How to Install Mibew on FreeBSD Latest

Mibew is an open-source live support chat application. It is easy to set up and operate, with a clean and user-friendly interface. This tutorial provides a step-by-step guide to install Mibew on FreeBSD Latest.

Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure to meet the following requirements:

• A FreeBSD latest server with a non-root user account.
• A webserver installed, such as Apache or Nginx.
• PHP 7.2 or higher installed.
• A MySQL server installed and running on your system.

Step 1: Install Required Packages

To install Mibew, we need to install some required packages first. Log in to your server using the non-root user account and run the following command:

$ sudo pkg install git php72-pdo_mysql php72-mysqlnd php72-xmlwriter php72-session

This will install Git, PHP, and some additional PHP extensions required by Mibew.

Step 2: Clone Mibew Repository

Next, we need to clone the latest version of the Mibew repository to our system. Run the following command to clone the Mibew repository:

$ git clone https://github.com/Mibew/mibew.git /usr/local/www/mibew

This will clone the latest version of the Mibew repository to the /usr/local/www/mibew directory.

Step 3: Configure Web Server

Next, we need to configure our web server to serve Mibew. For this tutorial, we will be using Apache as our web server.

Open the Apache configuration file using your favorite text editor.

$ sudo vim /usr/local/etc/apache24/httpd.conf

Add the following virtual host configuration at the bottom of the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerAdmin [email protected]
    DocumentRoot /usr/local/www/mibew
    ServerName example.com
    ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/example.com_error.log
    CustomLog /var/log/httpd/example.com_access.log common
    <Directory /usr/local/www/mibew>
        Options FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Replace example.com with your domain name or IP address.

Save and close the file.

Step 4: Create Database

Next, we need to create a database for Mibew. Login to MySQL server using the following command:

$ mysql -u root -p

Enter the root password when prompted.

Create a user account and database for Mibew with the following commands:

mysql> CREATE DATABASE mibewdb CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci;
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON mibewdb.* TO 'mibewuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Replace mibewuser and password with your desired username and password.

Exit from the MySQL server shell using the following command:

mysql> exit

Step 5: Configure Mibew

Copy the configuration file and rename it to config.yml:

$ cd /usr/local/www/mibew
$ cp config/default.yml config/config.yml

Edit the configuration file using your favorite text editor:

$ sudo vim config/config.yml

Configure the Mibew database settings using the following lines:

database:
  driver: 'mysql'
  host: 'localhost'
  port: 3306
  username: 'mibewuser'
  password: 'password'
  database: 'mibewdb'
  table_prefix: 'mibew_'

Replace mibewuser and password with your MySQL username and password.

Save and close the file.

Step 6: Initialize Mibew

Next, we need to initialize the Mibew database schema using the following command:

$ cd /usr/local/www/mibew
$ sudo php ./console.php db:install

This command will initialize the Mibew database schema.

Step 7: Change File Permissions

Next, we need to change the file and directory permissions to allow web server access:

$ sudo chown -R www:www /usr/local/www/mibew
$ sudo chmod -R 755 /usr/local/www/mibew

Step 8: Start Apache Web Server

Start the Apache web server using the following command:

$ sudo service apache24 start

Step 9: Access Mibew

Open your web browser and navigate to your domain or IP address. You should see the Mibew installation page. Follow the installation steps and complete the installation process.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Mibew on FreeBSD Latest. You can now use Mibew to provide live chat support to your website visitors.