How to Install qpixel on NetBSD
qpixel is a web application for creating and sharing pixel art, developed by Codidact. Here is a step-by-step guide on how to install qpixel on NetBSD.
Prerequisites
Before starting the installation process, ensure that your NetBSD system meets the following requirements:
- A running installation of NetBSD
- A web server (e.g. Apache, Nginx)
- PHP 7.0 or higher with the following extensions: pdo, pdo_mysql, gd, mbstring
- MySQL database
Installation
First, download the latest release of qpixel from the Codidact website: https://codidact.com/projects/qpixel/releases
Extract the downloaded package to your web server directory. For example, if your Apache web root directory is
/var/www/htdocs, you can extract the package to/var/www/htdocs/qpixel.Change the ownership of the qpixel directory to the user that your web server runs as. For example, if your web server runs as user
www, you can change the ownership with the following command:chown -R www:www /var/www/htdocs/qpixelImport the qpixel database schema into your MySQL database. You can find the database schema in the
schema.sqlfile in thesqldirectory of the qpixel package.mysql -u <username> -p <database> < /var/www/htdocs/qpixel/sql/schema.sqlConfigure the qpixel application by copying the
config.default.phpfile toconfig.php:cp /var/www/htdocs/qpixel/config.default.php /var/www/htdocs/qpixel/config.phpEdit the
config.phpfile and fill in the following configuration details:mysql_user: The MySQL user with access to the qpixel databasemysql_password: The password for the MySQL usermysql_database: The name of the MySQL databasedomain: The domain name of your server (e.g.example.com)path: The path to the qpixel installation relative to the website root (e.g./qpixel/)
Create a virtual host configuration in your web server to point to the qpixel directory. For example, if you are using Apache, create a file
/usr/pkg/etc/httpd/extra/httpd-qpixel.confwith the following content:<VirtualHost *:80> DocumentRoot "/var/www/htdocs/qpixel" ServerName your.domain.com ServerAlias www.your.domain.com <Directory "/var/www/htdocs/qpixel"> AllowOverride All Require all granted </Directory> </VirtualHost>Be sure to replace
your.domain.comwith your actual domain name.Restart your web server for the changes to take effect:
/etc/rc.d/apachectl restart
Congratulations, you have successfully installed qpixel on NetBSD! You can now access the qpixel application by visiting http://your.domain.com/qpixel in your web browser.