How to Install QloApps on Alpine Linux

QloApps is an open-source hotel booking software that provides all the necessary features to manage your hotel’s online presence. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install QloApps on Alpine Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

  • A computer with Alpine Linux latest version installed
  • Root access to the server or the ability to use sudo
  • Basic knowledge of the Linux command line

Step 1: Update the System

Before installing QloApps, it is important to update the system. Run the following commands to update the system packages:

sudo apk update
sudo apk upgrade

Step 2: Install Required Dependencies

To run QloApps on Alpine Linux, you need to install Apache web server, PHP, and MariaDB. Run the following command to install these dependencies:

sudo apk add apache2 php7 php7-mysqli php7-openssl php7-json php7-xml php7-curl php7-gd php7-mbstring php7-zip mariadb mariadb-client

Step 3: Configure Apache Web Server

QloApps requires Apache web server to run. We need to configure Apache by creating a virtual host for QloApps. Run the following command to create a virtual host configuration:

sudo nano /etc/apache2/httpd.conf

Add the following lines in the configuration file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName yourdomain.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/html/
    <Directory /var/www/html>
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
    ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/error_log
    CustomLog /var/log/apache2/access_log common
</VirtualHost>

Replace yourdomain.com with your actual domain name. Save and close the file.

Step 4: Download and Install QloApps

To download QloApps, run the following command:

wget https://github.com/Qloapps/qloapps/releases/download/v1.5.1/QloApps-v1.5.1.zip

Unzip the downloaded file using the following command:

unzip QloApps-v1.5.1.zip

Move the unzipped files to the Apache document root directory using the following command:

sudo mv QloApps /var/www/html/

Give the Apache user ownership of the QloApps directory using the following command:

sudo chown -R apache:apache /var/www/html/QloApps

Step 5: Create MariaDB Database

To create a new database for QloApps, run the following command:

sudo mysql -u root -p

Enter your MySQL root password and press Enter. Then create a new database and user by running these commands:

CREATE DATABASE qloapps;
CREATE USER 'qloapps'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your_password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON qloapps.* TO 'qloapps'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
quit

Replace your_password with your own password.

Step 6: Install QloApps

Open your web browser and navigate to http://yourdomain.com/QloApps/install/. Follow the installation wizard to install QloApps.

Specify the following details when asked:

  • Database Name: qloapps
  • Database Username: qloapps
  • Database Password: your_password
  • Database Hostname: localhost

The installation should complete successfully. You can now access QloApps by navigating to http://yourdomain.com/QloApps/ in your web browser.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install QloApps on Alpine Linux. You can now use QloApps to manage your hotel’s online presence.