How to Install SuiteCRM on OpenSUSE Latest

Introduction

SuiteCRM is an open-source Customer Relationship Management software used for managing leads, opportunities, and customer interactions. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install SuiteCRM on the latest version of OpenSUSE.

Prerequisites

Before installing SuiteCRM, make sure that you have the following prerequisites on your system:

  • OpenSUSE Latest Installed
  • Apache
  • PHP 7.0 or later
  • MySQL or MariaDB

Step 1: Install Apache

If you have not installed Apache yet, you can easily install it by running the following command:

sudo zypper in apache2

Step 2: Install PHP

To install PHP on your OpenSUSE system, run the following command:

sudo zypper in php7 php7-mysql php7-apache2

Step 3: Install MySQL or MariaDB

To install MySQL or MariaDB, run the following command:

sudo zypper in mysql-community-server (For MySQL)

sudo zypper in mariadb (For MariaDB)

Step 4: Download and Extract SuiteCRM

Go to the official SuiteCRM website at https://suitecrm.com and download the latest version of SuiteCRM to your local system.

wget https://suitecrm.com/download/suitecrm-7.11.13.zip

Once you have downloaded SuiteCRM, extract the package to the Apache document root directory /srv/www/htdocs/ using the following command:

sudo unzip suitecrm-7.11.13.zip -d /srv/www/htdocs/

Set the proper permissions to the SuiteCRM directory using the following command:

sudo chown -R wwwrun /srv/www/htdocs/suitecrm

Step 5: Create MySQL database for SuiteCRM

Once you have installed the MySQL/MariaDB server, create a new database and user for SuiteCRM using the following command:

sudo mysql -u root -p

mysql> CREATE DATABASE suitecrm;
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON suitecrm.* TO 'suitecrm'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
mysql> exit

Step 6: Configure Apache for SuiteCRM

To configure Apache for SuiteCRM, create a new virtual host file in the /etc/apache2/vhosts.d/ directory using the following command:

sudo nano /etc/apache2/vhosts.d/suitecrm.conf

Add the following configuration to the virtual host file:

<VirtualHost *:80>

  ServerName suitecrm.example.com
  DocumentRoot /srv/www/htdocs/suitecrm

  <Directory /srv/www/htdocs/suitecrm>
    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
    AllowOverride All
    Require all granted
  </Directory>

  ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/suitecrm_error.log
  CustomLog /var/log/apache2/suitecrm_access.log combined

</VirtualHost>

Save and close the virtual host file.

Restart Apache service using the following command:

sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 7: Install and Configure SuiteCRM

Open the SuiteCRM installation page in your web browser by accessing http://suitecrm.example.com. You should see the SuiteCRM installation wizard.

Follow the screens to complete the installation process. During the installation process, you need to provide the database name, user, and password which we have created earlier.

Once the installation is completed, you will see the SuiteCRM login page. Provide your credentials and log in to the SuiteCRM dashboard.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed SuiteCRM on OpenSUSE Latest.