How to Install Traq on Fedora Server Latest

In this tutorial, we'll learn how to install Traq, a lightweight PHP-based issue tracker, on a Fedora Server. We assume that you have a Fedora server installed and running.

Step 1: Install Apache Web Server

We need to install the Apache web server as Traq requires it to function.

sudo dnf install httpd -y

Step 2: Install PHP

You also need to have PHP installed to run Traq.

sudo dnf install php php-mysqlnd php-gd php-ldap php-xmlrpc -y

Step 3: Install MariaDB

Traq uses MariaDB as its database.

sudo dnf install mariadb mariadb-server -y

Start the MariaDB service and enable it to start automatically.

sudo systemctl start mariadb
sudo systemctl enable mariadb

Then, run the installation script:

sudo mysql_secure_installation

Step 4: Create a Database for Traq

Log in to the MariaDB server:

sudo mysql -u root -p

Create a new database for Traq and grant privileges to a new user:

CREATE DATABASE traqdb;
CREATE USER 'traquser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON traqdb.* TO 'traquser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Exit the MariaDB server:

exit

Step 5: Install Traq

Now, download Traq from its official website:

sudo curl -L -o traq.zip https://github.com/nirix/traq/archive/master.zip

Unzip the downloaded file:

sudo unzip traq.zip

Copy the extracted files to the Apache web server's root directory /var/www/html/:

sudo cp -rf traq-master/* /var/www/html/

Change ownership of the www-data directory to the Apache web server user:

sudo chown -R apache:apache /var/www/html/

Rename config.sample.php to config.php:

sudo mv /var/www/html/config.sample.php /var/www/html/config.php

Step 6: Configure Traq

We need to configure Traq to connect to the database that we created earlier.

Open the config.php file using a text editor:

sudo vi /var/www/html/config.php

Find the following lines and update them with the database details:

'DB_TYPE' => 'mysql',
'DB_HOSTNAME' => 'localhost',
'DB_USERNAME' => 'traquser',
'DB_PASSWORD' => 'password',
'DB_NAME' => 'traqdb',

Save and close the file.

Step 7: Restart Apache

Finally, restart the Apache web server:

sudo systemctl restart httpd

Step 8: Access Traq

Now that we have Traq installed and configured, we can access it using a web browser via the following URL:

http://your_ip_address/

Conclusion

Congratulations! Now you have successfully installed Traq on the Fedora server. You can start using Traq as an issue tracker to manage your project effectively.