How to Install Tiki on OpenBSD

Tiki is a powerful open source content management system (CMS) and groupware. In this tutorial, we will show you step-by-step how to install Tiki on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, you need to make sure that you have the following:

  • A server running OpenBSD 6.8 or later
  • A user account with sudo privileges

Step 1: Install Apache and PHP

First, we need to install Apache and PHP on our server. To install Apache, run the following command:

$ sudo pkg_add apache-httpd

To install PHP, run the following command:

$ sudo pkg_add php php-pgsql php-gd

The php-pgsql and php-gd packages are required for Tiki to function properly.

Step 2: Install PostgreSQL

We also need to install PostgreSQL, which is a relational database management system. To install PostgreSQL, run the following command:

$ sudo pkg_add postgresql-server

Step 3: Configure Apache

Now that we have installed Apache, we need to configure it to work with PHP. Open the Apache configuration file /etc/apache2/httpd.conf in your favorite text editor:

$ sudo vi /etc/apache2/httpd.conf

Uncomment the following lines by removing the # at the beginning of each line:

LoadModule php_module lib/httpd/modules/libphp.so
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php

Save and close the file.

Step 4: Start PostgreSQL

Before we can start configuring Tiki, we need to start PostgreSQL. To start PostgreSQL, run the following command:

$ doas rcctl start postgresql

Step 5: Create a PostgreSQL Database

Next, we need to create a PostgreSQL database for Tiki to use. Run the following command as the postgres user:

$ sudo -u postgres createdb tiki

Step 6: Download and Extract Tiki

We are now ready to download and extract Tiki. Go to the Tiki download page at https://tiki.org/Download and download the latest stable release. Once the download is complete, extract the files to the Apache document root directory:

$ sudo tar xzf tiki-21.1.tar.gz -C /var/www/htdocs/

Step 7: Set Permissions

We need to set the proper ownership and permissions on the Tiki files. Run the following commands:

$ sudo chown -R www:www /var/www/htdocs/tiki-21.1/
$ sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/htdocs/tiki-21.1/

Step 8: Configure Tiki

We are now ready to configure Tiki. Open your web browser and go to http://your-server/tiki-21.1/setup.sh. This will start the Tiki setup wizard.

Follow the instructions in the setup wizard to configure Tiki. When prompted for the database settings, enter the following:

  • Type: PostgreSQL
  • Host: localhost
  • Port: 5432
  • Username: postgres
  • Password: (leave blank)
  • Database name: tiki

Once you have completed the setup wizard, you should be able to access your Tiki site by going to http://your-server/tiki-21.1/.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Tiki on OpenBSD. You can now start building your own content management system and groupware.