LimeSurvey is a free, open-source survey software that allows you to create custom surveys and collect responses from participants. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install LimeSurvey on the latest version of NixOS.
Before going ahead with the LimeSurvey installation, ensure that you have the following:
The first step is to update the system package manager using the following command:
sudo nixos-rebuild switch --upgrade
This command will upgrade all the installed packages to the latest version.
LimeSurvey requires PHP to run, so you need to install PHP on your system. In NixOS, PHP can be installed using the following command:
sudo nix-env -iA nixos.php
This command installs the latest version of PHP on your system.
LimeSurvey supports different databases, including MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQLite. In this tutorial, we will use MySQL as our database.
To install MySQL, run the following command:
sudo nix-env -iA nixos.mysql
After MySQL is installed, you need to start the MySQL service using the following command:
sudo systemctl start mysql
Now that PHP and MySQL are installed, you can proceed to install LimeSurvey.
First, download the latest version of LimeSurvey from their official website using the following command:
wget https://www.limesurvey.org/stable-release/download/recent-release-zip
This command will download the latest version of LimeSurvey in a compressed ZIP file.
Next, extract the ZIP file using the following command:
unzip recent-release-zip
This command will extract the LimeSurvey files to a new directory named 'limesurvey'.
Once you have extracted the files, move the limesurvey directory to your web server's document root. In NixOS, the document root is located at /var/www. You can move the limesurvey directory using the following command:
sudo mv limesurvey /var/www/
To create a new MySQL database for LimeSurvey, log in to the MySQL server using the following command:
sudo mysql -u root -p
You will be prompted to enter your MySQL root password. After entering the password, you will be logged in to the MySQL server.
Next, create a new database for LimeSurvey using the following command:
CREATE DATABASE lime_survey;
This command creates a new database named lime_survey.
You also need to create a new user and grant privileges to the newly created database. Use the following commands to create a new user and grant all privileges to the database:
CREATE USER 'lime_survey_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON lime_survey.* TO 'lime_survey_user'@'localhost';
Replace 'password' with your desired password.
After creating the database and user, exit the MySQL server using the following command:
exit
Before you can use LimeSurvey, you need to run the installer to configure the database and create an admin account.
Open a web browser and navigate to the LimeSurvey installation by entering the following URL:
http://your-server-ip/limesurvey/admin/install/index.php
Replace 'your-server-ip' with your server's IP address.
Follow the installation wizard prompts to configure the database and create an admin account.
Finally, once the installation is complete, delete the installer directory using the following command:
sudo rm -rf /var/www/limesurvey/admin/install
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install LimeSurvey on the latest version of NixOS. You can now begin creating custom surveys using LimeSurvey.
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