How to Install OrangeHRM on OpenBSD

OrangeHRM is a human resource management software that can help companies manage employee data, payroll, benefits, and more. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the process of installing OrangeHRM on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, you will need the following:

  • A system running OpenBSD
  • Access to the command line
  • A web server (such as httpd) installed and configured on your OpenBSD system
  • PHP version 7.0 or higher installed on your OpenBSD system

Step 1: Download OrangeHRM

To download the latest version of OrangeHRM, visit the following link: https://www.orangehrm.com/open-source/download-open-source-hr-management/.

Once you have downloaded the latest version, extract the files to a directory on your OpenBSD system.

tar -xvf orangehrm-4.5.11.zip

Step 2: Configure the Database

Next, we need to create a database for OrangeHRM to use.

Log in to your MySQL or MariaDB server and create a new database:

CREATE DATABASE oranghrm;

Create a new database user:

CREATE USER 'oranghrm'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your-password';

Grant the user privileges to the oranghrm database:

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON oranghrm.* TO 'oranghrm'@'localhost';

Exit the database shell:

EXIT;

Step 3: Configure the Web Server

We will now configure the web server to serve OrangeHRM.

Create a new virtual host for OrangeHRM:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerAdmin your-email-address
    DocumentRoot "/path/to/orangehrm"
    ServerName your-domain-name.com
    <Directory "/path/to/orangehrm">
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
    ErrorLog "/var/log/httpd/orangehrm-error_log"
    CustomLog "/var/log/httpd/orangehrm-access_log" common
</VirtualHost>

Replace "your-email-address", "your-domain-name.com", and "/path/to/orangehrm" with the appropriate values for your server.

Restart the web server:

sudo /etc/rc.d/httpd restart

Step 4: Install OrangeHRM

Open your browser and navigate to http://your-domain-name.com/. You will be redirected to the OrangeHRM installer.

Follow the installation wizard to configure OrangeHRM:

  • Choose the installation language

  • Agree to the license agreement

  • Verify system requirements

  • Enter database details:

    • Database Host: localhost
    • Database Name: oranghrm
    • Database Username: oranghrm
    • Database Password: your-password

  • Configure the admin user:

    • First Name
    • Last Name
    • Email
    • Username
    • Password
    • Confirm Password

  • Enter your company details:

    • Company Name
    • Company Email
    • Company Phone

  • Confirm installation settings

  • Wait for the installation to complete

Step 5: Verify the Installation

After the installation is complete, you can log in to OrangeHRM by navigating to http://your-domain-name.com/orangehrm/.

Enter the admin username and password that you configured during installation.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed OrangeHRM on OpenBSD. You can now use it to manage employee data, payroll, benefits, and more.