How to install PHPBack on NetBSD

PHPBack is an open-source ticketing and project management system. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install PHPBack on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

• NetBSD installed on your system
• Root access

Update the System

Before we start with the installation process, we need to update the system to the latest packages.

pkgin update && pkgin full-upgrade

Install dependencies

We need to install some dependencies before installing PHPBack on our system:

pkgin install python2 bash apache24 php74-gd php74-curl php74-mysqli php74-mbstring php74-zip zip

Download and install PHPBack

First, we need to head to the PHPBack website and download the latest stable release of PHPBack.

cd /tmp 
wget https://github.com/phpback/phpback/archive/refs/tags/v1.2.0.tar.gz

Next, we need to extract the contents of the downloaded file:

tar -zxvf v1.2.0.tar.gz

Move the PHPBack files to your web server's directory, which is located at /usr/pkg/share/httpd/htdocs/:

mv phpback-1.2.0 /usr/pkg/share/httpd/htdocs/phpback

Configure Apache

Now that we have installed PHPBack, we need to configure Apache to use PHPBack.

Open the Apache configuration file, which is located at /usr/pkg/etc/httpd/httpd.conf, using your favorite text editor:

nano /usr/pkg/etc/httpd/httpd.conf

Add the following lines to the configuration file:

LoadModule php7_module lib/httpd/mod_php7.so
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php

Save the file and exit.

Restart Apache to apply the changes:

apachectl graceful

Access PHPBack

Navigate to http://your-server-ip/phpback in your web browser, and you will see the PHPBack login page.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have learned how to install PHPBack on NetBSD. PHPBack is a simple yet effective solution for project management and ticket handling. With PHPBack, you can easily manage multiple projects efficiently.