How to Install MantisBT on Void Linux

MantisBT is an open-source issue and bug tracker that helps software developers and project managers track and organize potential issues in software development. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing MantisBT on Void Linux.

Prerequisites

Before we get started, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

• A running instance of Void Linux
• Root or sudo user privileges
• A web server (e.g. Apache or Nginx) installed and running on your system

Steps

1. Update the package repository and install the necessary dependencies by running the following commands:

sudo xbps-install -S
sudo xbps-install -y apache php php-curl php-ldap php-gd php-xmlrpc php-mysqli mysql-server

2. Start the MySQL service by running the following command:

sudo ln -s /etc/sv/mysql /var/service/

3. Create a new database for MantisBT by running the following command:

mysql -u root -p

CREATE DATABASE mantisbt character set utf8mb4 collate utf8mb4_unicode_ci;

4. Download the latest release of MantisBT from their official website. You can use wget command to download it.

wget https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/mantisbt/mantis-stable/2.25.2/mantisbt-2.25.2.tar.gz

5. Extract the downloaded file to /var/www/htdocs directory and rename it as mantisbt.

sudo tar -zxvf mantisbt-2.25.2.tar.gz -C /var/www/htdocs
sudo mv /var/www/htdocs/mantisbt-2.25.2 /var/www/htdocs/mantisbt

6. Set the correct permissions for the mantisbt directory.

sudo chown -R apache:apache /var/www/htdocs/mantisbt

7. Create a new virtual host for MantisBT. For example, create a file named /etc/httpd/conf.d/mantisbt.conf and add the following configurations.

<VirtualHost *:80>
  ServerName mantisbt.example.com
  DocumentRoot /var/www/htdocs/mantisbt

  ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/mantisbt_error.log
  CustomLog /var/log/httpd/mantisbt_access.log combined

  <Directory /var/www/htdocs/mantisbt>
    Require all granted
    DirectoryIndex index.php
    Options FollowSymLinks
    AllowOverride All
  </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Don't forget to replace mantisbt.example.com with your own domain name.

8. Restart the Apache web server to apply the changes.

sudo sv restart httpd

9. Open your web browser and navigate to http://mantisbt.example.com. You should now see the MantisBT installation page. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we showed you how to install MantisBT on Void Linux. MantisBT is an essential tool for any software development project that needs to track issues and bugs. With this guide, you should now have a working installation of MantisBT ready to use.

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