SquirrelMail is a popular web email client that allows you to access your email from a web browser. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install SquirrelMail on Linux Mint Latest.
The first step is to install the Apache web server. Open a terminal and execute the following command.
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install apache2
To start Apache, execute the following command.
sudo systemctl start apache2
Next, we need to install PHP. Execute the following command.
sudo apt-get install php libapache2-mod-php
Once the installation is complete, restart the Apache web server.
sudo systemctl restart apache2
Download the latest version of SquirrelMail from the official website at https://squirrelmail.org/download.php. Alternatively, you can execute the following command to download the package.
wget https://squirrelmail.org/countdl.php?fileurl=https%3A%2F%2Fsourceforge.net%2Fprojects%2Fsquirrelmail%2Ffiles%2Fstable%2F1.4.23%2Fsquirrelmail-webmail-1.4.23.tar.gz
Next, extract the downloaded file.
tar -xvf squirrelmail-webmail-1.4.23.tar.gz
Enter the extracted directory.
cd squirrelmail-webmail-1.4.23
Now, copy the entire directory to the Apache web root directory.
sudo cp -r * /var/www/html/
We need to configure some settings for SquirrelMail to work properly. Open the configuration file with a text editor.
sudo nano /var/www/html/config/config.php
Look for the following lines and configure them as follows. Replace "example.com" with your domain name.
$domain = 'example.com';
$imapServerAddress = 'localhost';
$imapPort = 143;
$useSendmail = false;
$smtpServerAddress = 'localhost';
$smtpPort = 25;
$imap_server_type = 'dovecot';
Save and exit the file.
Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost/squirrelmail. You should see the SquirrelMail login screen.
Enter your email address and password to login.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed SquirrelMail on Linux Mint Latest.
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