How to Install Easy!Appointments on Void Linux

Easy!Appointments is a powerful and customizable appointment scheduling application. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Easy!Appointments on Void Linux.

Requirements

Before we begin, you will need the following:

• A Void Linux server running on your local machine or cloud server
• A terminal application
• Root or sudo access to your server

Step 1 - Update Your System

Before you install any software, it's essential to have an updated system with the latest packages. Use the following commands to update and upgrade all available packages on your Void Linux server:

sudo xbps-install -S
sudo xbps-install -u

Step 2 - Install Required Dependencies

Easy!Appointments requires several PHP extensions to work correctly. Run the following command to install the required dependencies:

sudo xbps-install php php-pdo php-mbstring php-intl php-curl php-xml php-zip php-dom php-gd mariadb mariadb-client mariadb-server

Step 3 - Download and Install Easy!Appointments

Follow these steps to download and install Easy!Appointments on your server:

1. Go to the Easy!Appointments website and download the latest version.
2. Unzip the downloaded file and move it to the /var/www/html/ directory:

sudo unzip easyappointments.zip -d /var/www/html/

3. Rename the extracted folder to a more manageable and specific name:

sudo mv /var/www/html/easyappointments-1.5 /var/www/html/easyappointments

Step 4 - Change Ownership and Permissions

To prevent any permission issues, change the ownership and permissions of the Easy!Appointments directory with the following command:

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/easyappointments
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/easyappointments

Step 5 - Set Up MariaDB Database and User

Easy!Appointments requires a database to store all its data. Follow these steps to set up a database and user in MariaDB:

1. Enter the following command to log in to the MariaDB server as the root user:

sudo mysql -u root -p

2. Create a new database and user with the following commands:

CREATE DATABASE easyappointments;
CREATE USER 'eauser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'eapassword';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON easyappointments.* TO 'eauser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Step 6 - Configure Easy!Appointments

Easy!Appointments comes with a configuration file that you can modify to suit your needs. Follow these steps to configure Easy!Appointments:

1. Move to the Easy!Appointments directory:

cd /var/www/html/easyappointments

2. Copy the default configuration file:

cp ./config/config.php.example ./config/config.php

3. Edit the configuration file with your preferred text editor (nano, vim, emacs):

sudo nano ./config/config.php

4. Find and replace the following settings with the database and user details you created in Step 5:

$db['default']['host'] = 'localhost';
$db['default']['database'] = 'easyappointments';
$db['default']['username'] = 'eauser';
$db['default']['password'] = 'eapassword';

5. Save and close the file.

Step 7 - Test Easy!Appointments

You're almost there! Now test your installation by visiting your server's IP address or domain name followed by /easyappointments in your web browser:

http://your_server_IP_or_domain/easyappointments

You should see the Easy!Appointments login page, and you can log in using the default administrator account:

• Username: admin
• Password: password

Congratulations! You've successfully installed Easy!Appointments on your Void Linux server.

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