gd

After installing these dependencies, you also need to enable and start the Apache and MariaDB services using the following commands:

sudo systemctl enable httpd
sudo systemctl enable mysqld
sudo systemctl start httpd
sudo systemctl start mysqld

Installing COD

Now that you have installed the necessary prerequisites, you can proceed with the installation of COD. Follow the steps given below:

1. Download COD from the official website at http://usecod.com/. Alternatively, you can use the following command to download the latest version of COD:

wget http://usecod.com/files/cod-latest.tar.gz

2. Extract the downloaded archive using the below command:

tar -xzf cod-latest.tar.gz

3. Copy the extracted files to your Apache web server document root directory:

sudo cp -r cod-latest /srv/http/

4. Create a new MySQL database and user for COD. You can use the following commands to do this:

sudo mysql -u root -p

CREATE DATABASE cod;
CREATE USER 'coduser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'yourpassword';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON cod.* TO 'coduser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'yourpassword';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;

5. Import the COD database schema to your newly created database. Use the below command to import the schema:

sudo mysql -u coduser -p cod < /srv/http/cod-latest/cod.sql

6. Set the appropriate ownership and permissions for COD files:

sudo chown -R http:http /srv/http/cod-latest/
sudo chmod -R 755 /srv/http/cod-latest/

7. Finally, open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost/cod-latest/. This will launch the COD installation wizard. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed COD on your Manjaro system. You can now use this software to organize your conferences, events, and meetings.

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