Invoiceninja apache subfolder install

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I’m testing/trying to install from github repos the invoiceninja app.

I’m running ubuntu/apache

the test is close. but i can’t figure out what/how to setup/install to get http://1.2.3.4/ninja/setup

this appears to redirect back to the default – login page/form.

willing to pay to understand what i’m missing.

thanks!!

i’ve followed the install steps
running on digitalocean --ubuntu

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Hi,

The issue may be caused by using a subfolder, I suggest trying without it.

You also may want to try recreating the database, I believe if the tables exist you’ll see the login screen rather then setup.

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Hi,

Thanks for the suggestion on the refresh. Been researching, haven’t found a process or steps for this.

Are you suggesting doing a base delete of the db and then a recreate of the “blank” db?

Can you elaborate in the steps you have in mind.

thanks

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Yes, that is correct.

  1. delete the database
  2. create the database
  3. give user permissions to the new database
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would i then use
php artisan migrate to repopulate?

or just invoke the site url, and it should get me the setup page?

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I believe you should see the setup page

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hey…

thanks. dropping/redoing the db got the setup page as well as login page… success…

i put together a short overview/steps i used… take a look. if you think its useful place it were it will help…

if you have questions, let me know
setting up invoiceninja
-self hosting
digitalocean
ubuntu
apache
mysql
php8.2

for setting up app in a subfolder
/var/www/html/ninja

/etc/apache2/sites-available
foo.conf – has the invoiceninja vhost

/etc/apache2/mods-available
alias.conf

create/enable the conf files

foo.conf
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin [email protected]
ServerName temp22
ServerAlias temp
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/ninja/public
#DocumentRoot /var/www/html/

<Directory    /var/www/html/ninja/public>

        DirectoryIndex index.html index.php

        # test Options -Indexes +FollowSymLinks +MultiViews 
        #Options -Indexes +FollowSymLinks +MultiViews
        Options +FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride All 
        Require all granted 
        ##Options -Indexes +FollowSymLinks +MultiViews AllowOverride All Require all granted


        ##Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
        ##Options -Indexes FollowSymlinks
        #Options FollowSymlinks
        #AllowOverride All
        ##Order allow,deny
        ##allow from all
        #Require all granted
</Directory>




LogLevel debug
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined

alias.conf
Alias /ninja/ “/var/www/html/ninja/public/”

enable the conf files
a2dismod alias
a2enmod alias
a2dismod rewrite
a2enmod rewrite

download the “invoiceninja” files into your dir
-the example conf files above use the
/var/www/html/ninja as example

chmod -R 777 /var/www/html/ninja
chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/ninja

handle perms for “storage” dir as required…

follow the required php artisan cmds as required
-might need to run as “sudo -u www-data” artisan install…

as to the required database, you can set it up/install prior
to installing the invoiceninja app
-use the same dbname/user/passwd for the app setup…
-do not populate the db/tbls prior to running the initial
“setup” http://1.2.3.4/ninja/setup process…

in an example db setup…
CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS ninja;
CREATE USER ‘ninja_user’@‘localhost’ IDENTIFIED BY ‘ninjapass’;
CREATE USER ‘ninja_user’@‘%’ IDENTIFIED BY ‘ninjapass’;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON ninja.* TO ‘ninja_user’@‘localhost’;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON ninja.* TO ‘ninja_user’@‘%’;
flush privileges;

at this point…
conf files setup
app installed in the dir
db setup

the .htaccess —public/.htaccess setup

you’re in the “subfolder”…

compare this with the other nginx/install steps to make sure you’re not
missing anything…

get the browser, point the url
http://1.2.3.4/ninja
if you see blank page…
-try this in the mysql, for the db.
-signin as db_user
-use ninja;
-update accounts set set_react_as_default_ap=0;

at this point… should have login form…

but… you need to populate/setup the “ninja” app…

do this – to setup…

http://1.2.3.4/ninja/setup <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

this should get you to the setup page, where you can then setup the app…

if you have issues…
try to “reset/drop” the data base…

mysql -uroot -p (or user for nginx)
passwd

use nginx
drop databse nginx (or drop nginx)
“update accounts set set_react_as_default_ap=0;”
exit

redo the http://1.2.3.4/ninja/setup

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