In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install I Librarian on FreeBSD.
Before installing any new packages or software, it is always recommended to update the system to the latest version. To do so, open a terminal window and run the following command:
sudo freebsd-update fetch install
I Librarian requires Apache, PHP, and MySQL to work properly. To install these packages, execute the following command:
sudo pkg install apache24 php74 php74-mysqli mysql57-server
Once MySQL has been installed, you need to configure it to be able to use it with I Librarian.
Run the following command to configure the server:
sudo mysql_install_db
Then start the MySQL service by executing the following command:
sudo service mysql-server start
Now, download the latest version of I Librarian from its official website. You can use the following command in the terminal:
cd ~ && wget https://i-librarian.net/downloads/i-librarian-5.11.zip
After downloading the package, extract it using the following command:
unzip i-librarian-5.11.zip -d i-librarian
Then, move the extracted folder to the Apache document root directory using the following command:
sudo mv i-librarian /usr/local/www/apache24/data
Now, we need to configure Apache to host I Librarian.
Open the Apache configuration file using the following command:
sudo vi /usr/local/etc/apache24/httpd.conf
Then, add the following lines at the bottom of the file:
<Directory "/usr/local/www/apache24/data">
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
Save and exit the file.
To configure I Librarian, you need to create a new database and user in MySQL.
Execute the following commands to create the database and user:
sudo mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE i_librarian;
CREATE USER 'i_librarian'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON i_librarian.* TO 'i_librarian'@'localhost' WITH GRANT OPTION;
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;
Now, navigate to the I Librarian folder:
cd /usr/local/www/apache24/data/i-librarian
Copy/rename the file config.default.php to config.php:
cp config.default.php config.php
Then, open the config.php file in your text editor:
sudo vi config.php
In the config.php file, set the following values:
$config['db_user'] = 'i_librarian';
$config['db_pass'] = 'password';
$config['db_name'] = 'i_librarian';
$config['db_type'] = 'mysqli';
$config['db_host'] = 'localhost';
Save and exit the file.
Once you have completed all the above steps, restart Apache to apply the changes:
sudo service apache24 restart
Then, open your web browser and enter the following URL:
https://SERVER-IP/i-librarian
Replace SERVER-IP with the IP address of your server.
You will be taken to the I Librarian installation page. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
Congratulation! You have successfully installed I Librarian on FreeBSD latest version.
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