How to Install DAViCal on Fedora Server Latest

DAViCal is a free and open-source calendar and address book server that allows you to share your calendar, contacts, and tasks with others. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install DAViCal on a Fedora Server Latest.

Prerequisites

  • A fresh installation of Fedora Server Latest.
  • A user account with sudo privileges.

Step 1: Update the System Packages

Before installing any software, it's essential to update the system packages to their latest version. To do this, run the following command in the terminal:

sudo dnf update

Step 2: Install the Required Packages

Next, we need to install some packages required by DAViCal. The packages are PHP, PHP-FPM, PHP-Pear, PHP-PEAR-Net-Socket, PHP-XML, and PostgreSQL server. Run the following command to install them:

sudo dnf install php php-fpm php-pear php-pear-net-socket php-xml postgresql-server

Once the installation is complete, start the PostgreSQL service and set it to start at boot time:

sudo systemctl start postgresql
sudo systemctl enable postgresql

Step 3: Create a Database and User for DAViCal

Log in to the PostgreSQL server as the PostgreSQL user and create a new database for DAViCal. You can do this by running the following command:

sudo -u postgres psql

postgres=# CREATE DATABASE davicaldb;

Next, create a new user for DAViCal and grant them full access to the database:

postgres=# CREATE USER davicaluser WITH PASSWORD 'password';
postgres=# GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE davicaldb TO davicaluser;
postgres=# \q

Step 4: Download and Install DAViCal

Now that we have all the prerequisites in place, we can download and install DAViCal. To do this, follow the instructions below:

  1. Navigate to the DAViCal download page (https://www.davical.org/download/) and download the latest stable release.

  2. Extract the downloaded tarball to /var/www/html/ directory.

sudo tar -xzf davical-x.x.x.tar.gz -C /var/www/html/
  1. Rename the extracted directory to davical.
sudo mv /var/www/html/davical-x.x.x /var/www/html/davical
  1. Change the ownership of the davical directory to the Apache user apache.
sudo chown -R apache:apache /var/www/html/davical

Step 5: Configure DAViCal

Before starting the DAViCal web installer, we need to make some changes to the configuration files. The configuration files are located in the /var/www/html/davical/config/ directory.

  1. Rename the config.php.example file to config.php.
sudo mv /var/www/html/davical/config/config.php.example /var/www/html/davical/config/config.php
  1. Open the config.php file in a text editor.
sudo nano /var/www/html/davical/config/config.php
  1. Change the following lines to match your database configuration:
$db_type = "pgsql";
$db_dsn = "pgsql:host=localhost;dbname=davicaldb";
$db_username = "davicaluser";
$db_password = "password";
  1. Save and close the file.

Step 6: Start the Web Installer

We are now ready to start the DAViCal web installer. Open your web browser and navigate to http://<your-server-ip>/davical/. You should see the DAViCal web installer. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.

After the installation is complete, you can log in to the DAViCal web interface by navigating to http://<your-server-ip>/davical/. Use the username and password you created during the installation to log in.

That's it! You have successfully installed DAViCal on your Fedora Server Latest. You can now start using it to share your calendar, contacts, and tasks with others.