How to Install Traq on OpenSUSE Latest

Traq is an open-source project management and issue tracking system written in PHP. In this tutorial, we'll walk you through the steps to install Traq on OpenSUSE Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you start, ensure that:

  • You have a running instance of OpenSUSE Latest.
  • You have sudo access or you are logged in as root.
  • You have PHP and MySQL installed on your system.

Step 1: Install Apache

Traq requires a web server to work on. In this tutorial, we'll use the Apache web server.

To install Apache on OpenSUSE, run the following command:

$ sudo zypper install apache2

After installation, start the Apache web server:

$ sudo systemctl start apache2

Step 2: Install PHP

Traq is written in PHP, so we need to install PHP on the system.

To install PHP on OpenSUSE, run the following command:

$ sudo zypper install php7 php7-mysql php7-gd php7-mbstring php7-json

After installation, restart the Apache web server:

$ sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 3: Install MySQL

Traq requires a database to store its data. We'll use MySQL as the database.

To install MySQL on OpenSUSE, run the following command:

$ sudo zypper install mysql-server

After installation, start the MySQL server:

$ sudo systemctl start mysql

Step 4: Create a Database

Now that we have MySQL installed, we need to create a database for Traq.

Login to MySQL:

$ sudo mysql -u root -p

Create a new database and user for Traq:

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

Replace password with a secure password.

Step 5: Download and Install Traq

Download the latest version of Traq from the official website:

$ wget https://github.com/nirix/traq/archive/master.zip

Unzip the downloaded file:

$ unzip master.zip

Move the extracted folder to the Apache document root folder:

$ sudo mv traq-master /srv/www/htdocs/traq

Set the correct file permissions:

$ sudo chown -R wwwrun:www /srv/www/htdocs/traq
$ sudo chmod -R 755 /srv/www/htdocs/traq

Step 6: Configure Traq

Create a new configuration file for Traq:

$ sudo cp /srv/www/htdocs/traq/config-sample.php /srv/www/htdocs/traq/config.php

Edit the configuration file:

$ sudo vim /srv/www/htdocs/traq/config.php

Update the database connection details:

'db_host' => 'localhost',
'db_user' => 'traq',
'db_pass' => 'password',
'db_name' => 'traq',

Change password to the password you set for the MySQL user.

Step 7: Access Traq

Finally, open a web browser and navigate to the following URL:

http://<server-ip-address>/traq/

Replace <server-ip-address> with the IP address of your server.

You should now see the Traq installation page. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Traq on OpenSUSE Latest.