How to Install QloApps on NixOS Latest

QloApps is a free and open-source hotel management software that can help you manage your hotel reservations, bookings, payments, and more. If you are using NixOS Latest and want to install QloApps, follow these steps:

  1. First, update your package lists by running the following command:

    sudo nix-channel --update
    
  2. Next, install the necessary dependencies by running the following command:

    sudo nix-env -i apache mysql php
    
  3. Download the latest version of QloApps from the official website https://qloapps.com/. Extract the downloaded package using the following command:

    tar -xzvf qloapps-x.x.x.tar.gz
    
  4. Move the extracted files to the Apache web root directory by running the following command:

    sudo mv qloapps /var/www
    
  5. Create a new MySQL database for QloApps by running the following command:

    mysql -u root -p
    

    This will give you a MySQL prompt. Enter the following commands to create the new database and user:

    CREATE DATABASE qloapps;
    
    CREATE USER 'qloapps'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
    
    GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON qloapps.* TO 'qloapps'@'localhost';
    
    FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
    
    EXIT;
    
  6. Next, navigate to the QloApps directory and rename the config-sample.inc.php file to config.inc.php:

    cd /var/www/qloapps
    
    mv config-sample.inc.php config.inc.php
    
  7. Edit the config.inc.php file and update the following variables with your MySQL database information:

    define('_DB_SERVER_', 'localhost');
    
    define('_DB_NAME_', 'qloapps');
    
    define('_DB_USER_', 'qloapps');
    
    define('_DB_PASSWD_', 'password');
    
  8. Restart the Apache web server:

    sudo systemctl restart apache
    
  9. Open a browser and navigate to http://localhost/qloapps to access the QloApps installation wizard.

    Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed QloApps on NixOS Latest.

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