How to Install PineDocs on NetBSD

PineDocs is a free, open source document management system designed for small and medium-sized businesses. This tutorial will show you step-by-step how to install PineDocs on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

• A NetBSD server with root access
• Git installed on your NetBSD server
• Apache or nginx server with PHP and MySQL support installed

Step 1 – Install Git

First, you need to install Git on your NetBSD server. To do this, run the following command:

pkg_add git

Step 2 – Clone PineDocs Repository

Next, you need to clone the PineDocs repository using Git. Run the following command to clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/xy2z/PineDocs.git

This will create a new directory called "PineDocs" in your current directory.

Step 3 – Install Dependencies

PineDocs requires several dependencies to run correctly. To install them, run the following command:

pkgin install php mysql-server php-openssl php-pdo_mysql

This will install PHP, MySQL, and the required PHP extensions.

Step 4 – Create a New MySQL Database

Next, you need to create a new MySQL database for PineDocs. To do this, log in to your MySQL server by running the following command:

mysql -u root -p

Enter your MySQL root password when prompted. Then, create a new database named "PineDocs" by running the following command:

CREATE DATABASE PineDocs;

Step 5 – Configure PineDocs

Now it's time to configure PineDocs to use your MySQL database. Navigate to the PineDocs directory that you cloned earlier by running the following command:

cd PineDocs

Copy the config.php.example file to config.php using the following command:

cp config.php.example config.php

Then, open config.php in a text editor and update the values to match your MySQL database settings:

'db_host' => 'localhost',
'db_port' => '3306',
'db_name' => 'PineDocs',
'db_user' => 'root',
'db_password' => 'your-mysql-root-password',

Save and close the file.

Step 6 – Import MySQL Tables

PineDocs requires several MySQL tables to function correctly. To create these tables, navigate to the PineDocs directory and run the following command:

mysql -u root -p PineDocs < install.sql

Enter your MySQL root password when prompted.

Step 7 – Configure Apache or Nginx

Finally, you need to configure your web server (Apache or Nginx) to serve PineDocs. First, navigate to your web server's document root directory. For Apache, this is typically /usr/local/www/apache24/data/ and for Nginx, this is typically /usr/local/www/).

Next, create a new directory named "PineDocs" and copy the contents of the PineDocs directory to it using the following commands:

mkdir PineDocs
cd PineDocs
cp -r ../PineDocs/* .

Next, update your web server's configuration to point to the PineDocs directory.

For Apache, add the following VirtualHost configuration to /usr/local/etc/httpd/httpd.conf:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName your.domain.com
    DocumentRoot "/usr/local/www/apache24/data/PineDocs"
    <Directory "/usr/local/www/apache24/data/PineDocs">
        Options None
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

For Nginx, add the following server block to /usr/local/etc/nginx/nginx.conf:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name your.domain.com;
    root /usr/local/www/PineDocs;
    index index.php index.html;
    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args;
    }
    location ~ \.php$ {
        fastcgi_pass 127.0.0.1:9000;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
        fastcgi_index index.php;
        include fastcgi_params;
    }
}

Save and close the configuration file. Then, restart your web server by running service apache24 restart or service nginx restart.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed PineDocs on NetBSD. You can now access PineDocs by visiting http://your.domain.com in your web browser.