How to Install Tine - Community Edition on OpenBSD

Tine - Community Edition is an open-source groupware software that can be used for managing contacts, appointments, tasks, and emails. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Tine - Community Edition on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

  1. A running instance of OpenBSD
  2. An OpenBSD user with sudo privileges
  3. A web server (e.g., Apache) installed and configured on OpenBSD
  4. PHP version 5.5 or higher installed on OpenBSD

Step-by-Step Guide

1. Install Git

Use the following command to install Git on OpenBSD:

$ sudo pkg_add git

2. Clone Tine - Community Edition Repository

Use the following command to clone the Tine - Community Edition repository to your local system:

$ git clone https://github.com/tine20/tine20.git

3. Install Required PHP Libraries

Use the following command to install the required PHP libraries on OpenBSD:

$ sudo pkg_add php-gd php-curl php-pdo_mysql php-pdo_pgsql php-mysql php-pgsql

4. Configure Apache for Tine

Create a new virtual host in the Apache configuration file (/etc/httpd/httpd.conf) by adding the following lines:

<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName your_domain.com
DocumentRoot /path/to/tine20
<Directory /path/to/tine20>
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/tine_error.log
CustomLog /var/log/httpd/tine_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

5. Set Permissions

Make sure that the following directories are owned by the web server user:

cd /path/to/tine20
sudo chown -R www:www files tmp

6. Start Apache Service

Use the following command to start the Apache service on OpenBSD:

$ sudo /etc/rc.d/httpd start

7. Access Tine

Open up your browser and navigate to http://your_domain.com/ to access Tine. You will be prompted to run the setup.php script, follow the prompts and enter the necessary details.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Tine - Community Edition on OpenBSD.