How to Install Conference Organizing Distribution (COD) on Void Linux

Conference Organizing Distribution (COD) is a Drupal distribution that helps you create a conference website quickly and easily. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing COD on Void Linux.

Prerequisites

• A running instance of Void Linux.
• A user account with sudo privileges.

Step 1: Install Apache and PHP

COD requires Apache and PHP to run. Use the following command to install them:

sudo xbps-install -S apache php php-fpm

Step 2: Install MariaDB

COD requires a database to store its data. Use the following command to install MariaDB:

sudo xbps-install -S mariadb

Once the installation is complete, start the MariaDB service and enable it to start at boot time:

sudo ln -s /etc/sv/mariadb /var/service/
sudo sv start mariadb
sudo mysql_secure_installation

Step 3: Create the COD Database

Now that MariaDB is installed, we need to create a database for COD. Follow these steps to create the database:

mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE cod;
CREATE USER 'coduser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON cod.* TO 'coduser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
QUIT;

Replace 'password' with a strong password.

Step 4: Install COD

Download the latest version of COD from the official website: http://usecod.com/download. Extract the downloaded file and copy the contents to the document root directory:

sudo mkdir /var/www/html/cod
sudo tar -xvf cod-*.tar.gz -C /var/www/html/cod
sudo chown -R http:http /var/www/html/cod

Step 5: Configure Apache for COD

We need to configure Apache to serve COD. Create a new virtual host configuration file:

sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf.d/cod.conf

Add the following configuration to the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName your_domain.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/cod
<Directory /var/www/html/cod>
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/cod-error.log
CustomLog /var/log/httpd/cod-access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Replace 'your_domain.com' with your actual domain name.

Step 6: Restart Apache

Restart Apache to apply the new configuration:

sudo sv restart apache

Step 7: Install COD

Open your web browser and navigate to http://your_domain.com/install.php. Follow the on-screen instructions to install COD. When prompted for the database details, enter the following:

• Database name: cod
• Database username: coduser
• Database password: the password you set in Step 3.
• Database host: localhost

Conclusion

You have successfully installed Conference Organizing Distribution (COD) on Void Linux. You can now create your own conference website using COD.

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