Tutorial: How to install Qloapps on Linux Mint Latest

Qloapps is a free, open-source online hotel booking and management system that helps you manage your hotel with ease. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Qloapps on Linux Mint Latest.

Step 1: Install Apache, MySQL, and PHP

Before we can install Qloapps, we need to install Apache, MySQL, and PHP on our Linux Mint Latest machine.

  1. Open your terminal by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T
  2. Install Apache by running the following command:
sudo apt-get install apache2
  1. Install MySQL by running the following command:
sudo apt-get install mysql-server
  1. Install PHP and other required PHP modules by running the following command:
sudo apt-get install php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql php-curl php-gd php-xml php-mbstring

Step 2: Download and Extract Qloapps package

  1. Go to https://qloapps.com/ and download the latest Qloapps package.
  2. Extract the Qloapps package into your Apache web server directory /var/www/html:
sudo unzip qloapps-x.x.x.zip -d /var/www/html
  1. Change ownership of files and directories inside /var/www/html/qloapps/ directory to the Apache user and group:
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/qloapps/

Step 3: Create a MySQL Database and User

  1. Login to your MySQL server as the root user:
sudo mysql -u root -p
  1. Create a new MySQL database for Qloapps:
CREATE DATABASE qloapps;
  1. Create a new MySQL user for Qloapps with its own password:
CREATE USER 'qloappsuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
  1. Grant all privileges on the qloapps database to the qloappsuser:
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON qloapps.* TO 'qloappsuser'@'localhost';
  1. Flush the MySQL privileges to apply the changes:
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
  1. Exit the MySQL server:
exit

Step 4: Configure Apache for Qloapps

  1. Enable mod_rewrite:
sudo a2enmod rewrite
  1. Restart Apache to apply the changes:
sudo service apache2 restart
  1. Create a new virtual host for Qloapps by creating a new file qloapps.conf in /etc/apache2/sites-available/ directory:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/qloapps.conf
  1. Paste the following code in the qloapps.conf file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerAdmin [email protected]
    DocumentRoot /var/www/html/qloapps
    ServerName yourdomain.com
    ServerAlias www.yourdomain.com
    <Directory /var/www/html/qloapps/>
        Options FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Note:

  • Replace yourdomain.com with your actual domain name or IP address.
  • Make sure to replace [email protected] with your own email address.
  1. Enable the virtual host by running the following command:
sudo a2ensite qloapps.conf
  1. Restart Apache to apply the changes:
sudo service apache2 restart

Step 5: Install Qloapps

  1. Open your web browser and go to http://yourdomain.com/install/ (replace yourdomain.com with your actual domain name or IP address).
  2. Follow the on-screen instructions to install Qloapps.
  3. When prompted, enter the MySQL database name, username, and password that you created in Step 3.
  4. After the installation is complete, delete the install directory inside /var/www/html/qloapps directory:
sudo rm -rf /var/www/html/qloapps/install/

That's it! You have successfully installed Qloapps on Linux Mint Latest. You can now log in to your Qloapps dashboard by going to http://yourdomain.com/admin/ (replace yourdomain.com with your actual domain name or IP address) and start managing your hotel.