How to Install OhMyForms on Ubuntu Server Latest

OhMyForms is a modern web form builder that allows users to create online forms easily without requiring any coding skills. In this tutorial, we’ll guide you through the process of installing OhMyForms on Ubuntu Server Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you start with this tutorial, you need to have the following pre-requisites:

  1. Ubuntu Server Latest installed.
  2. Sudo user or a root user access.

Step 1 – Update Ubuntu

To start with, you need to update your Ubuntu server with the latest packages. Type the following command on your terminal:

sudo apt update

sudo apt upgrade

Step 2 – Install Apache Web Server

OhMyForms work with a webserver, so you need to install and configure an appropriate web server. In this tutorial, we’ll install the Apache webserver. Type the following command to install Apache on Ubuntu:

sudo apt install apache2

Step 3 – Install PHP

OhMyForms is written in PHP language, so you need to install PHP and its required modules on your Ubuntu server. Type the following command to install PHP:

sudo apt install php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql php-curl php-xml php-json php-mbstring php-cli php-zip

Step 4 – Install Composer

Composer is a dependency manager for PHP that is required for installing OhMyForms. Type the following command to install Composer on Ubuntu:

sudo apt install composer

Step 5 – Download and Install OhMyForms

You can download OhMyForms by downloading it from the official website or via GitHub. Here, we’ll download it from the official website using the following command:

composer create-project ohmyform/app /var/www/html/ohmyforms

Wait for the installation process to complete.

Step 6 – Configure Apache for OhMyForms

Next, we need to configure the Apache webserver to serve OhMyForms. You can do this by creating an Apache virtual host file for OhMyForms. Type the following command to create the virtual host file:

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/ohmyforms.conf

Add the following lines to the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName your-domain.com
ServerAlias www.your-domain.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/ohmyforms
<Directory /var/www/html/ohmyforms/>
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/ohmyforms_error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/ohmyforms_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Save and exit the file.

Step 7 – Enable the OhMyForms Virtual Host

After creating the virtual host file for OhMyForms, you need to enable it. Type the following command to enable it:

sudo a2ensite ohmyforms

Next, restart the Apache webserver for the changes to take effect:

sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 8 – Access OhMyForms

Congratulations! You have installed and configured OhMyForms on your Ubuntu server. You can now access it through your web browser, go to your domain name, eg. http://your-domain.com.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install and configure OhMyForms on Ubuntu Server Latest. You can now start creating online forms easily without requiring any coding skills.