How to Install AgenDAV on OpenBSD

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the step-by-step process of installing AgenDAV on OpenBSD. AgenDAV is a powerful open-source groupware application that provides calendar and contact management functionalities. Here's how you can install it on OpenBSD:

Prerequisites

Before we proceed with the installation, make sure that you have the following prerequisites installed on your OpenBSD server:

• Apache web server
• PHP version 5.6 or higher
• MySQL or PostgreSQL database server

Step 1: Download AgenDAV

The first step is to download the latest version of AgenDAV from the official website. You can do this by running the following command in your terminal:

$ ftp https://github.com/agendav/agendav/releases/download/2.2.2/agendav-2.2.2.zip

This will download the AgenDAV zip file to your current directory.

Step 2: Install Dependencies

Before installing AgenDAV, we need to install the necessary dependencies. To do this, run the following command:

$ sudo pkg_add php-pdo_mysql php-pgsql php-curl php-xmlwriter php-mbstring php-gd

This will install the required PHP modules needed for AgenDAV to function properly.

Step 3: Extract and Move AgenDAV

The next step is to extract the AgenDAV zip file that you downloaded in step 1. To do this, run the following command:

$ unzip agendav-2.2.2.zip

This will extract the AgenDAV files to a directory named "agendav-2.2.2". Now, we need to move this directory to the DocumentRoot of our Apache web server. In OpenBSD, the DocumentRoot is located at "/var/www/htdocs/". Run the following command to move the agendav-2.2.2 directory to the DocumentRoot:

$ sudo mv agendav-2.2.2 /var/www/htdocs/

Step 4: Set Permissions

To ensure that AgenDAV can read and write files on the server, we need to set the appropriate file and directory permissions. Run the following command to fix the permissions:

$ sudo chown -R _www:_www /var/www/htdocs/agendav-2.2.2
$ sudo find /var/www/htdocs/agendav-2.2.2 -type d -exec chmod 755 {} \;
$ sudo find /var/www/htdocs/agendav-2.2.2 -type f -exec chmod 644 {} \;
$ sudo chmod -R 777 /var/www/htdocs/agendav-2.2.2/data

Step 5: Configure AgenDAV

AgenDAV stores its configuration settings in a file called "config.php". We need to create this file and configure it accordingly. Run the following command to create the config.php file:

$ cd /var/www/htdocs/agendav-2.2.2/config/
$ cp config.default.php config.php

Now, edit the config.php file and provide the necessary database credentials, as well as other configuration settings. You can use the following command to open the file in your preferred text editor:

$ sudo vi config.php

Step 6: Create the Database

Before we can start using AgenDAV, we need to create the required database tables. Login to your MySQL or PostgreSQL server, and create a new database for AgenDAV. You can use the following commands to create a new database and grant privileges to the AgenDAV user:

CREATE DATABASE agendav;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON agendav.* TO 'agendavuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'yourpassword';

Note: Replace "yourpassword" with a strong password of your choice.

Now, import the required database tables by running the following command:

$ mysql -u agendavuser -p agendav < /var/www/htdocs/agendav-2.2.2/extra/mysql_schema.sql

Step 7: Test AgenDAV

That's it! You have successfully installed AgenDAV on OpenBSD. To test it, open your web browser and navigate to the following URL:

http://yourdomain.com/agendav-2.2.2/

You should see the AgenDAV login page. Enter your credentials and login to access the calendar and contact management features.

Congratulations, you have now installed AgenDAV on your OpenBSD server!