How to Install Horde on Fedora Server Latest

Horde is an open-source webmail platform that provides email, calendar, task list, address book, and file sharing services. It is a widely-used application framework for building web applications.

In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Horde on Fedora Server Latest.

Prerequisites

Before installing Horde, make sure your Fedora Server meets the following requirements:

Step 1 - Installing Horde on Fedora Server

  1. Open the terminal window on your Fedora Server.

  2. The first step is to download the latest version of Horde from the official website. You can download it with the following command:

# wget https://www.horde.org/download/latest/horde-latest.tar.gz
  1. Extract the downloaded file using the following command:
# tar -xzf horde-latest.tar.gz -C /var/www/html/
  1. Change the directory to the Horde installation folder:
# cd /var/www/html/horde
  1. Install Horde dependencies using the following command:
# composer install
  1. Create the Horde configuration file:
# cp conf.php.dist conf.php
  1. Generate the random key needed in Horde configuration:
# while [ ! -r conf.php ]; do sleep 1; done && php bin/horde key:generate --no-interaction
  1. Set the appropriate permissions and ownership for the Horde directory:
# chown -R apache:apache /var/www/html/horde
# chmod -R 770 /var/www/html/horde

Step 2 - Configuring Horde

  1. Open the Horde configuration file:
# vi /var/www/html/horde/conf.php
  1. In the configuration file, set the database connection details:
$conf['sql']['username']   = 'hordeuser';
$conf['sql']['password']   = 'password';
$conf['sql']['hostspec']   = 'localhost';
$conf['sql']['port']       = 3306;
$conf['sql']['database']   = 'horde';
$conf['sql']['protocol']   = 'tcp';
$conf['sql']['charset']    = 'utf-8';
  1. Replace 'hordeuser' and 'password' with your own MySQL/MariaDB username and password. Set the correct database name and host address.

  2. Save and close the configuration file.

Step 3 - Accessing the Horde Web Interface

  1. Access the Horde web interface by typing the following URL in your web browser:
https://your-server-domain-name/horde
  1. When you access the application for the first time, you will be prompted to enter the username and password.

  2. After logging in, you can use Horde as your webmail platform.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install Horde on a Fedora Server Latest. After installing and configuring Horde, you have a powerful webmail platform that provides rich features and functionalities.

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