How to Install Admidio on Void Linux

Admidio is an open-source and easy-to-use web-based membership management system that allows organizations to manage their members, events, and communication. The following tutorial will guide you through the steps to install Admidio on Void Linux using the command line.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure that you have access to a terminal with administrative privileges on your Void Linux system.

Step 1: Install LAMP Stack

Admidio requires a LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP) stack to run. Hence, the first step is to install these components on your Void Linux system.

sudo xbps-install -S apache mariadb mariadb-client php php-mbstring php-xml php-gd php-mysqlnd

Follow the on-screen prompts to complete the installation.

Step 2: Create a Database for Admidio

Log in to the MariaDB server as the root user.

sudo mysql -u root -p

Enter the root password for MariaDB and create a database for Admidio.

CREATE DATABASE admidio;

Create a user with full privileges on the newly created database.

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON admidio.* TO 'admidio_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';

Replace 'password' with a strong password for the user.

Step 3: Download and Install Admidio

Change to the Apache web root directory.

cd /srv/http/

Download the latest version of Admidio from the official website.

sudo wget https://www.admidio.org/files/admidio/latest/admidio.zip

Unzip the downloaded file and change permissions for the admidio directory.

sudo unzip admidio.zip
sudo chown -R http:http admidio/

Step 4: Configure Admidio

Admidio requires a configuration file to connect with the database. Navigate to the admidio directory and rename the example configuration file.

cd admidio/config/
sudo mv admidio_config.inc.example.php admidio_config.inc.php

Open the configuration file in your preferred text editor.

sudo nano admidio_config.inc.php

Provide the database details as follows:

$db_server = 'localhost';
$db_port   = '3306';
$db_name   = 'admidio';
$db_user   = 'admidio_user';
$db_pass   = 'password';

Replace 'password' with the password you set for the admidio_user MySQL user.

Step 5: Test Admidio

Restart the Apache web server.

sudo systemctl restart httpd

Access the Admidio installation file from a web browser.

http://localhost/admidio/install/install.php

Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process.

Step 6: Access Admidio

Once the installation is complete, Admidio can be accessed using the following URL in your web browser.

http://localhost/admidio/

Enter the admin username and password you created during the installation to log in to Admidio.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Admidio on your Void Linux system.