How to Install Mautic on EndeavourOS Latest

Mautic is an open-source marketing automation software that allows you to manage your marketing campaigns and build relationships with your customers. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Mautic on EndeavourOS latest version.

Prerequisites

Before you start with the installation process, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:

A running instance of EndeavourOS latest
A web server (Apache or Nginx)
PHP version 7.3 or later
MySQL or MariaDB

Step 1: Install Apache web server

We will start by installing the Apache web server on EndeavourOS. Open the terminal and run the following command to install Apache:

sudo pacman -S apache

After installing Apache, start the Apache service using the following command:

sudo systemctl start httpd

Step 2: Install PHP and required modules

Mautic requires PHP version 7.3 or later. To install PHP and the required modules, run the following command in the terminal:

sudo pacman -S php php-fpm php-gd php-curl php-xml php-mysql

After installing PHP, restart the Apache service to apply the changes:

sudo systemctl restart httpd

Step 3: Install MySQL or MariaDB

Mautic requires a SQL database to store its data. You can choose either MySQL or MariaDB. To install MySQL, run the following command:

sudo pacman -S mysql

Alternatively, you can install MariaDB using the following command:

sudo pacman -S mariadb

After installing the database, start the database service using the following command:

sudo systemctl start mysqld

Step 4: Download and install Mautic

Download the latest version of Mautic from https://www.mautic.org/download/ and extract the downloaded file. You can use the following command to download Mautic directly from the terminal:

sudo wget https://www.mautic.org/download/latest -O /var/www/html/mautic.zip

Extract the downloaded file using the following command:

sudo unzip /var/www/html/mautic.zip -d /var/www/html/

After extracting the files, set the appropriate permissions to the Mautic directory:

sudo chown -R http:http /var/www/html/mautic/

Step 5: Create a database for Mautic

Create a new database for Mautic using the following command:

sudo mysql -u root -p

Enter the root password and run the following commands to create a new database and user for Mautic:

CREATE DATABASE mautic;
GRANT ALL ON mautic.* TO 'mauticuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'mauticpassword';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;

Step 6: Configure Apache web server

Create a virtual host for Mautic using the following command:

sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf

Add the following lines to the configuration file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName mautic.example.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/html/mautic
    ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/mautic.error.log
    CustomLog /var/log/httpd/mautic.access.log combined

    <Directory /var/www/html/mautic>
        Options FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Save the configuration file and restart the Apache service:

sudo systemctl restart httpd

Step 7: Install Mautic

Open a web browser and enter the Mautic URL in the address bar - http://mautic.example.com/installer.

Follow the instructions on the installation wizard to complete the installation process. When prompted, enter the database details that you have created earlier.

After completing the installation process, you can access Mautic by entering the URL http://mautic.example.com in your web browser.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Mautic on EndeavourOS Latest. We covered the installation of Apache web server, PHP, MySQL or MariaDB, downloading and installing Mautic, creating a database, configuring Apache web server, and installing Mautic. With Mautic installed, you can now start building your marketing campaigns and managing your customer relationships.