How to Install IceHrm on OpenBSD

IceHrm is a popular open-source human resource management software that allows businesses to manage their HR operations more effectively. Here is a step-by-step guide on how to install IceHrm on OpenBSD:

Prerequisites

Before you can start the installation process, you need to make sure you have the following prerequisites:

  • A server running OpenBSD
  • A non-root user with sudo privileges

Installation

  1. First, update your package manager by running the following command:
sudo pkg_add -u
  1. Next, install the required packages using the following command:
sudo pkg_add php-7.4.23p0 php-mbstring-7.4.23p0 php-mysqli-7.4.23p0 php-pdo_mysql-7.4.23p0 php-curl-7.4.23p0 php-gd-7.4.23p0 php-zip-7.4.23p0 unzip-6.0p12 nano-5.8
  1. Now, you need to move to the web server's root directory by running the following command:
cd /htdocs/
  1. Download the latest version of IceHrm using the following command:
sudo wget https://github.com/gamonoid/icehrm/archive/master.zip
  1. Extract the downloaded file using the following command:
sudo unzip master.zip
  1. Rename the extracted directory using the following command:
sudo mv icehrm-master icehrm
  1. Next, you need to set the appropriate permissions using the following command:
sudo chown -R _www:_www /htdocs/icehrm
  1. Now, you need to set up a database for IceHrm. You can do this by logging into your MySQL console using the following command:
mysql -u root -p
  1. Once you are logged into your MySQL console, create a new database and user for IceHrm using the following commands:
CREATE DATABASE icehrm_db;
CREATE USER 'icehrm_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your_password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON icehrm_db.* TO 'icehrm_user'@'localhost';

Replace 'your_password' with a strong password of your choice.

  1. Next, you need to import the database schema into your newly created database. To do this, navigate to the install directory of IceHrm using the following command:
cd /htdocs/icehrm/install
  1. Now, open the config.php file using the following command:
nano config.php
  1. Update the database settings in the config.php file with the following information:
define('DB_NAME', 'icehrm_db');
define('DB_USER', 'icehrm_user');
define('DB_PASSWORD', 'your_password');
define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');
define('DB_CHARSET', 'utf8');
define('DB_COLLATE', '');

  1. Save and close the config.php file.

  2. Finally, open your web browser and navigate to http://your_server_ip/icehrm to access the IceHrm web interface.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed IceHrm on OpenBSD. You can now start using IceHrm to manage your HR operations more effectively.