Installing Attendize on Debian 12 with PHP 7.4: A Step-by-Step Guide
In this article, we will guide you through the process of installing PHP 7.4 for Attendize on Debian 12, a popular open-source event management and ticket-selling platform.
Firstly, it's important to note that if you're using PostgreSQL, additional PHP support will be required. Shape.Host Cloud VPS services can provide a scalable, secure infrastructure for production-ready deployments, making it an ideal choice for setting up a clean Debian 12 server quickly and easily.
To begin the PHP 7.4 installation process, you'll need to add the Sury PHP repository. Since Debian 12 does not include PHP 7.4 by default, you'll need to add the popular Sury repository that provides older PHP versions, including 7.4. Here's how:
```bash sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get -y install lsb-release ca-certificates curl sudo curl -sSLo /usr/share/keyrings/deb.sury.org-php.gpg https://packages.sury.org/php/apt.gpg sudo sh -c 'echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/deb.sury.org-php.gpg] https://packages.sury.org/php/ $(lsb_release -sc) main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/php.list' sudo apt-get update ```
Next, install PHP 7.4 and the necessary PHP extensions required by Attendize:
```bash sudo apt-get install php7.4 php7.4-cli php7.4-fpm php7.4-mbstring php7.4-xml php7.4-curl php7.4-mysql php7.4-zip php7.4-gd php7.4-bcmath php7.4-intl ```
Adjust extensions according to Attendize requirements.
To verify that PHP 7.4 is installed, simply type:
```bash php -v ```
Configure PHP-FPM (FastCGI Process Manager), which Attendize typically uses, to ensure PHP 7.4 is running properly. Adjust settings such as user/group to `www-data` if needed, and restart PHP-FPM:
```bash sudo systemctl restart php7.4-fpm ```
Configure your web server (e.g., Nginx or Apache) to use PHP 7.4 FPM. For example, with Nginx, set the `fastcgi_pass` to the PHP 7.4 FPM socket:
```nginx location ~ \.php$ { include snippets/fastcgi-php.conf; fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php/php7.4-fpm.sock; } ```
Then reload Nginx:
```bash sudo systemctl reload nginx ```
Finally, deploy Attendize by downloading its files into your web root, setting correct permissions, and configuring `.env` for database and mail settings as per Attendize documentation. Run Attendize setup and migrations through Artisan commands:
```bash php artisan migrate php artisan db:seed ```
Following this guide will enable you to install and deploy PHP 7.4 for Attendize on Debian 12 successfully. PHP 7.4 is the last officially supported version that ensures full compatibility with Attendize.
For more detailed information on setting up the Attendize queue worker, configuring NGINX, or installing Attendize on Debian 12, refer to the Attendize documentation.
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