How to Install Dudle on macOS

Dudle is an open-source scheduling application that allows users to choose the best date and time for a meeting or event. This tutorial will guide you step-by-step on how to install Dudle on macOS.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure that your macOS system meets the following requirements:

• macOS 10.10 or later
• Homebrew package manager (if not installed, follow the instructions to install it from https://brew.sh/)

Steps to Install Dudle

1. Open the Terminal app on your macOS system. You can find it under Applications > Utilities.

2. Install the prerequisites by running the following command:

brew install apache2 libapache2-mod-php php php-mcrypt php-mbstring php-xml mysql

3. Clone the Dudle repository from GitHub by running the following command:

git clone https://github.com/dudle-project/dudle.git

4. Move the cloned Dudle folder to the Apache webroot folder by running the following command:

sudo mv dudle /Library/WebServer/Documents/

5. Change the ownership and permissions of the Apache webroot folder by running the following command:

sudo chown -R _www:_www /Library/WebServer/Documents/dudle
sudo chmod -R 755 /Library/WebServer/Documents/dudle

6. Create a MySQL database and user for Dudle. You can use the following commands to create a database called dudle_db and a user called dudle_user. Remember to replace your_password with a strong password of your choice.

mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE dudle_db;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON dudle_db.* TO 'dudle_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your_password';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;

7. Rename the config.inc.php.sample file to config.inc.php by running the following command:

cd /Library/WebServer/Documents/dudle/config/
cp config.inc.php.sample config.inc.php

8. Modify the config.inc.php file by specifying the MySQL database parameters. You can use the following commands to open the file in the Nano text editor.

nano config.inc.php

9. Look for the following lines of code in the config.inc.php file:

$config['dbHost'] = 'localhost';
$config['dbName'] = 'change_this';
$config['dbUser'] = 'change_this';
$config['dbPass'] = 'change_this';

10. Modify the code by replacing the values with your own MySQL database parameters. The modified code should look something like this:

$config['dbHost'] = 'localhost';
$config['dbName'] = 'dudle_db';
$config['dbUser'] = 'dudle_user';
$config['dbPass'] = 'your_password';

11. Save the changes to the config.inc.php file by pressing control + o, and then exit Nano by pressing control + x.

12. Restart the Apache server by running the following command:

sudo apachectl restart

13. Open a web browser and go to http://localhost/dudle. You should see the Dudle login page.

14. Create a new user account and start using Dudle to schedule your meetings or events.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Dudle on your macOS system!

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