TimeOff.Management is a web application that can help you manage employee time off requests. This tutorial will guide you through the steps to install TimeOff.Management on OpenSUSE Latest.
Before you start installing TimeOff.Management, please make sure the following requirements are met:
To install TimeOff.Management on OpenSUSE Latest, we need to install some dependencies first. Open the terminal and run the following command to update the package repository:
sudo zypper update
Then, install the required packages using the following command:
sudo zypper install wget unzip mariadb mariadb-client apache2 apache2-mod_php7 \
php7 php7-mysqlnd php7-json php7-gd php7-zip php7-mbstring php7-xml
Answer "y" when prompted to confirm the installation.
We need to configure MariaDB to create a new database for TimeOff.Management. Run the following command to log in to the MariaDB prompt:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Enter your MariaDB root password when prompted, then create a new database and user with the following commands:
CREATE DATABASE timeoffdb;
CREATE USER 'timeoffuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'yourpassword';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON timeoffdb.* TO 'timeoffuser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Replace "yourpassword" with a strong password that you can remember.
Exit the MariaDB prompt by typing exit.
Download the latest release of TimeOff.Management using the following command:
wget https://github.com/timeoff-management/application/releases/download/4.2.2/timeoff-v4.2.2.zip
Unzip the downloaded file to the Apache document root directory (/srv/www/htdocs/) using the following command:
sudo unzip timeoff-v4.2.2.zip -d /srv/www/htdocs/
Change the ownership of the TimeOff.Management directory to the Apache user (wwwrun) with the following command:
sudo chown -R wwwrun:www /srv/www/htdocs/application
Create a new Apache virtual host configuration file for TimeOff.Management with the following command:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/vhosts.d/timeoff.conf
Add the following configuration to the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName yourdomain.com
Redirect permanent / https://yourdomain.com/
</VirtualHost>
<VirtualHost *:443>
ServerName yourdomain.com
SSLEngine on
SSLCertificateFile /path/to/yourdomain.com.crt
SSLCertificateKeyFile /path/to/yourdomain.com.key
DocumentRoot /srv/www/htdocs/application/
<Directory /srv/www/htdocs/application>
Options -Indexes +FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/timeoff-error.log
CustomLog /var/log/apache2/timeoff-access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Replace yourdomain.com with your domain name and /path/to/yourdomain.com.crt and /path/to/yourdomain.com.key with the path to your SSL certificate and key file respectively.
Save and exit the file.
Enable the SSL and rewrite modules in Apache with the following commands:
sudo a2enmod ssl
sudo a2enmod rewrite
Then, restart Apache to apply the changes with the following command:
sudo systemctl restart apache2
Open a web browser and go to https://yourdomain.com/ (replace yourdomain.com with your domain name). You should see the TimeOff.Management installation page.
Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. When prompted for the database details, enter the following:
localhosttimeoffdbtimeoffuser<yourpassword>Replace <yourpassword> with the password you set for the timeoffuser account in Step 2.
When the installation is complete, remove the install directory from the TimeOff.Management directory with the following command:
sudo rm -rf /srv/www/htdocs/application/install/
Congratulations! You have successfully installed TimeOff.Management on OpenSUSE Latest. You can now log in to the application using the default credentials (admin/admin) and start configuring it according to your needs.
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