In this tutorial, we will cover the steps to install and configure Dotclear on the latest version of FreeBSD.
Before proceeding with the installation, we need to update the FreeBSD packages to the latest version. To do so, run the following command:
sudo pkg update && sudo pkg upgrade
Dotclear requires a web server to run, and Apache is one of the most popular web servers available for FreeBSD. To install Apache, run the following command:
sudo pkg install apache24
After the installation is complete, start the Apache service by running the following commands:
sudo sysrc apache24_enable=YES
sudo service apache24 start
Dotclear is written in PHP, so we need to install PHP on our FreeBSD system. To do so, run the following command:
sudo pkg install php74
Next, we need to install some PHP extensions that are required by Dotclear. Run the following command to install the extensions:
sudo pkg install php74-gd php74-mysqli php74-zip php74-curl
Dotclear requires a database to store its data, and we will be using MariaDB as our database. To install MariaDB, run the following command:
sudo pkg install mariadb104-server
After installation, start the MariaDB service by running the following commands:
sudo sysrc mysql_enable=YES
sudo service mysql-server start
We need to create a new database and user for Dotclear to use. Run the following commands to create a new database and user:
sudo mysql -u root
CREATE DATABASE dotclear CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci;
CREATE USER 'dotclear'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL ON dotclear.* TO 'dotclear'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Replace password with a strong password.
To download Dotclear, we need to install the wget command by running the following command:
sudo pkg install wget
Next, we need to download the Dotclear archive by running the following command:
wget https://download.dotclear.org/latest.tar.gz
Now, we need to extract the archive and move it to the Apache document root directory. Run the following commands:
tar -xzvf latest.tar.gz
sudo mv dotclear /usr/local/www/apache24/data/
sudo chown -R www:www /usr/local/www/apache24/data/dotclear
We need to configure Dotclear to use our MariaDB database. To do so, we need to edit the Dotclear configuration file. Run the following command to open the file in the nano editor:
sudo nano /usr/local/www/apache24/data/dotclear/inc/config.php
Find the following lines and replace them with:
define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');
define('DB_USER', 'dotclear');
define('DB_PASSWORD', 'password');
define('DB_NAME', 'dotclear');
Replace password with the password you set for the dotclear database user.
Save and close the file.
Open your web browser and type the following URL in the address bar:
http://localhost/dotclear
You should now see the Dotclear installation page. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Dotclear on FreeBSD.
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