Installing FoodCoopShop on Manjaro

FoodCoopShop is an open-source web application that allows food cooperatives to easily manage their product catalog, orders, invoicing, and more. In this tutorial, we will go through the process of installing FoodCoopShop on Manjaro, a popular Linux distribution.

Prerequisites

  • A Manjaro installation
  • Access to a terminal window
  • A user account with sudo privileges

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

Before we begin installing FoodCoopShop, we need to ensure that the required dependencies are installed. Open a terminal window and run the following command to install the dependencies:

sudo pacman -S apache mariadb php php-apache php-gd php-intl php-mysqli php-pdo_mysql php-xsl unzip

Enter your password when prompted and wait for the installation to complete.

Step 2: Download and Extract FoodCoopShop

Once the dependencies are installed, we can proceed to download the FoodCoopShop archive. Navigate to the official website at https://www.foodcoopshop.com/ and click the "Download" button to download the latest version of FoodCoopShop.

Once the archive is downloaded, extract it to the /srv/http directory by running the following command in the terminal window:

sudo unzip foodcoopshop_latest.zip -d /srv/http

Step 3: Configure MariaDB

FoodCoopShop uses a MariaDB database to store user data. We need to create a new database and a user account that can access it. Run the following commands to achieve this:

sudo mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE foodcoopshop;
CREATE USER 'foodcoopshop'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON foodcoopshop.* to 'foodcoopshop'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;

Replace password with a secure password of your choice.

Step 4: Configure Apache for FoodCoopShop

Apache is the web server that will be used to serve FoodCoopShop. We need to create a new virtual host file to configure Apache to serve FoodCoopShop. Run the following commands to achieve this:

sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/extra/httpd-foodcoopshop.conf

Paste the following code into the file:

Alias /foodcoopshop "/srv/http/foodcoopshop/"

<Directory "/srv/http/foodcoopshop/">
    Options FollowSymLinks
    AllowOverride All
    Order allow,deny
    Allow from all
</Directory>

Save and exit the file. Then, enable the new virtual host by running the following command:

sudo ln -s /etc/httpd/conf/extra/httpd-foodcoopshop.conf /etc/httpd/conf-enabled/httpd-foodcoopshop.conf

Step 5: Complete the Installation

We're almost there! Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost/foodcoopshop/install/ to see the FoodCoopShop installation screen. Accept the license agreement and fill in the required information including the database credentials you created in Step 3.

Finally, click the "Install" button to proceed with the installation. Once the installation is complete, remove the install directory by running the following command in the terminal:

sudo rm -rf /srv/http/foodcoopshop/install

Conclusion

Congratulations, you have successfully installed FoodCoopShop on Manjaro! You can now access the application by navigating to http://localhost/foodcoopshop/ in a web browser. Feel free to explore the features of FoodCoopShop and start managing your food cooperative with ease!