How to Install Horde on OpenSUSE

Horde is an open-source webmail interface that offers a complete solution to manage your emails, calendars, and contacts. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install Horde on an OpenSUSE server.

Prerequisites

Before starting, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:

  • OpenSUSE server with root access
  • Apache web server installed and running
  • PHP 5.6 or above
  • MySQL or MariaDB installed and running

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

First, you have to install all the required dependencies with the following command:

sudo zypper install apache2 mysql-community-server libmysqlclient-devel php php-mysql php-mbstring

Step 2: Download Horde

Next, you need to download the latest stable version of Horde from their official website.

wget https://www.horde.org/download/php-webmail-6.2.38.tar.gz

Step 3: Extract and Move Files

After downloading, extract the Horde file using the following command:

tar -zxvf php-webmail-6.2.38.tar.gz

Once the extraction is completed, move the extracted files to the desired directory by running the following command:

sudo mv horde-6.2.38 /srv/www/htdocs/horde

Step 4: Create Horde Configuration File

To configure the Horde webmail, you need to create a configuration file with the following command:

sudo cp /srv/www/htdocs/horde/config/conf.php.dist /srv/www/htdocs/horde/config/conf.php

Step 5: Configure Horde

Next, you need to configure Horde by editing the configuration file:

sudo vi /srv/www/htdocs/horde/config/conf.php

Find the following details in the configuration file:

$conf['sql'] = array(
'phptype' => 'mysql',
'hostspec' => 'localhost',
'username' => 'horde',
'password' => 'password',
'database' => 'horde',
'tables' => array(
'users' => 'horde_users',
'groups' => 'horde_groups',
'user_groups' => 'horde_user_groups',
'sessions' => 'horde_sessions',
'recent' => 'horde_recent',
'tokens' => 'horde_tokens'
)
);

Replace the details with your own MySQL or MariaDB database login credentials.

Step 6: Set Directory Permissions

Set appropriate permissions to Horde directory, run the following command:

sudo chown -R wwwrun /srv/www/htdocs/horde

Step 7: Start Apache and MySQL Service

Now that Horde has been installed, you have to start the Apache and MySQL services.

sudo systemctl start apache2
sudo systemctl start mysql

Step 8: Accessing Horde

Once everything is set up, you can access Horde by typing the OpenSUSE server's IP address followed by "/horde" in your web browser.

http://your-IP-address/horde

Conclusion

That's it. You have successfully installed and configured Horde on OpenSUSE. You can now start using all the available features in Horde to manage your emails, calendars, and contacts.