SquirrelMail is a popular email client that can be used with different mail servers like sendmail, postfix, etc. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install SquirrelMail on Manjaro operating system.
Before we start installing SquirrelMail, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
First, we need to download the latest version of SquirrelMail from their official website or via the command line:
wget https://github.com/squirrelmail/squirrelmail/archive/master.zip
Once the download is complete, extract the files and install the required dependencies using the following command:
sudo apt-get install sendmail apache2-utils libapache2-mod-php php-net-smtp php-net-socket php-auth
Next, we need to configure Apache web server to serve the SquirrelMail files. Open the default Apache virtual host configuration file using any text editor:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
Add the following lines at the end of the file:
Alias /squirrelmail /path/to/squirrelmail
<Directory /path/to/squirrelmail>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
</Directory>
Replace /path/to/squirrelmail with the actual path where you have extracted the SquirrelMail files. Save and close the file.
Now we need to configure the authentication settings for SquirrelMail. Open the config.php file in the SquirrelMail root directory:
sudo nano /path/to/squirrelmail/config/config.php
Change the following settings:
$default_folder_prefix = 'INBOX.';
$smtp_server = 'smtp.example.com';
$smtp_port = '25';
$smtp_auth_mech = 'LOGIN';
$smtp_user = '%u';
$smtp_pass = '%p';
Replace smtp.example.com with your SMTP server hostname or IP address. Save and close the file.
Restart Apache web server to reload the configuration changes:
sudo systemctl restart httpd
Now you can access SquirrelMail via your web browser:
http://localhost/squirrelmail
Login with your email address and password to start using SquirrelMail.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured SquirrelMail on Manjaro operating system. You can now use SquirrelMail as your email client with any mail server.
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