How to Install ProjeQtOr on FreeBSD

ProjeQtOr is a project management software that is available for free on the internet. If you are using FreeBSD operating system and want to install ProjeQtOr, this tutorial will guide you step by step.

Prerequisites

Before installing ProjeQtOr, you need to make sure that your system has the following prerequisites:

• A running FreeBSD operating system.
• A user account with sudo privileges.
• A web server such as Apache, Nginx, or Lighttpd.
• A PHP installation with the following extensions: curl, pdo, mbstring, gd, and mysqli.
• A MySQL or MariaDB database.

Step 1: Download ProjeQtOr

Go to the ProjeQtOr website at https://www.projeqtor.org/ and download the latest stable release of the software. You can download the software as a tar.bz2 or zip archive.

Once the download is complete, extract the archive to a directory on your FreeBSD system.

sudo tar -xvf projeqtor-bundle.tar.bz2 -C /usr/local/www/

Step 2: Configure the Web Server

ProjeQtOr needs to be accessible through a web server. In this tutorial, we assume you are using Apache as your web server.

First, create a new Apache Virtual Host configuration file for ProjeQtOr.

sudo touch /usr/local/etc/apache24/Includes/projeqtor.conf
sudo nano /usr/local/etc/apache24/Includes/projeqtor.conf

Add the following content to the file projeqtor.conf.

<VirtualHost *:80>
    DocumentRoot "/usr/local/www/projeqtor/webroot"
    ServerName yourdomain.com
    ServerAlias www.yourdomain.com
    <Directory "/usr/local/www/projeqtor/webroot">
        Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride All
        Order allow,deny
        allow from all
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
    ErrorLog "/var/log/apache24/projeqtor-error.log"
    CustomLog "/var/log/apache24/projeqtor-access.log" combined
</VirtualHost>

Save and exit.

Next, enable the Apache mod_rewrite module.

sudo nano /usr/local/etc/apache24/httpd.conf

Find the following line in the file httpd.conf:

#LoadModule rewrite_module libexec/apache24/mod_rewrite.so

Remove the # from the beginning of the line to enable the mod_rewrite module.

Save and exit.

Finally, restart the Apache web server to apply the changes.

sudo service apache24 restart

Step 3: Create the Database

Before you can use ProjeQtOr, you need to create a MySQL or MariaDB database for it.

Start by logging in to the MySQL or MariaDB server as the root user.

sudo mysql -u root -p

Create a new database for ProjeQtOr and a new user with access to that database.

CREATE DATABASE projeqtordb;
CREATE USER 'projeqtorus'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON projeqtordb.* TO 'projeqtorus'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Replace password with a strong, unique password.

Exit the MySQL or MariaDB shell.

exit

Step 4: Configure ProjeQtOr

To configure ProjeQtOr, make a copy of the file app/Config/database.php.default and save it as app/Config/database.php.

cd /usr/local/www/projeqtor
cp app/Config/database.php.default app/Config/database.php
nano app/Config/database.php

Update the following fields in the file database.php.

• database.default - Set this to projeqtordb.
• login.default - Set this to the MySQL or MariaDB user created in Step 3.
• password.default - Set this to the password for the MySQL or MariaDB user created in Step 3.

Save and exit.

Final Step: Access ProjeQtOr

Open your web browser and navigate to the URL of your site where you installed ProjeQtOr. You should see the Welcome to ProjeQtOr screen.

Follow the on-screen instructions to create an administrative user and set up the system settings.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed ProjeQtOr on FreeBSD.

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