Tutorial: Installing Framadate on Arch Linux

In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Framadate on Arch Linux. Framadate is an open-source online service that enables easy scheduling for your meetings or appointments. This tutorial assumes that you have a basic knowledge of the Arch Linux command line interface.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, ensure that your Arch Linux system is up-to-date by executing the following command in your terminal:

sudo pacman -Syu

Step 1: Install Apache Web Server

Framadate requires a web server to run. In this tutorial, Apache will be used as the web server. To install Apache, run the following command in your terminal:

sudo pacman -S apache

Once the installation is complete, start and enable the Apache service by running the following command:

sudo systemctl start httpd.service
sudo systemctl enable httpd.service

You can verify if Apache is running correctly by opening your web browser and navigating to http://localhost/. You should see the default Apache web page.

Step 2: Install PHP and Required Extensions

Framadate is written in PHP and requires some PHP extensions to run correctly. To install PHP and the required extensions, execute the following command:

sudo pacman -S php php-apache php-gd php-intl php-pgsql

After the installation, restart the Apache service for the changes to take effect by executing:

sudo systemctl restart httpd.service

Step 3: Install PostgreSQL

Framadate requires a database to store its data. In this tutorial, PostgreSQL will be used as the database. To install PostgreSQL, run the following command:

sudo pacman -S postgresql

After the installation, start and enable the PostgreSQL service by running:

sudo systemctl start postgresql.service
sudo systemctl enable postgresql.service

Step 4: Set Up PostgreSQL

Now that PostgreSQL is installed, we need to set it up. First, add a new user with a username of your choice, and set its password:

sudo su -
su - postgres
createuser --interactive --pwprompt

Next, create a new database for Framadate and grant the user permissions to access it:

createdb -O your_username your_database_name

Finally, change the PostgreSQL authentication method to md5 by editing the pg_hba.conf file:

sudo nano /var/lib/postgres/data/pg_hba.conf

Change the following line to:

host    all          all        all           md5

Save and close the file. Then, restart the PostgreSQL service:

sudo systemctl restart postgresql.service

Step 5: Download and Install Framadate

To download and install Framadate, run the following commands:

cd /srv/http/
sudo git clone https://framagit.org/framasoft/framadate.git
cd framadate
sudo chmod -R 777 app/cache app/conf app/sessions app/logs app/uploads
cp app/config/example.parameters.yml app/config/parameters.yml

Next, edit the parameters.yml file and replace the database information with your own information:

nano app/config/parameters.yml

database_host: localhost
database_port: 5432
database_name: your_database_name
database_user: your_username
database_password: your_password

Save and close the file.

Finally, run the following command to install Framadate:

sudo composer install --no-dev --optimize-autoloader

Step 6: Configure Apache

The last step is to configure Apache to serve Framadate. Create a new Apache configuration file for Framadate:

sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/extra/framadate.conf

Add the following content to the file:

Alias /framadate /srv/http/framadate/web
<Directory /srv/http/framadate/web>
    AllowOverride All
    Require all granted
    DirectoryIndex index.php
</Directory>

# Enable rewite module
LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so

# Enable PHP
LoadModule php7_module modules/libphp7.so
AddHandler php7-script php
Include conf/extra/php7_module.conf

Save and close the file.

Finally, restart the Apache service:

sudo systemctl restart httpd.service

You can now access Framadate by navigating to http://localhost/framadate in your web browser.

Conclusion

That's it! You have successfully installed Framadate on your Arch Linux system. You can use Framadate to schedule meetings and appointments, all through an easy-to-use web interface.