IMP is a webmail application developed by Horde. It allows users to access their email accounts through a web interface. In this tutorial, we will discuss how to install IMP on FreeBSD latest operating system.
Before we begin, there are some prerequisites that you should have in place:
The first step is to ensure that the FreeBSD package repository is up to date. To update the package repository, run the following command:
sudo pkg update
IMP requires several dependencies to function correctly; you need to install them before installing IMP. Run the following command to install the dependencies:
sudo pkg install php74-intl php74-mbstring php74-xmlwriter php74-dom php74-session php74-ldap
Now that we have installed the dependencies let's move on and install IMP.
Download the latest version of IMP from https://www.horde.org/apps/imp/.
Extract the downloaded archive using the following command:
tar -xzvf imp-x.x.x.tar.gz
Replace x.x.x with the version number you downloaded.
Move the extracted IMP directory to your Apache web server's root directory.
sudo mv imp-x.x.x /usr/local/www/apache24/data/
Replace x.x.x with the version number you downloaded.
Change the ownership of the IMP directory to the user account under which the Apache web server runs.
sudo chown -R www /usr/local/www/apache24/data/imp-x.x.x
Replace x.x.x with the version number you downloaded.
We have installed IMP, but for it to be accessible, we need to configure Apache webserver to serve it.
Open the Apache configuration file in your preferred text editor.
sudo nano /usr/local/etc/apache24/httpd.conf
Add the following configuration to the end of the configuration file.
<Directory "/usr/local/www/apache24/data/imp-x.x.x">
AllowOverride None
Require all granted
</Directory>
Replace x.x.x with the version number you downloaded.
Restart the Apache web server to apply the changes.
sudo service apache24 restart
After restarting the Apache webserver, you can now access IMP by navigating to your web browser and typing the IP address or hostname of your FreeBSD machine, followed by the IMP directory. For example, if your server's IP address is 10.20.30.40, http://10.20.30.40/imp-x.x.x will load the IMP login page.
In conclusion, you have successfully installed IMP on FreeBSD latest operating system. You should now be able to access and manage email accounts through the IMP web interface.
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