How to Install Horde on OpenBSD

In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Horde on OpenBSD. Horde is a free and open-source groupware suite that provides webmail, calenders, and team collaboration tools. It uses the Apache web server and requires PHP and a database backend.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed, you need to have the following software installed on your OpenBSD server:

  • Apache web server
  • PHP
  • MySQL or PostgreSQL

Step 1 - Downloading Horde

We can download the latest version of Horde from the official website using wget command:

$ wget https://www.horde.org/download/latest.tar.gz

Step 2 - Extracting the Archive

After downloading the horde archive, we can extract it using the following command:

$ tar -xvzf latest.tar.gz -C /var/www/htdocs/

The above command will extract the archive in the /var/www/htdocs/ directory.

Step 3 - Configuring Horde

After extracting the archive, we need to configure Horde. Copy the 'config/conf.php.dist' file to 'config/conf.php':

$ cd /var/www/htdocs/horde/config/
$ cp conf.php.dist conf.php

Now open the conf.php file and set the database type, hostname, database name, username, and password:

$conf['sql']['phptype'] = 'mysql';
$conf['sql']['hostspec'] = 'localhost';
$conf['sql']['database'] = 'horde';
$conf['sql']['username'] = 'hordeuser';
$conf['sql']['password'] = 'password';

Save the changes and exit the file.

Step 4 - Creating the Database

Using MySQL or PostgreSQL command line client, create the database, create a user and grant appropriate permissions:

CREATE DATABASE horde;
CREATE USER hordeuser@localhost IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON horde.* TO hordeuser@localhost;

Step 5 - Finishing Installation

Now we can finish the installation process by running the following command:

$ /var/www/htdocs/horde/scripts/setup.sh

This command will prompt you for some configuration options such as administrator email address, default language, and timezone. Enter the required details and complete the installation process.

Step 6 - Accessing Horde

Once the installation process is complete, you can access the Horde web interface using your web browser. Navigate to http://your-server-ip/horde/ and you will be redirected to the Horde login page. Enter your login credentials to access the Horde dashboard.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Horde on OpenBSD.