How to Install InvoicePlane on Void Linux

InvoicePlane is a free and open-source invoicing application that allows you to manage your invoices, payments, and customers. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install InvoicePlane on Void Linux.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have the following:

Access to a terminal with sudo privileges
Void Linux installed and updated
PHP 7.0 or later installed and configured
MySQL or MariaDB installed and configured
Apache or Nginx web server installed and configured

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Before you install InvoicePlane, you need to install some dependencies that are required by the application. You can install them by running the following command:

sudo xbps-install -S php-mysqli php-pdo_mysql php-gd php-json php-curl

This will install PHP extensions required for InvoicePlane to work properly.

Step 2: Download InvoicePlane

Next, you need to download the latest version of InvoicePlane from the GitHub repository. You can do this by running the following command:

sudo wget https://github.com/InvoicePlane/InvoicePlane/archive/v1.5.12.zip

This will download the latest version of InvoicePlane to your system.

Step 3: Extract InvoicePlane

Once the download is complete, you need to extract the downloaded archive. You can do this by running the following command:

sudo unzip v1.5.12.zip

This will extract the InvoicePlane archive to a directory called InvoicePlane-1.5.12.

Step 4: Configure Apache

InvoicePlane needs to be hosted on a web server in order to be used. In this example, we will be using Apache, but Nginx can also be used. You need to create a virtual host for InvoicePlane in your Apache configuration.

Create a new configuration file for InvoicePlane in the Apache conf.d directory:

sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf.d/invoiceplane.conf

Add the following lines to the file:

Alias /invoiceplane /path/to/invoiceplane/
<Directory "/path/to/invoiceplane/">
    Options FollowSymLinks
    AllowOverride All
    Require all granted
</Directory>

Make sure to replace "/path/to/invoiceplane/" with the path to where you extracted the InvoicePlane files.

Restart Apache to apply the changes:

sudo service httpd restart

Step 5: Create MySQL Database

InvoicePlane requires a MySQL or MariaDB database to store its data. You can create a new database and user by following these steps:

Log in to MySQL as the root user:
```
sudo mysql -u root -p
```
Create a new database:
```
CREATE DATABASE invoiceplane;
```

Create a new user:

CREATE USER 'invoiceplane'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';

Replace 'password' with a strong password.

Grant privileges to the user on the database:

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON invoiceplane.* TO 'invoiceplane'@'localhost';

Flush the privileges:

FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Exit MySQL:
```
exit
```

Step 6: Install InvoicePlane

Once you have completed the previous steps, you are ready to install InvoicePlane. Follow the steps below:

Navigate to the directory containing the extracted InvoicePlane files:
```
cd InvoicePlane-1.5.12
```
Copy the sample configuration file to the root directory:
```
cp ipconfig.php.example ipconfig.php
```
Edit the configuration file:
```
nano ipconfig.php
```
Replace the following parameters with your MySQL settings:
```
DB_HOSTNAME = 'localhost';
DB_USERNAME = 'invoiceplane';
DB_PASSWORD = 'password';
DB_DATABASE = 'invoiceplane';
```
Replace 'password' with the password you created in Step 5.
Move the files to the web server root directory:
```
sudo mv * /path/to/invoiceplane/
```
Make sure to replace "/path/to/invoiceplane/" with the path to where you want to install InvoicePlane.

Set the correct permissions on the InvoicePlane directory:

sudo chown -R http:http /path/to/invoiceplane
sudo chmod -R 755 /path/to/invoiceplane

Access InvoicePlane via a web browser:
```
http://your_ip_address/invoiceplane/
```

Congratulations! You have successfully installed InvoicePlane on Void Linux! You can now start using this open-source invoicing application to manage your invoices, customers, and payments.