How to Install Task Keeper on FreeBSD Latest

In this tutorial, we will be discussing the steps to install Task Keeper on FreeBSD Latest using Github repository. Task Keeper is a simple task manager web application that you can use to manage your daily routine tasks.

Prerequisites

Before starting with the installation process, you need to have the following prerequisites:

• A user account with sudo privileges
• A running installation of FreeBSD Latest
• Git installed on your FreeBSD system

Step 1: Install Required Packages

Before we start with the installation process, we need to install some required packages for the Task Keeper application. We can install them by simply running the following command:

sudo pkg install curl apache24 mysql57-server php74 php74-mysqli php74-json php74-openssl php74-gd

Step 2: Install Git

Next, we need to install Git on our FreeBSD machine. Git is a distributed version control system used for software development.

To install Git, run the following command:

sudo pkg install git

Step 3: Clone Task Keeper Repository

Now, we can clone the Task Keeper repository from Github using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/nymanjens/piga.git

This will create a folder named piga in your current working directory.

Step 4: Configure Apache

After the successful cloning of Task Keeper, we need to configure Apache on our FreeBSD system to serve the Task Keeper application.

First, we need to enable the Apache service by running the following command:

sudo sysrc apache24_enable="YES"

Then, we need to start the Apache service using the following command:

sudo service apache24 start

Next, we need to edit the Apache configuration file /usr/local/etc/apache24/httpd.conf by running the following command:

sudo nano /usr/local/etc/apache24/httpd.conf

Add the following configuration lines at the end of the file:

Alias /piga/ "/path/to/piga/"
<Directory "/path/to/piga/">
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
Require all granted
</Directory>

Replace /path/to/piga/ with the absolute path of the directory where you have cloned the Task Keeper repository.

Save and close the file.

Restart the Apache service by running the following command:

sudo service apache24 restart

Step 5: Configure MySQL

Task Keeper requires a MySQL database to store its data. We can install MySQL server and create a new database by running the following commands:

sudo service mysql-server start
sudo mysql_secure_installation
sudo mysql -u root -p

Enter the MySQL root password when prompted and run the following commands:

CREATE DATABASE piga;
GRANT ALL ON piga.* TO 'piga'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'piga123';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;

Step 6: Configure Task Keeper

Now we need to configure Task Keeper by editing the configuration file src/config.php. You can use the following command to edit the file:

sudo nano /path/to/piga/src/config.php

Change the following lines in the file:

const SQL_USER = 'root'; // Replace 'root' with your MySQL username
const SQL_PASS = 'password'; // Replace 'password' with your MySQL password
const SQL_DBNAME = 'piga'; // Replace 'piga' with the name of your MySQL database

Save and close the file.

Step 7: Access Task Keeper

Finally, we can access the Task Keeper web application in a web browser by browsing to http://localhost/piga/.

If you are accessing the application from a remote machine, replace localhost with the IP address of your FreeBSD system.

You will see the login page of the Task Keeper application. Use the default username and password admin to log in.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Task Keeper on FreeBSD Latest.