Installing Conference Organizing Distribution (COD) on Clear Linux Latest

Introduction

Conference Organizing Distribution (COD) is an open-source Drupal distribution for managing conference websites. It is designed to provide an out-of-the-box solution for managing conference websites, including registration, submissions, scheduling, and more. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install COD on Clear Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

  • A server running Clear Linux Latest
  • A sudo user
  • Access to the internet

Step 1: Installing Apache and MariaDB

COD requires a web server and a database management system to run. In this step, we will install Apache, MariaDB, and required PHP extensions.

  1. Update the package index:
$ sudo swupd update
  1. Install Apache, MariaDB, and required PHP extensions:
$ sudo swupd bundle-add dev-utils devpkg-libxml2 devpkg-libevent devpkg-libmemcached devpkg-openssl php-basic php-mysqli php-mbstring php-session php-dom php-simplexml php-curl php-json
  1. Enable Apache and MariaDB services:
$ sudo systemctl enable httpd mariadb
  1. Start Apache and MariaDB services:
$ sudo systemctl start httpd mariadb

Step 2: Creating a Database and User

COD requires a database and a user with privileges to access the database. In this step, we will create a database and a user.

  1. Log in to MariaDB:
$ mysql -u root -p

  1. Enter the MariaDB root password.

  2. Create a database for COD:

MariaDB> CREATE DATABASE cod;
  1. Create a user for COD:
MariaDB> CREATE USER 'coduser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
  1. Grant privileges to the user:
MariaDB> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON cod.* TO 'coduser'@'localhost';
  1. Flush privileges:
MariaDB> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
  1. Exit MySQL:
MariaDB> exit

Step 3: Downloading and Installing COD

  1. Download the latest version of COD:
$ sudo curl -L https://github.com/UseCOD/cod/releases/latest/download/cod.zip -o cod.zip
  1. Extract the ZIP archive:
$ sudo unzip cod.zip -d /var/www/html/
  1. Rename the extracted folder to "cod":
$ sudo mv /var/www/html/cod-* /var/www/html/cod
  1. Change the ownership of the COD directory to the Apache user:
$ sudo chown -R apache:apache /var/www/html/cod

Step 4: Configuring Apache

  1. Open the Apache config file:
$ sudo vi /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
  1. Add the following lines at the end of the file:
Alias /cod /var/www/html/cod
<Directory /var/www/html/cod>
    Options FollowSymLinks
    AllowOverride All
    Require all granted
</Directory>

  1. Save and exit the file.

  2. Restart Apache:

$ sudo systemctl restart httpd

Step 5: Installing COD

  1. Open your web browser and go to http://localhost/cod

  2. Select your preferred language and click "Save and Continue."

  3. Verify that all system requirements are met and click "Save and Continue."

  4. Enter the database details, including database name, username, password, and host (localhost). Click "Save and Continue."

  5. Enter the site name, administrator account details, and email. Click "Save and Continue."

  6. Wait for the installation to complete.

  7. Once the installation is complete, log in to the COD site using the administrator credentials you created in step 5.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed the Conference Organizing Distribution (COD) on Clear Linux Latest. You can now use COD to manage your conference website.