Tutorial: How to Install Framadate on Fedora Server Latest

Framadate is a free and open-source web application used for scheduling events and surveys. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install Framadate on a Fedora server.

Prerequisites

Before we start with the installation process, make sure that the following requirements are met:

• You have root access to the Fedora server.
• You have Apache or Nginx web server installed and running on the server.
• You have PHP 7.0 or later installed on the server.
• You have MariaDB or MySQL server installed on the server.

Step 1: Install Required Packages

Start by updating the system packages by running the following command:

sudo dnf update -y

Now, install the required packages by running the following command:

sudo dnf install -y mariadb-server mariadb php php-mysqlnd php-json php-xml httpd

Step 2: Install and Configure Database Server

Start by enabling and starting the MariaDB service using the following commands:

sudo systemctl enable mariadb
sudo systemctl start mariadb

Now, run the following command to secure the MariaDB installation:

sudo mysql_secure_installation

Next, create a new database and user for Framadate by running the following command:

sudo mysql -u root -p

CREATE DATABASE `framadate_db` DEFAULT CHARACTER SET `utf8` COLLATE `utf8_general_ci`;
GRANT ALL ON `framadate_db`.* TO 'framadate_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit

Replace password with a strong and secure password.

Step 3: Download Framadate

Go to the Framadate website and download the latest version of the software. You can do this by running the following command:

sudo curl -L https://framadate.org/abc/ -o /var/www/html/framadate.zip

Once the download is complete, extract the downloaded archive by running the following command:

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

Step 4: Configure Framadate

Now, rename the example configuration file to the actual configuration file by running the following command:

sudo mv /var/www/html/framadate/config.inc.php.example /var/www/html/framadate/config.inc.php

Next, open the configuration file using your preferred editor:

sudo nano /var/www/html/framadate/config.inc.php

Find the following lines in the file:

$dbhost = 'localhost';
$dbname = 'frama';
$dbuser = 'frama';
$dbpass = 'frama';

Replace them with the following:

$dbhost = 'localhost';
$dbname = 'framadate_db';
$dbuser = 'framadate_user';
$dbpass = 'password';

Replace password with the same password you used in step 2.

Save and close the file.

Step 5: Configure Web Server

If you are using Apache as your web server, run the following command to allow .htaccess files:

sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

Find the following lines:

<Directory "/var/www/html">
	Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
	AllowOverride None
	Require all granted
</Directory>

Replace AllowOverride None with AllowOverride All.

Save and close the file. Restart the Apache service by running the following command:

sudo systemctl restart httpd

If you are using Nginx as your web server, run the following command to update the Nginx configuration:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf

Add the following block inside the server block:

location / {
    try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
}

location ~ \.php$ {
    include fastcgi_params;
    fastcgi_index index.php;
    fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php-fpm/www.sock;
    fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
}

Save and close the file. Restart the Nginx service by running the following command:

sudo systemctl restart nginx

Step 6: Verify Installation

Open your web browser and go to http://your-server-ip/framadate/. You should see the Framadate landing page:

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Framadate on your Fedora server.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have explained how to install Framadate on a Fedora server by downloading the software, configuring the database, web server and the application. You can now use it to schedule events and surveys on your server. Enjoy!