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Title of the Script :FrontAccounting on Linux

Author: Sheetal Prabhu

Keywords: Installation on Linux, version, mysql server


Visual Cue
Narration
Slide Number 1

Title Slide

Hello and welcome to this tutorial on Installation of FrontAccounting on Linux OS.
Slide Number 2
  • Install Frontaccounting on Linux OS
In this tutorial, we will learn -
  • To install Frontaccounting on the Linux operating system
  • Using the Terminal
Slide Number 3

System Requirements


To record this tutorial, I am using
  • Ubuntu Linux OS version 14.04 and
  • FrontAccounting version 2.3.25

For installation, you will need-

  • A working internet connection.
Slide Number 4

Pre-Requisites

The pre-requisites for installation are-
  • A working HTTP web server eg: Apache
  • PHP5 installed on the web server.
  • A working MySQL server.
Open browser>> download frontaccounting 2.3.25>>

https://sourceforge.net/projects/frontaccounting/

Click on the Download button.

Open any web browser and go to this URL:

https://sourceforge.net/projects/frontaccounting/

Click on the Download button.

Download window Immediately, the download begins.


Save the tar.gz file that is displayed on the screen.


To save, click on the OK button.

Install apache2 and PHP5 Next, we need to install apache2 and PHP5 in Ubuntu 14.04 OS.
Open terminal or type Ctrl+Alt+t key Open the Terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T keys simultaneously, on the keyboard.
Type the command

sudo apt-get update

To update the software source, type the command

sudo space apt hyphen get space update and press Enter.

Give your Desktop user password.

Type the command

apt-get install apache2 libapache2-mod-auth-mysql

Let us install apache2


To install apache2, type the command

Sudo space apt hyphen get space install space apache2 space libapache2 hyphen mod hyphen auth hyphen mysql

and press Enter.

o you want to continue? [Y/n] I will type y to continue this installation.
To install php5 and php5-mysql

Type sudo apt-get install php5 php5-mysql mysql-server


Next, we have to install php5, php5-mysql and mysql-server.


So, type

sudo space apt hyphen get install space php5 space php5 hyphen mysql space mysql hyphen server


and press Enter.

Do you want to continue?[Y/N] I will type y to continue this installation.

Press Enter.

It will prompt for the mysql space server password.
Type root123 Type the new password as per your choice.


I will give the password as root123 and press Enter.

Type root123 Repeat the password again, if prompted.
From here on, please press Enter after every command that we type on the Terminal.


I will not mention this explicitly.

Now, we need to create mysql database.

So we need to login in mysql server.

To enter in mysql server type mysql -u root -p For this, type the command

mysql space hyphen u space root space hyphen p

Type the mysql root password >> root123 Type mysql root password, which is already created.

I will type root123

Now we have successfully logged in, in mysql server.

To create Databases in mysql,

type create database frontacc;

To create Database in mysql, type the command

create database frontacc;

frontacc is the name for my database.


You can give any name for your database.

Type the command quit Type the quit command to exit from mysql server.
Go to Download folder type cd Downloads To go to the Downloads folder, type

cd space Downloads

Type sudo tar -zxvf frontaccounting-2.3.25.tar.gz Next, we have to extract the contents of the tar.gz file that we downloaded earlier.


So, type sudo space tar space hyphen zxvf frontaccounting hyphen 2.3.25.tar.gz

To rename extracted frontaccounting folder as account I will rename the extracted frontaccounting folder as account.


Type the command-

mv frontaccounting account

Type /var/www/html To move account folder to apache home directory, type

sudo space mv space account space /var/www/html/

Type cd /var/www/html Now, let’s go to the apache home directory.


To do that, type cd space /var/www/html

Type sudo chmod -R 777 account


To change account folder permission, type

sudo chmod space -R space 777 space account

Go to the web browser >> URL >> localhost/account Now, let’s go to the web browser and type

localhost/account and press Enter.

FrontAccounting webpage We can see the FrontAccounting webpage showing

Step 1: System Diagnostics.

Comments column This shows that we have successfully installed the software packages with the Comments as OK.
Click Continue . Click on the Continue button.
Setup Frontaccounting Database server setting

Click as per narration.

Click on the following details:

Database root password: root123

Database name frontacc


Click on the Continue button.

Next step is Company settings Next, you will need to put the details of your own company.


I will demonstrate how to do so.

Type in Company Name >> ST Co. Pvt. Ltd. I will type the Company Name as ST Co. Pvt. Ltd.
Point to the Admin password I will type the password as spoken.


You can give any password of your choice.

Point to the Re-enter password Re-enter the password.


Remember this is the login password.

Click on the dropdown box>> select Charts of Accounts>> We can see two options for the Charts of Accounts.

I will select Standard new company American COA.

Point to the Select Default Language>> English Select the Default Language as English.
Click on the Continue button Click on the Continue button.
FrontAccounting page opens We can see the window that shows the Frontaccounting ERP has been installed successfully.
This is how we can install Frontaccounting on Linux machine.


Let us summarize.

Slide Number 5

In this tutorial, we have learnt to

In this tutorial, we have learnt how to install Frontaccounting software on a Linux machine.
Slide Number 6

Acknowledgement

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Acknowledgement

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Slide Number 7


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Slide Number 11 The Spoken Tutorial Project is funded by NMEICT MHRD Government of India.

This tutorial has been contributed by Sheetal Prabhu. from IIT Bombay.

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