Phproject is a free, open-source project management tool that can be self-hosted on your own server. This tutorial will guide you through the installation of Phproject on OpenSUSE Latest, using Apache web server, PHP, and a MySQL database.
Before you start, make sure you have the following requirements:
Open a terminal window and navigate to your web server's directory. You can use the following command to navigate to the directory:
cd /srv/www/htdocs/
Once you are in the web server directory, download the Phproject package using the wget command. You can use the following command to download the package:
sudo wget https://github.com/phproject/phproject/releases/latest/download/phproject.tar.gz
This command will download the latest release of Phproject in the form of a compressed archive.
After downloading the package, extract it using the tar command. You can use the following command to extract the Phproject archive:
sudo tar -xvzf phproject.tar.gz
This command will extract the contents of the archive into a new directory called phproject.
Next, you need to configure Apache to serve the Phproject files. Create a new virtual host configuration file for Phproject using the following command:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/vhosts.d/phproject.conf
Add the following configuration to the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName phproject.example.com
ServerAdmin webmaster@example.com
DocumentRoot /srv/www/htdocs/phproject/public
<Directory /srv/www/htdocs/phproject/public>
Options -Indexes +FollowSymLinks +MultiViews
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
Replace phproject.example.com with your own domain name or IP address.
Save and close the file.
Enable the newly created virtual host using the following command:
sudo a2ensite phproject.conf
Restart Apache for the changes to take effect:
sudo systemctl restart apache2
Create a new MySQL user and database for Phproject using the following commands:
mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE phproject;
CREATE USER 'phprojectuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your-password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON phproject.* TO 'phprojectuser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;
Replace your-password with a strong, secure password.
Open your web browser and navigate to http://phproject.example.com. You should see the Phproject installer page.
Follow the prompts to install Phproject. When prompted for the database settings, enter the following:
Database type: MySQL (mysqli)
Database name: phproject
Username: phprojectuser
Password: your-password (the password you entered in step 4)
Host: localhost
Finish the installation.
For security purposes, remove the install directory from the Phproject directory using the following command:
sudo rm -r /srv/www/htdocs/phproject/install/
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Phproject on OpenSUSE Latest. You can now access Phproject by opening your web browser and navigating to http://phproject.example.com.
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