How to Install Conference Organizing Distribution (COD) on OpenSUSE Latest

COD (Conference Organizing Distribution) is a powerful and flexible Drupal-based online platform that enables organizations to quickly and easily manage conferences, events, and other types of online forms. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the step-by-step process of installing COD on OpenSUSE Latest.

Prerequisites

Before getting started, you need to ensure that you have the following prerequisites:

• A running instance of OpenSUSE Latest
• LAMP stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP)
• Drush - this is a command-line tool that is used to manage Drupal installations.

Step 1. Download COD

First, you need to download COD. Open your terminal window and type the following command:

cd /var/www/html
git clone --branch 8.x-1.x http://git.drupal.org/project/cod.git

Step 2. Build COD

Once the download is complete, you need to build COD using Drush. Move into the COD directory and run the following command:

cd cod
drush make --no-core --contrib-destination=. cod.make.yml

Step 3. Create Database

COD requires a database to store its content. Open up your favorite web browser and navigate to http://localhost/phpmyadmin. Click on the “Database” tab and create a new database called “cod”.

Step 4. Configure Apache

Next, you need to update the Apache virtual host file to point to your COD installation. Open your terminal window and move into the Apache directory:

cd /etc/apache2/vhosts.d

Create a new virtual host file by running the following command:

nano cod.conf

Paste in the following code:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName localhost
    DocumentRoot /var/www/html/cod
    <Directory /var/www/html/cod>
        AllowOverride All
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Save and close the file by pressing CTRL+X, Y, and then ENTER.

Finally, restart the Apache server using the following command:

systemctl restart apache2

Step 5. Install COD

To install COD, run the following command from within the COD directory:

drush site-install --account-name=admin --account-pass=admin --db-url=mysql://root@localhost/cod

This command will install COD using the default admin username and password “admin”.

Once the installation is complete, navigate to http://localhost in your web browser. You will be taken to the COD homepage, where you can start creating events and managing conference content.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed COD on OpenSUSE Latest. You can now use this powerful platform to manage conferences, events, and other types of online forms. If you run into any issues during the installation process, be sure to refer to the official COD documentation for additional guidance.

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