DocPHT is a self-hosted documentation repository that can be installed on your server or local computer. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install DocPHT on OpenSUSE Latest operating system.
The first step is to update the operating system to the latest version available. Open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo zypper update
This command will download and install the latest updates for your system.
Before we can install DocPHT, we need to install some required packages. Open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo zypper install apache2 mariadb mariadb-client php7 php7-dom php7-mbstring php7-gd php7-zip wget unzip
This command will install Apache web server, MariaDB database server, PHP and its extensions needed to run DocPHT.
In this step, we will download the latest version of DocPHT from its official website. Open the terminal and run the following command:
wget https://github.com/CHH/docpht/archive/master.zip
This command will download the DocPHT file in a zip format.
Extract the downloaded DocPHT file with the following command:
unzip master.zip
This command will create a new directory named docpht-master.
Now, move the docpht-master directory to the Apache webserver’s document root directory, which is /srv/www/htdocs by default:
sudo mv docpht-master /srv/www/htdocs/docpht
Set the ownership of the docpht directory to the wwwrun user and group with the following command:
sudo chown -R wwwrun:www /srv/www/htdocs/docpht
In this step, we will create a new database and user for DocPHT. Open the terminal and run the following commands:
mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE docpht;
GRANT ALL ON docpht.* TO 'docphtuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
Change the 'docphtuser' and 'password' with the desired username and password.
In this step, we will configure DocPHT to use the MySQL database that we have created. Open a web browser and go to http://localhost/docpht/install.php.
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process.
On the database configuration page, enter the following details, and click on the Test connection and save button:
Database host: localhost
Database name: docpht
Database user: docphtuser
Database password: password
On the next page, set the administrator credentials, and click on the Save button.
In this step, we will check whether DocPHT is working or not. Open a web browser and go to http://localhost/docpht.
You should see the DocPHT homepage.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed DocPHT on OpenSUSE Latest. You can now upload your documentation files, manage them, and access them anytime, anywhere.
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