How to Install Revive Adserver on OpenBSD

Revive Adserver is an open-source ad serving platform that allows users to manage and display online ads on their websites. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Revive Adserver on an OpenBSD server.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed with the installation of Revive Adserver, you will need:

A server running OpenBSD
Apache web server installed and configured
MySQL or MariaDB database server installed and configured

Step 1: Download Latest Version of Revive Adserver

You can download the latest version of Revive Adserver from their official website: https://www.revive-adserver.com/download/.

Use the following command to download the latest version of Revive Adserver on your OpenBSD server:

$ sudo wget https://download.revive-adserver.com/revive-adserver-5.2.0.zip

Step 2: Unzip Revive Adserver Archive

Now, we need to unzip and extract the downloaded archive. Run the following command to unzip the Revive Adserver archive:

$ sudo unzip revive-adserver-5.2.0.zip

Step 3: Move Revive Adserver Directory to Apache Web Root

After extracting the archive, we need to move the extracted directory to the Apache web root directory. Use the following command to move the revive adserver directory to /var/www/htdocs/:

$ sudo mv revive-adserver-5.2.0 /var/www/htdocs/

Step 4: Install PHP Dependencies

Revive Adserver depends on PHP to run. You need to install the required PHP extensions on your OpenBSD server. Use the following command to install PHP dependencies:

$ sudo pkg_add php-curl php-gd php-mysqli php-xml php-zip

Step 5: Create Database for Revive Adserver

Revive Adserver stores its data in a MySQL or MariaDB database. You need to create a database for Revive Adserver. Connect to your MySQL/MariaDB server using the following command:

$ mysql -u root -p

Create a database for Revive Adserver using the following command:

mysql> CREATE DATABASE revive;

Create a new MySQL user and grant all privileges on the revive database:

mysql> CREATE USER 'reviveuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';

mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON revive.* TO 'reviveuser'@'localhost';

mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Replace password with a strong password for the MySQL user.

Step 6: Configure Revive Adserver

Revive Adserver has a configuration file named config.php located at /var/www/htdocs/revive-adserver-5.2.0/www/admin/.

Copy the sample configuration file to a new file named local.conf.php:

$ sudo cp /var/www/htdocs/revive-adserver-5.2.0/www/admin/plugins/default.conf.php /var/www/htdocs/revive-adserver-5.2.0/www/admin/plugins/local.conf.php

Open local.conf.php using a text editor:

$ sudo vi /var/www/htdocs/revive-adserver-5.2.0/www/admin/plugins/local.conf.php

Update the database details:

// Database configuration
$config['database']['host'] = 'localhost';
$config['database']['username'] = 'reviveuser';
$config['database']['password'] = 'password';
$config['database']['name'] = 'revive';
$config['database']['table_prefix'] = '';

Replace reviveuser and password with the MySQL user and password created in step 5.

Step 7: Run the Revive Adserver Web Installer

Now, we need to run the web installer to set up the Revive Adserver database. Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost/revive-adserver-5.2.0/www/admin/ to start the installer.

Follow the instructions to complete the installation.

Step 8: Start Revive Adserver Services

Once the installation is complete, we need to start the Revive Adserver services. Use the following command to start the services:

$ sudo /bin/sh /var/www/htdocs/revive-adserver-5.2.0/start.sh

To start the Revive Adserver services on system startup, add the above command to /etc/rc.local:

$ sudo vi /etc/rc.local

Add the following line to the rc.local file:

/bin/sh /var/www/htdocs/revive-adserver-5.2.0/start.sh

Save and close the file.

Conclusion

You have successfully installed and configured Revive Adserver on your OpenBSD server. You can now use the ad management platform to create, manage and display ads on your website.