How to Install ACP Admin on FreeBSD Latest

ACP Admin is an open-source web-based control panel that provides a user-friendly interface to manage your server. If you are running FreeBSD Latest and want to install ACP Admin, this tutorial will guide you through the process step by step.

Prerequisites

Before you start installing ACP Admin, make sure that you have the following prerequisites in place:

  • A server running FreeBSD Latest
  • A user account with sudo privileges
  • Apache web server
  • PHP version 7.4 or higher
  • MySQL or MariaDB

Step 1: Update the base system

The first thing you need to do is update your server's base system. To do this, open the terminal and run the following command:

sudo freebsd-update upgrade -r latest

This command will download and install the latest updates for FreeBSD.

Step 2: Install Apache web server

After updating the base system, you need to install the Apache web server. To do this, run the following command:

sudo pkg install apache24

This command will install the Apache web server and all its dependencies.

Step 3: Install PHP

Next, you need to install PHP for Apache. Run the following command to install PHP:

sudo pkg install php74 mod_php74

This command will install PHP version 7.4 and the PHP module for Apache.

Step 4: Install MySQL or MariaDB

To install ACP Admin, you need to have a MySQL or MariaDB database server installed on your system. Run one of the following commands to install the database server of your choice:

For MySQL:

sudo pkg install mysql57-server

For MariaDB:

sudo pkg install mariadb105-server

This will install the respective database server and all its dependencies.

Step 5: Download and configure ACP Admin

Now that you have all the prerequisites in place, you can download and install ACP Admin. To do so, follow these steps:

  1. Download the latest version of ACP Admin from the official website: https://acp-admin.ch/

  2. Extract the downloaded archive to the Apache document root directory /usr/local/www/apache24/data/.

  3. Create a new virtual host configuration for ACP Admin by creating a new file under the Apache configuration directory /usr/local/etc/apache24/Includes/acp-admin.conf. Add the following lines to the new file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName acp-admin.example.com
    DocumentRoot /usr/local/www/apache24/data/acp-admin

    <Directory /usr/local/www/apache24/data/acp-admin>
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Note: Replace acp-admin.example.com with your own domain name.

  1. Create a new database for ACP Admin and a dedicated user account with the following command:
sudo mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE acp_admin;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON acp_admin.* TO 'acp_admin_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your_password';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;

Note: replace your_password with a strong password of your choice.

  1. Copy the config.sample.php file in the ACP Admin root directory to config.php and edit it with your database details.

  2. Restart Apache to apply the changes:

sudo service apache24 restart

Step 6: Access ACP Admin

Now that the installation and configuration are complete, you can access ACP Admin by visiting the domain name you specified in the virtual host configuration. In our case, it is http://acp-admin.example.com/.

Log in to ACP Admin with the username admin and the password password. Once you have logged in, you can start managing your server using the user-friendly interface provided by ACP Admin.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed ACP Admin on FreeBSD Latest.