Tutorial: How to Install ProjeQtOr in Linux Mint Latest

ProjeQtOr is a project management software that provides a complete solution for managing projects, tasks, resources, and timesheets. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing and setting up ProjeQtOr on Linux Mint Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you start with the installation process, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:

  • A computer running Linux Mint Latest
  • Apache web server
  • MySQL or MariaDB database server
  • PHP running as an Apache module with the following extensions: gd, pdo_mysql, curl, and zip

Step 1: Download ProjeQtOr

First, you need to download the latest version of ProjeQtOr from the official website. To do that, follow these steps:

  1. Open your web browser and navigate to https://www.projeqtor.org/.
  2. Click on the "Download" button on the top right corner of the page.
  3. Choose the appropriate version of ProjeQtOr for your Linux Mint installation.

Step 2: Install Apache web server

ProjeQtOr requires an Apache web server to function. If you do not have Apache installed on your Linux Mint system, follow these steps to install it:

  1. Open the terminal window.
  2. Update the package list by running the following command:
sudo apt update
  1. Install Apache by running the following command:
sudo apt install apache2
  1. Once the installation is complete, verify the Apache installation by checking the Apache version with the following command:
apache2 -v

Step 3: Install MySQL or MariaDB database server

ProjeQtOr requires a database server to store its data. You can choose either MySQL or MariaDB as your database server. To install MySQL or MariaDB on your Linux Mint system, follow these steps:

  1. Open the terminal window.
  2. Update the package list by running the following command:
sudo apt update
  1. Install MySQL or MariaDB by running the following command:
sudo apt install mysql-server mysql-client

OR

sudo apt install mariadb-server mariadb-client
  1. Once the installation is complete, verify the MySQL or MariaDB installation by logging into the database server with the following command:
mysql -u root -p

Step 4: Install PHP

ProjeQtOr requires PHP to run as an Apache module with the following extensions: gd, pdo_mysql, curl, and zip. To install PHP and its required extensions, follow these steps:

  1. Open the terminal window.
  2. Update the package list by running the following command:
sudo apt update
  1. Install PHP and its required extensions by running the following command:
sudo apt install php libapache2-mod-php php-gd php-mysql php-curl php-zip

Step 5: Configure Apache web server

Next, you need to configure Apache web server to run ProjeQtOr. Follow these steps:

  1. Open the terminal window.
  2. Edit the Apache virtual host file by running the following command:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/projeqtor.conf
  1. Add the following lines to the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
	ServerName your_domain.tld
	DocumentRoot /var/www/projeqtor
	<Directory /var/www/projeqtor>
		Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
		AllowOverride All
		Order allow,deny
		allow from all
	</Directory>
	ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/projeqtor-error.log
	CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/projeqtor-access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Make sure to replace "your_domain.tld" with your own domain name.

  1. Save and close the file.

  2. Enable the virtual host configuration by running the following command:

sudo a2ensite projeqtor.conf
  1. Restart the Apache web server by running the following command:
sudo service apache2 restart

Step 6: Install and Configure ProjeQtOr

Now you can install and configure ProjeQtOr on your Linux Mint system. Follow these steps:

  1. Extract the ProjeQtOr file you downloaded earlier by running the following command:
tar xzf projeqtor-X.X.X.tar.gz

Make sure to replace "X.X.X" with the version number you downloaded.

  1. Move the extracted files to the Apache web server document root directory by running the following command:
sudo mv projeqtor-X.X.X /var/www/projeqtor

Make sure to replace "X.X.X" with the version number you downloaded.

  1. Set the correct permissions for the ProjeQtOr files by running the following command:
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/projeqtor
  1. Open your web browser and navigate to the following URL:
http://your_domain.tld

Make sure to replace "your_domain.tld" with your own domain name.

  1. The ProjeQtOr installation wizard will appear. Follow the instructions to install and configure ProjeQtOr on your Linux Mint system.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured ProjeQtOr on your Linux Mint system. You can now use ProjeQtOr to manage projects, tasks, resources, and timesheets.