How to Install DAViCal on macOS

DAViCal is a free and open-source calendaring and scheduling server. It is designed to handle multiple calendars and can be used with many different clients, including Thunderbird, Apple iCal, and Microsoft Outlook. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing DAViCal on your macOS system.

Prerequisites

Before installing DAViCal, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:

  • A macOS system running version 10.12 or later
  • Administrative privileges on your macOS system
  • A web server (such as Apache or Nginx) installed and running on your system
  • PHP version 5.6 or later installed on your system
  • A MySQL or PostgreSQL database service installed and running on your system

Step 1: Download DAViCal

The first step is to download the latest stable version of DAViCal from the official website. Once you have downloaded the package, extract it to a directory of your choice.

Step 2: Install Dependencies

DAViCal requires a number of PHP extensions to function correctly. To install these extensions, open Terminal and enter the following command:

$ sudo apt-get install php-pgsql php-xml php-mbstring php-curl php-gd

Step 3: Create a Database

Create a new MySQL or PostgreSQL database for DAViCal to use. You can use the following command to create a new MySQL database:

$ mysql -u root -p
mysql> CREATE DATABASE davical;
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON davical.* TO 'davical'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
mysql> EXIT;

Step 4: Configure DAViCal

Open the config.php file in the DAViCal directory and update the following settings:

  • Set c->base_uri to the base URI of your DAViCal server (e.g. https://example.com/davical)
  • Set db_type to either "pgsql" or "mysql"
  • Update the db_* settings to match your database configuration
  • Update the auth_* settings to reflect your desired authentication method

Step 5: Install DAViCal

Copy the entire DAViCal directory to your web server's document root. If you are using Apache, the default document root is /var/www:

$ sudo cp -r davical /var/www/

Step 6: Configure Permissions

Make sure that the webserver_user (e.g. www-data) has write access to the following directories:

  • config
  • db
  • htdocs/tmp

You can use the following command to set permissions:

$ sudo chown -R webserver_user:webserver_user /var/www/davical
$ sudo chmod -R 770 /var/www/davical/config /var/www/davical/db /var/www/davical/htdocs/tmp

Step 7: Test DAViCal

Open your web browser and navigate to your DAViCal server's base URI (e.g. https://example.com/davical). If everything is set up correctly, you should see the DAViCal login page.

That's it! You have successfully installed DAViCal on your macOS system. You can now use it to manage your calendars and schedule events.