How to Install PluXml on OpenBSD

PluXml is a flat-file blogging platform that can be easily installed on OpenBSD. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process step-by-step.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure you have the following:

  • A server running OpenBSD.
  • An up-to-date installation of OpenBSD. To update your system, run the following command:

sudo sysupgrade

  • An SSH client, such as PuTTY or OpenSSH.

Step 1: Download PluXml

Go to the PluXml download page and download the latest version of PluXml. You will receive a ZIP file containing the PluXml files.

Step 2: Extract the PluXml Files

Extract the contents of the ZIP file to a directory of your choice. We recommend using the /var/www/ directory. You can do this by running the following command:

sudo unzip pluxml.zip -d /var/www

Step 3: Configure the Web Server

In this tutorial, we will be using OpenBSD's built-in web server, httpd, to host PluXml. By default, httpd is configured to serve files from the /var/www/htdocs/ directory. We need to create a new configuration file to tell httpd to host PluXml instead.

sudo nano /etc/httpd.conf

Add the following lines to the end of the file:

server "pluxml" {
    listen on * port 80
    root "/var/www/pluxml"
    directory index index.php
    fastcgi socket "/run/slowcgi.sock"
}

Save and exit the file.

Step 4: Install the Dependencies

PluXml requires PHP to run. OpenBSD comes with PHP preinstalled, but we need to install the FastCGI module to use it with httpd.

sudo pkg_add php-fpm

Step 5: Start the FastCGI Daemon

The FastCGI daemon, slowcgi, needs to be started before we can run PluXml. We will use the following command to start it and keep it running:

sudo /usr/sbin/rcctl start slowcgi

Step 6: Configure PluXml

Now that we have all the dependencies installed, we need to configure PluXml. Navigate to the PluXml directory:

cd /var/www/pluxml

Rename the configuration file:

cp parametres.xml.sample parametres.xml

Edit the parametres.xml file:

sudo nano parametres.xml

Set the following values:

  • racine to "http://your-domain.com/pluxml"
  • identifiant to "admin"
  • mot_de_passe to "yourpassword"

Save and exit the file.

Step 7: Access PluXml

Open a web browser and navigate to http://your-domain.com/pluxml. You should see the PluXml installation page. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed PluXml on OpenBSD.