How to install FoodCoopShop on OpenSUSE Latest

This tutorial will guide you through the installation process for FoodCoopShop on OpenSUSE Latest. FoodCoopShop is an open source web application for managing food cooperatives.

Step 1: Update your system

Before installing any software, it's important to ensure your system is up-to-date. Use the following command to update your system:

sudo zypper update

Step 2: Install required software packages

FoodCoopShop requires several software packages to be installed before it can run. Use the following command to install the required packages:

sudo zypper install apache2 mysql mysql-client php7 php7-mysqlnd php7-gd php7-mbstring php7-zip php7-xmlwriter php7-tokenizer git

Step 3: Download and extract FoodCoopShop

Use the following command to download FoodCoopShop from the official website:

git clone https://github.com/foodcoopshop/foodcoopshop.git

Once downloaded, extract the contents of the foodcoopshop folder to /srv/www/htdocs/ using the following command:

sudo cp -r foodcoopshop/* /srv/www/htdocs/

Step 4: Configure your database

Create a new database for FoodCoopShop using the following command:

mysql -u root -p -e "CREATE DATABASE foodcoopshop"

Next, create a new user and grant them access to the database:

mysql -u root -p -e "GRANT ALL ON foodcoopshop.* TO 'foodcoopshop'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password'"

Make sure to replace password with a strong password of your choosing.

Step 5: Configure FoodCoopShop

Copy the config_default.inc.php file to config.inc.php using the following command:

sudo cp /srv/www/htdocs/includes/config_default.inc.php /srv/www/htdocs/includes/config.inc.php

Edit the config.inc.php file using a text editor of your choice, and update the values under the [DATABASE] section to match your database configuration.

Step 6: Set file permissions

Set the correct file permissions on the files and logs directories using the following commands:

sudo chown -R wwwrun:www /srv/www/htdocs/files /srv/www/htdocs/logs
sudo chmod -R 0755 /srv/www/htdocs/files /srv/www/htdocs/logs

Step 7: Start Apache and MySQL

Start Apache and MySQL using the following commands:

sudo systemctl start apache2
sudo systemctl start mysql

Step 8: Access FoodCoopShop

You should now be able to access FoodCoopShop by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost/. You can log in to FoodCoopShop using the default username and password of demo and demo.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured FoodCoopShop on OpenSUSE Latest.