How to install SilverStripe on OpenBSD

SilverStripe is an open-source web framework written in PHP that is used for building websites and web applications. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps required to install SilverStripe on an OpenBSD server.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, you should have the following:

  • A server running OpenBSD
  • A user account with sudo privileges
  • An up-to-date installation of PHP

Step 1: Install Composer

Composer is a PHP dependency management tool that is required by SilverStripe. To install Composer on OpenBSD, run the following commands:

$ sudo su -
# pkg_add composer

This installs the latest version of Composer from the official OpenBSD repository.

Step 2: Download SilverStripe

You can download the latest version of SilverStripe from the official website. Alternatively, you can use curl to download and extract the latest version of SilverStripe.

$ cd /var/www/
$ sudo curl -O https://www.silverstripe.org/assets/releases/SilverStripe-v5.5.1.tar.gz
$ sudo tar -xzf SilverStripe-v5.5.1.tar.gz
$ sudo chown -R www:www /var/www/SilverStripe-v5.5.1

This downloads the latest version of SilverStripe to /var/www/ and extracts it. It then sets the ownership of the directory to the www user, which is the user that OpenBSD uses to run its web server.

Step 3: Install SilverStripe dependencies

Next, we need to install the dependencies required by SilverStripe. Navigate into the SilverStripe directory and run composer install.

$ cd /var/www/SilverStripe-v5.5.1
$ sudo composer install

This will install all the required PHP packages and dependencies for SilverStripe.

Step 4: Configure web server

OpenBSD includes a web server called httpd. We will need to configure it to serve our SilverStripe website.

Navigate to the httpd.conf file by typing the following command:

$ sudo vi /etc/httpd.conf

Add the following lines to the end of the httpd.conf file:

server "example.com" {
    listen on * port 80
    root "/var/www/SilverStripe-v5.5.1/public"
    directory auto index
    fastcgi socket "/run/php-fpm.sock"
}

Replace example.com with your domain name, and make sure to change the path to the SilverStripe directory if you installed it in a different location.

Save and exit the file by typing :wq.

Restart the httpd service by typing:

$ sudo /etc/rc.d/httpd restart

Step 5: Install SilverStripe

Navigate to your website's URL in your web browser, e.g. http://example.com. The SilverStripe installation wizard should appear.

Follow the steps in the installation wizard to set up your website, including creating an admin account and configuring the database.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed SilverStripe on OpenBSD.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install SilverStripe on OpenBSD. We covered the installation of Composer, downloading SilverStripe, installing dependencies, configuring the web server, and running the SilverStripe installation wizard. With this knowledge, you can now start building your own websites and web applications using SilverStripe.