Installing Phproject on NixOS Latest

Phproject is a web-based project management tool that features a task-oriented interface and timeline view. It is an open source software written in PHP and can be easily installed on a variety of platforms. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Phproject on NixOS latest version.

Prerequisites

Before you proceed with the installation of Phproject on NixOS, you need to have the following prerequisites:

  • A VPS or dedicated server running NixOS latest version.
  • A sudo user.
  • A web server and PHP installed on your server.

Step 1: Update Your System

The first step is to update your server's package lists and upgrade all installed packages:

sudo nix-channel --update
sudo nixos-rebuild switch
sudo nix-env -u '*'

Step 2: Install PHP and Required Extensions

To install PHP and its required extensions, run the following commands:

sudo nix-env -i php
sudo nix-env -i phpExtension.php-mbstring
sudo nix-env -i phpExtension.php-zip
sudo nix-env -i phpExtension.php-gd

Step 3: Install MySQL Server

Phproject requires a MySQL or MariaDB database server to be installed on your system. To install MySQL server, run the following commands:

sudo nix-env -i mysql
sudo mysql_install_db --user=mysql --basedir=/nix/store/<your installation path>/mysql-<version>
sudo systemctl enable mysql
sudo systemctl start mysql

Step 4: Create a MySQL User and Database

Create a new MySQL user and database for Phproject:

mysql -u root -e "CREATE DATABASE phproject;"
mysql -u root -e "GRANT ALL ON phproject.* TO 'phprojectuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your-password';"

Note: Replace the "your-password" with your own desired password.

Step 5: Install and Configure Web Server

Install and configure an Apache web server for Phproject:

sudo nix-env -i apache
sudo nix-env -i libuuid libuuid-devel
sudo systemctl enable apache
sudo systemctl start apache

Now, create a new Apache virtual host configuration file for Phproject:

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

Paste the following configuration into the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
      ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
      DocumentRoot /var/www/phproject
      ServerName phproject.example.com
      <Directory /var/www/phproject>
          Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
          AllowOverride All
          Require all granted
      </Directory>
      ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
      CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Note: Replace the "phproject.example.com" with your own domain name or IP address.

Step 6: Download and Install Phproject

Download and install Phproject using the following commands:

wget https://www.phproject.org/releases/latest/phprojekt-6.2.1.tar.gz
sudo tar zxvf phprojekt-6.2.1.tar.gz -C /var/www/
sudo chown -R apache:apache /var/www/phproject
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/phproject
sudo chmod -R 777 /var/www/phproject/config

Step 7: Configure Phproject

Now, configure Phproject by editing the "config.php" file:

sudo nano /var/www/phproject/config/config.php

Update the following settings:

'db' => array (
    'engine'   => 'MySQL', 
    'host'	   => 'localhost', 
    'name'	   => '<your_database_name>',
    'username' => '<your_database_user>',
    'password' => '<your_database_password>',
),

Note: Replace "", "", and "" with your previously created database name, user, and password.

Step 8: Access Phproject in Web Browser

Now, you can access Phproject by visiting the domain name or IP address you specified in the Apache virtual host configuration file. For example, if you set "phproject.example.com" as the domain name, you can access it by entering "http://phproject.example.com" in your web browser.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install Phproject on NixOS latest version. You have successfully installed a powerful web-based project management tool that can help you stay on top of your project tasks and progress.