MantisBT is an open source bug tracker that allows developers to manage bugs and issues during software development. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install MantisBT on OpenSUSE Latest.
Before starting, it's best to update the system packages to the latest version. Run the following commands to update the package list and upgrade installed packages:
sudo zypper refresh
sudo zypper update
MantisBT is a PHP application, so we need to install a LAMP server to run it. Run the following command to install the LAMP stack:
sudo zypper install apache2 mariadb mariadb-client php7 php7-mysqlnd php7-mbstring php7-gd
After installing the packages, start the MariaDB database server and enable it to start on boot time:
sudo systemctl start mysql
sudo systemctl enable mysql
MantisBT requires a MySQL/MariaDB database to store its data, so we need to create a database and user for it. Run the following command to log in to the MariaDB shell:
sudo mysql -u root -p
When prompted, enter the root password.
Once logged in, create a new database and user with the following commands:
CREATE DATABASE mantisbt;
CREATE USER 'mantis'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON mantisbt.* TO 'mantis'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit
Next, we will download and install the latest version of MantisBT from their website. You can download the latest version from the following link: https://www.mantisbt.org/download.php
Run the following commands to download and extract the MantisBT archive:
cd /tmp
wget https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/mantisbt/mantis-stable/2.24.1/mantisbt-2.24.1.zip
unzip mantisbt-2.24.1.zip
sudo mv mantisbt-2.24.1 /var/www/html/mantisbt
Set the correct permissions for the mantisbt directory:
sudo chown -R wwwrun:www /var/www/html/mantisbt
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/mantisbt
To configure Apache to serve the MantisBT application, create a new Apache virtual host configuration file with the following command:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/vhosts.d/mantisbt.conf
Add the following lines in the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin admin@example.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/mantisbt
ServerName example.com
ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/mantisbt_error.log
CustomLog /var/log/apache2/mantisbt_access.log combined
<Directory /var/www/html/mantisbt/>
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Order allow,deny
allow from all
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
Save and close the file.
Restart Apache to apply the changes:
sudo systemctl restart apache2
The MantisBT installation requires some additional configurations. Navigate to http://your-server-ip/mantisbt in a web browser. The MantisBT installer will be launched.
You will be asked to provide the database details you created in Step 3, as well as setting the admin account credentials.
Once all of the inputs are filled in correctly, click the "Install/Upgrade Database" button to complete the installation.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed MantisBT on OpenSUSE Latest. You can now start using MantisBT to track, manage, and resolve bugs reported during software development.
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