Installing Bugzilla on CentOS 7

Bugzilla is an open-source bug-tracking system that helps developers and organizations track and manage software bugs and issues. It provides a centralized platform to log, monitor, and collaborate on software bugs, making it easier for teams to ensure a high level of software quality.

Installation Steps

sudo yum update

sudo yum install -y httpd mysql-server mysql-devel perl-TimeDate perl-DateTime-Format-MySQL perl-DBD-MySQL perl-CGI perl-DateTime perl-File-Which perl-Sys-Syslog wget

sudo systemctl start httpd sudo systemctl enable httpd sudo systemctl start mysqld sudo systemctl enable mysqld

sudo mysql_secure_installation

sudo mysql -u root -p CREATE DATABASE bugzilla; GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON bugzilla.* TO 'bugzilla'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password'; FLUSH PRIVILEGES; EXIT;

cd /var/www/html sudo wget https://www.bugzilla.org/download/bugzilla-5.XX.XX.tar.gz sudo tar -xvf bugzilla-5.XX.XX.tar.gz sudo mv bugzilla-5.XX.XX bugzilla sudo chown -R apache:apache bugzilla

cd bugzilla sudo ./install-module.pl --all

sudo ./checksetup.pl

sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf.d/bugzilla.conf   	ServerAdmin [email protected] 	DocumentRoot /var/www/html/bugzilla  	 		Options +ExecCGI 		AddHandler cgi-script .cgi .pl 		AllowOverride All 		Require all granted 	  	ErrorLog "/var/log/httpd/bugzilla_error.log" 	CustomLog "/var/log/httpd/bugzilla_access.log" combined 

sudo systemctl restart httpd

http://your_server_ip/bugzilla

1. Update the system:
2. Install required dependencies:
3. Start and enable the Apache and MySQL services:
4. Secure your MySQL installation by running the following command and following the onscreen instructions:
5. Create a new MySQL database and user for Bugzilla:
6. Download and extract Bugzilla:
7. Install the required Perl modules:
8. Run the Bugzilla installation script and follow the prompts:
9. Create a virtual host configuration file for Bugzilla:
10. Restart Apache:
11. Access Bugzilla in your web browser by navigating to:
12. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the Bugzilla setup process.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Bugzilla on your CentOS 7 server. You can now start using it to track and manage software bugs and issues.