This tutorial will guide you on how to install Group Office on OpenSUSE Latest.
Group Office requires some dependencies to be installed. Run the following command on the terminal to install them.
sudo zypper install mariadb mariadb-client mariadb-tools apache2 apache2-mod_php7 php7 php7-dom php7-gd php7-json php7-mbstring php7-mysql php7-zip php7-curl php7-ldap php7-pear php7-devel php7-openssl php7-phar
Download the latest version of Group Office from their official website: https://www.group-office.com/download
Extract the downloaded package to /var/www/html directory. You can do this by running the following command:
sudo unzip groupoffice.*.zip -d /var/www/html
Rename the extracted folder to groupoffice.
sudo mv /var/www/html/groupoffice.* /var/www/html/groupoffice
Change the ownership of the groupoffice folder to the Apache user.
sudo chown -R wwwrun:www /var/www/html/groupoffice
Create a new Virtual Host for Group Office.
sudo nano /etc/apache2/vhosts.d/groupoffice.conf
Add the following lines to the file.
<VirtualHost *:80>
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/groupoffice
ServerName localhost
</VirtualHost>
Save and close the file.
Enable the newly created Virtual Host by running the following command:
sudo a2ensite groupoffice
Restart Apache for the changes to take effect.
sudo systemctl restart apache2
Create a new database for Group Office.
mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE groupoffice;
Create a new user with a password.
CREATE USER 'groupofficeuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
Replace password with your own strong password.
Grant all privileges to the new user on the database.
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON groupoffice.* TO 'groupofficeuser'@'localhost';
Flush the privileges.
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Change the ownership and permissions of the groupoffice folder.
sudo chown -R wwwrun:www /var/www/html/groupoffice
sudo chmod -R 777 /var/www/html/groupoffice/files
Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost/install.
Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.
Once the installation is complete, delete the install directory.
sudo rm -rf /var/www/html/groupoffice/install
You have successfully installed Group Office on OpenSUSE Latest. You can now manage your organization's tasks, events, and contacts using Group Office.
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