Horde is a free and open-source web-based groupware application, which includes an email client, task manager, address book, and calendar. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps of installing Horde on FreeBSD Latest.
Before we proceed with the installation of Horde, make sure that your system meets the following requirements:
The first step is to install the required dependencies for Horde. Use the following command to install the required packages:
sudo pkg install pear-Horde_* php73-pdo_mysql php73-mysqli php73-ldap php73-mysql php73-simplexml php73-tokenizer php73-xmlwriter php73-zlib php73-iconv php73-json php73-mbstring php73-openssl php73-soap php73-ctype php73-xml php73-hash php73-filter php73-dom php73-phar php73-session php73-pear php73-curl php73-zip php73-gd
Next, download and extract the latest version of Horde from the official website using the following command:
sudo wget https://www.horde.org/download/latest -O horde.tar.gz
sudo tar -xzf horde.tar.gz -C /usr/local/www/
sudo mv /usr/local/www/horde-* /usr/local/www/horde
Copy the sample Hordecfg.php file to the config directory and create a new configuration file:
sudo cp /usr/local/www/horde/scripts/horde/config/conf.php /usr/local/www/horde/config/conf.php.sample
sudo cp /usr/local/www/horde/config/conf.php.sample /usr/local/www/horde/config/conf.php
Open the Horde configuration file using your preferred editor:
sudo vi /usr/local/www/horde/config/conf.php
Update the following settings in the configuration file:
$conf['sql']['username'] = 'your-mysql-username';
$conf['sql']['password'] = 'your-mysql-password';
$conf['sql']['database'] = 'your-mysql-database-name';
$conf['sql']['hostspec'] = 'localhost';
$conf['sql']['driver'] = 'mysqli';
$conf['auth']['admins'] = array('your-admin-username');
$conf['datatree']['params']['driverconfig'] = 'horde';
$conf['log']['priority'] = PEAR_LOG_DEBUG;
Save and close the file.
Now it's time to create the required database tables in your MySQL or MariaDB server. Use the following command to create a new database:
sudo mysql -u root -p
MariaDB [(none)]> CREATE DATABASE your-mysql-database-name;
MariaDB [(none)]> exit;
Next, navigate to the Horde installation directory and execute the commands below to create the required tables.
cd /usr/local/www/horde/scripts/
sudo ./post-install.php
Finally, set the correct permissions for Horde files and directories:
sudo chown -R www:www /usr/local/www/horde/
sudo chmod -R 755 /usr/local/www/horde/
Horde is now installed and configured on your FreeBSD Latest system. Open your web browser and navigate to http://your-ip-address/horde/ or http://your-domain-name/horde/ to access the Horde login page.
That’s it! You have successfully installed and configured Horde on your FreeBSD Latest system. Now you can use Horde to manage your email, tasks, address book, and calendar from a web browser.
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