How to Install ProjectSend on Elementary OS Latest

This tutorial will guide you through the steps required to install ProjectSend on Elementary OS.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure your system is up-to-date by running the following command in the terminal:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

Step 1: Install Required Packages

You need to install Apache, PHP, and MariaDB packages on your system to run ProjectSend. To install these packages, run the following command:

sudo apt install apache2 php libapache2-mod-php mariadb-server php-mysql php-xml php-mbstring

Step 2: Create a Database

Next, create a database for ProjectSend. To do this, run the following command:

sudo mysql -u root -p

Enter your MySQL root user password when prompted. Then, run the following command:

CREATE DATABASE projectsend;
CREATE USER 'projectsend'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'YourStrongPassword';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON projectsend.* TO 'projectsend'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;

Step 3: Download and Extract ProjectSend

Download the ProjectSend archive to your system using the following command:

wget https://github.com/ProjectSend/ProjectSend/archive/master.zip

Once downloaded, extract the archive by running the following command:

unzip master.zip

Then move projectsend folder into your /var/www/html/

sudo mv ProjectSend-master /var/www/html/projectsend/

Step 4: Grant Permissions

Next, you need to grant the web server permission to write to ProjectSend's required directories. Run the following command in the terminal:

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/projectsend/
sudo chmod -R 777 /var/www/html/projectsend/uploads/
sudo chmod -R 777 /var/www/html/projectsend/settings/

Step 5: Configure Apache

Lastly, configure Apache to run ProjectSend on your system:

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/projectsend.conf

Then paste the following contents into it:

<VirtualHost *:80>
  ServerAdmin [email protected]
  DocumentRoot /var/www/html/projectsend/
  ServerName yourdomain.com
  <Directory /var/www/html/projectsend/>
    Options FollowSymlinks
    AllowOverride All
    Require all granted
  </Directory>
  ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
  CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Replace "yourdomain.com" with the domain name or IP address of your system.

Step 6: Enable the Site and Modules

Enable the ProjectSend site and required modules by running the following commands:

sudo a2ensite projectsend.conf
sudo a2enmod rewrite

Step 7: Restart Apache

Lastly, restart Apache to apply the changes:

sudo systemctl restart apache2

Now, you can access ProjectSend by opening your web browser and browsing to http://yourdomain.com/. You should see the ProjectSend login screen where you can log in with the default administrator credentials (username: "admin", password: "admin"). Congratulations, you have successfully installed and configured ProjectSend on your system!