InvoicePlane is a free and open-source invoicing application that allows you to manage your invoices, payments, and customers. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install InvoicePlane on Void Linux.
Before you begin, make sure you have the following:
Before you install InvoicePlane, you need to install some dependencies that are required by the application. You can install them by running the following command:
sudo xbps-install -S php-mysqli php-pdo_mysql php-gd php-json php-curl
This will install PHP extensions required for InvoicePlane to work properly.
Next, you need to download the latest version of InvoicePlane from the GitHub repository. You can do this by running the following command:
sudo wget https://github.com/InvoicePlane/InvoicePlane/archive/v1.5.12.zip
This will download the latest version of InvoicePlane to your system.
Once the download is complete, you need to extract the downloaded archive. You can do this by running the following command:
sudo unzip v1.5.12.zip
This will extract the InvoicePlane archive to a directory called InvoicePlane-1.5.12.
InvoicePlane needs to be hosted on a web server in order to be used. In this example, we will be using Apache, but Nginx can also be used. You need to create a virtual host for InvoicePlane in your Apache configuration.
Create a new configuration file for InvoicePlane in the Apache conf.d directory:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf.d/invoiceplane.conf
Add the following lines to the file:
Alias /invoiceplane /path/to/invoiceplane/
<Directory "/path/to/invoiceplane/">
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
Make sure to replace "/path/to/invoiceplane/" with the path to where you extracted the InvoicePlane files.
Restart Apache to apply the changes:
sudo service httpd restart
InvoicePlane requires a MySQL or MariaDB database to store its data. You can create a new database and user by following these steps:
Log in to MySQL as the root user:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Create a new database:
CREATE DATABASE invoiceplane;
Create a new user:
CREATE USER 'invoiceplane'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
Replace 'password' with a strong password.
Grant privileges to the user on the database:
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON invoiceplane.* TO 'invoiceplane'@'localhost';
Flush the privileges:
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Exit MySQL:
exit
Once you have completed the previous steps, you are ready to install InvoicePlane. Follow the steps below:
Navigate to the directory containing the extracted InvoicePlane files:
cd InvoicePlane-1.5.12
Copy the sample configuration file to the root directory:
cp ipconfig.php.example ipconfig.php
Edit the configuration file:
nano ipconfig.php
Replace the following parameters with your MySQL settings:
DB_HOSTNAME = 'localhost';
DB_USERNAME = 'invoiceplane';
DB_PASSWORD = 'password';
DB_DATABASE = 'invoiceplane';
Replace 'password' with the password you created in Step 5.
Move the files to the web server root directory:
sudo mv * /path/to/invoiceplane/
Make sure to replace "/path/to/invoiceplane/" with the path to where you want to install InvoicePlane.
Set the correct permissions on the InvoicePlane directory:
sudo chown -R http:http /path/to/invoiceplane
sudo chmod -R 755 /path/to/invoiceplane
Access InvoicePlane via a web browser:
http://your_ip_address/invoiceplane/
Congratulations! You have successfully installed InvoicePlane on Void Linux! You can now start using this open-source invoicing application to manage your invoices, customers, and payments.
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