Manual installation#

Once the necessary preparations are made - for example the configuration of the underlying operation system - you can begin the setup of i-doit.

Quickstart#

Extract the install package of i-doit in a folder the Apache Webserver can access. After that, open this folder in the browser and follow the setup instructions.

Download and Extract the Install Package#

The install package of the pro version is accessible for all customers in the customer portal the installation package of the open version can be found at i-doit.org. This package will be copied and extracted to the prepared server and the files and directories get the appropriate authorizations. The instructions vary according to the operating system.

Debian GNU/Linux or Ubuntu Linux#

The Apache Webserver runs with rights of the www-data user and the group of the same name www-data. The main directory of the Apache Webserver is /var/www/html/:

sudo mkdir /var/www/html/i-doit
sudo cp i-doit.zip /var/www/html/i-doit/
cd /var/www/html/i-doit/
sudo unzip i-doit.zip
sudo rm i-doit.zip
sudo chown www-data:www-data -R .
sudo find . -type d -name \* -exec chmod 775 {} \;
sudo find . -type f -exec chmod 664 {} \;

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)#

The Apache Webserver runs with rights of the apache user and the group of the same name apache. The main directory of the Apache Webserver is /var/www/html/:

sudo mkdir /var/www/html/i-doit
sudo cp i-doit.zip /var/www/html/i-doit/
cd /var/www/html/i-doit/
sudo unzip i-doit.zip
sudo rm i-doit.zip
sudo chown apache:apache -R .
sudo find . -type d -name \* -exec chmod 775 {} \;
sudo find . -type f -exec chmod 664 {} \;

Suse Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)#

The Apache Webserver runs with rights of the wwwrun user and the group www. The main directory of the Apache Webserver is /srv/www/htdocs/:

sudo mkdir /srv/www/htdocs/i-doit
sudo cp i-doit.zip /srv/www/htdocs/i-doit/
cd /srv/www/htdocs/i-doit/
sudo unzip i-doit.zip
sudo rm i-doit.zip
sudo chown wwwrun:www -R .
sudo find . -type d -name \* -exec chmod 775 {} \;
sudo find . -type f -exec chmod 664 {} \;

Microsoft Windows Server#

The i-doit installation package is extracted in C:\xampp\htdocs. Generally it is not necessary to set specific file and folder permissions if the Apache Webserver that has been installed along with XAMPP uses the same user permissions.

Run the Setup#

i-doit can be installed in two ways: Using the web GUI in a comfortable way (recommended for beginners) or via the Automatic installation (to automate the installation for example).

Web GUI#

The setup is launched automatically as soon as i-doit is opened (example http://i-doit-host/i-doit/).

System check#

Important system settings are prompted in the first step. The user will be notified if something is not okay.

Directory Configuration#

Here the paths are requested where the installation files or user specific files are going to be stored. You can accept the suggested options.

Database Configuration#

Important credentials and settings need to be entered for the database connection. At least two databases and one special user are created for i-doit.

Connection settings#

Host: Generally the host itself, so localhost or 127.0.0.1
Port: Generally the default port of MySQL/MariaDB, so 3306
Username: User name of the database system user, usually root
Password: Password of the user

MySQL user settings#

Username: User name of the i-doit databases owner, usually idoit
Password: Password of the user

Database settings#

System Database Name: Name of the system database, usually idoit_system
Mandator Database Name: Name of the database for the first tenant, usually idoit_data
Mandator title: Title of the tenant, usually the name of the organization that is focused on
Start value for object/configuration item IDs: Normally 1

Unix Socket vs. Network Port

PHP is able to connect to MariaDB/MySQL in two ways: For one thing, per Unix Socket, and secondly via TCP/IP. For performance reasons we recommend using the Unix Socket. The use of the Unix Socket is enforced by entering the localhost value in the above mentioned host configuration. Other specifications (127.0.0.1, FQDN or the like) result in the use of TCP/IP.

Usually, MariaDB/MySQL opens a Unix Socket when a service is started. In the socket settings you specify the path, an example under Debian GNU/Linux is /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock. This value has to be known to PHP so that i-doit can establish a connection to MariaDB/MySQL.

The corresponding PHP setting is mysqli.default_socket. When you have followed the installation instructions, you can supplement the created PHP configuration file by this setting, for example, mysqli.default_socket = /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock.

Subsequent changes to the PHP settings will only become effective when the Apache Webserver service is restarted. Example for Debian GNU/Linux: sudo systemctl reload apache2.service

This tip refers to Unix-like operating systems; it does not apply to Windows.

Framework Configuration#

There are separate credentials in i-doit to access the i-doit Admin Center. They can be specified here and we recommend using this option.

Config Check#

In this step all prior steps are reviewed and checked to see if the setup can take place.

Installation#

The installtion of i-doit on the system is carried out in this step. After the installation was competed successfully, a summary is displayed. Then i-doit can be launched and used.