HOW TO INSTALL QLOAPPS ON FREEBSD LATEST

QloApps is a robust open-source software for managing online hotel bookings. It is built on top of the most popular and secure PHP framework, Laravel. Here's a step-by-step tutorial on how to install QloApps on FreeBSD Latest:

Step 1: Update the FreeBSD System

Before we start with the installation of QloApps, we need to make sure that the FreeBSD system is up-to-date. You can use the following command to update the system:

sudo freebsd-update fetch install

Step 2: Install Required Packages

QloApps requires several packages to run properly. We'll install these packages using the pkg package manager. Execute the following command to install the required packages:

sudo pkg install apache24 mod_php73 mariadb103-server php73-mysqli php73-gd php73-mbstring php73-xml php73-zip

Step 3: Configure the Database

QloApps requires a database to store and manage hotel information. We will use MariaDB as the database server. To install MariaDB and configure it, execute the following commands:

sudo pkg install mariadb103-server
sudo service mysql-server start
sudo mysql_secure_installation

The above commands will install MariaDB, start the database server, and help you set up a secure password for the MariaDB root user.

Next, we will create a new database and grant the required permissions to a new user.

sudo mysql -u root -p
> CREATE DATABASE qloapps;
> CREATE USER 'qloapps'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON qloapps.* TO 'qloapps'@'localhost';
> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
> EXIT;

This will create a new database qloapps, create a new user qloapps with the password password, and grant all privileges to the user on the qloapps database.

Step 4: Download and Extract QloApps

We'll download the latest version of QloApps from the official website. To do so, use the following command:

wget https://github.com/qloapps/QloApps/releases/download/1.4.2/QloApps-v1.4.2.zip

After downloading the file, we'll extract it to the Apache web server's document root directory.

sudo mkdir /usr/local/www/apache24/data/qloapps
sudo unzip QloApps-v1.4.2.zip -d /usr/local/www/apache24/data/qloapps
sudo chown -R www:www /usr/local/www/apache24/data/qloapps
sudo chmod -R 755 /usr/local/www/apache24/data/qloapps

Step 5: Configure Apache Virtual Host

We need to configure Apache Virtual Host to run QloApps. Open the Apache Virtual Host Configuration file /usr/local/etc/apache24/httpd.conf and add the following lines at the end of the file:

Listen 80

<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName example.com
DocumentRoot /usr/local/www/apache24/data/qloapps/
<Directory /usr/local/www/apache24/data/qloapps>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
AllowOverride All
Order allow,deny
allow from all
</Directory>
ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/qloapps_error.log
CustomLog /var/log/httpd/qloapps_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Replace example.com with your preferred domain name. Save the file and exit.

Step 6: Start Apache and MariaDB

Restart Apache and MariaDB to apply any changes made in the configuration files.

sudo service apache24 start
sudo service mysql-server restart

Step 7: Complete the Installation

Open a web browser and navigate to the URL http://example.com/. The QloApps installation wizard should appear. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.

During the installation process, use the following database credentials:

Database Name: qloapps
Database User: qloapps
Database Password: password
Database Host: localhost
Database Port: 3306 (default)

Once the installation is complete, you will be redirected to the QloApps dashboard.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed QloApps on FreeBSD Latest.