How to Install Attendize on Linux Mint

Attendize is an open-source event ticketing and management platform that can be used to sell tickets online and manage events. This tutorial will guide you through the steps to install Attendize on Linux Mint.

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

To install Attendize, we need to first install the following dependencies:

• Apache
• PHP 7.2+
• MySQL or MariaDB
• Composer

You can install all these dependencies by running the following command in your terminal:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install apache2 php mysql-server composer

Step 2: Clone Attendize repository

Now we need to clone the Attendize repository to our web server. First, navigate to the web server's document root directory by running the following command:

cd /var/www/html/

Next, clone the Attendize repository:

sudo git clone https://github.com/attendize/attendize.git

Step 3: Configure Apache

Now we need to create a new virtual host configuration file for Attendize. Run the following command to create a new Apache configuration file:

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/attendize.conf

Add the following configuration to the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerAdmin [email protected]
    DocumentRoot /var/www/html/attendize/public
    ServerName example.com

    <Directory /var/www/html/attendize/public>
        Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
        AllowOverride All
        Order allow,deny
        allow from all
    </Directory>

    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Replace [email protected] and example.com with your own email and domain name.

Next, enable the Attendize virtual host and restart Apache:

sudo a2ensite attendize.conf
sudo service apache2 restart

Step 4: Configure Attendize

Navigate to the Attendize directory and copy the .env.example file to .env:

cd /var/www/html/attendize/
sudo cp .env.example .env

Open the .env file in your favorite text editor and set the following variables:

APP_URL=http://example.com     // Replace example.com with your own domain
DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1              // Replace if using a different MySQL/MariaDB host
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=attendize
DB_USERNAME=root              // Replace with your MySQL/MariaDB username
DB_PASSWORD=secret            // Replace with your MySQL/MariaDB password

Save and exit the file.

Next, install Attendize's dependencies:

sudo composer install

Generate an application key:

php artisan key:generate

Finally, run the following command to migrate the database:

php artisan migrate --seed

This will create the necessary tables in the database.

Step 5: Access Attendize

Now you can access Attendize by visiting your domain in your web browser. If you followed the configuration in this tutorial, you should see the Attendize installation page at http://example.com. Follow the instructions on the page to create your first event.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Attendize on Linux Mint!