Croodle is an open-source web-based polling software that allows you to create and conduct polls and surveys anonymously. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Croodle on POP! OS latest.
Before installing Croodle, it is essential to ensure that your system is up-to-date by running the following commands:
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
Croodle requires some dependencies to function correctly. You need to install them first before proceeding with the installation of Croodle. To install the required software packages, run the following command:
sudo apt-get install -y apache2 php7.4 curl zip unzip libapache2-mod-php7.4 libapache2-mod-authnz-external libapache2-mod-authnz-pam pwauth mariadb-server mariadb-client php7.4-mysql git
This command installs webserver, PHP, database, git, and other necessary packages required by Croodle.
The next step is to create a database and user for Croodle. You can create a new database by following these steps:
Log in to your MariaDB server using the following command:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Once you are logged in, create a new database:
CREATE DATABASE croodle_db;
Then create a new user for the database:
CREATE USER 'croodle_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
Grant the user permissions to the newly created database:
GRANT ALL ON croodle_db.* TO 'croodle_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password' WITH GRANT OPTION;
Finally, flush the changes and exit:
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit
You can download Croodle from its official Github repository. First, navigate to the root of your web server by running the following command:
cd /var/www/html/
Then, download the latest version of Croodle by running the following command:
sudo git clone https://github.com/jelhan/croodle.git
Once the download is complete, navigate to the Croodle directory and install the necessary PHP dependencies using composer:
cd croodle
sudo composer install --no-dev
The next step is to configure Croodle using its sample configuration file. Run the following command to copy the sample configuration file:
cp app/config.inc.php.sample app/config.inc.php
Then, open the configuration file with a text editor:
sudo nano app/config.inc.php
Update the following lines in the configuration file:
define('CR_CONF_DB_DSN', 'mysql:dbname=croodle_db;host=localhost');
define('CR_CONF_DB_USERNAME', 'croodle_user');
define('CR_CONF_DB_PASSWORD', 'password');
Save the changes and exit the text editor.
The final step is to configure Apache to serve Croodle. First, enable the Apache rewrite module:
sudo a2enmod rewrite
Then, create a new virtual host file:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/croodle.conf
Add the following content to the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName croodle.local
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/croodle/www
<Directory /var/www/html/croodle/www>
AllowOverride All
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
Save the changes and exit the text editor.
Next, enable the virtual host and restart Apache:
sudo a2ensite croodle.conf
sudo systemctl restart apache2
Finally, you can access Croodle by visiting http://croodle.local in your web browser. If you used a different domain name, make sure to use that instead.
That's it! You have successfully installed and configured Croodle on your POP! OS latest and are ready to use it.
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