Instructions for production install to Ubuntu24.04

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Instruction for Ubuntu 24 is based on the previous instructions for Ubuntu 22.

Added or changed:

• php8.3 is used (the default in Ubuntu24.04 repos)

• "get-and-unpack-the-latest-release" script is extracted into the separate file and refactored:

  • logic refactor (simplify PATH construction and directories creation)
  • check the github response is correct, e.g. not null or rate-limit error
  • improve soft links creation. Previous ln -s would fail if the symlink already exists, e.g. during the version upgrade.
  • fail on errors with a message, useful for debug and CI/CD pipelines, e.g. SSL error behind a corporate firewall

• set the php limits and log settings in the apache config, that

  • does not spoil the global php.ini when the server runs multiple websites.
  • simpler for the user
  • avoids multi-line "sed" modifications of the php.ini in Docker or CI/CD scripts

• Rearrange the manual structure. Now it is less nested and more focused:

  • Dependencies
  • Files
  • Webserver
  • Database

Tests

Install instruction was tested on:

• a clean Ubuntu 24.04 machine
• a clean Ubuntu 24.04 in wsl2

The Front Office:

• no autotests found
• tested manually the website, no errors found
• not all existing pages and transitions has been tested. Some php8.3 incompatibility errors could still exists.

Has not been tested

The Statistics installation and website

Related Issues: #599

Questions

• Does it require a DB change? - NO
• Are you using it in production? - I'm going to

Release Type: Minor

[tr-electronic-edv]

@ruslanbaidan I've also removed zip unzip git gettext from apt-get install because I did not found where these are used in production, but may be in the Monarc export or import ?