How to Install HumHub on NetBSD

HumHub is an open-source social networking platform that can be used to build your own social network. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install HumHub on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure that you have the following:

• A NetBSD server.
• Root access to the server.
• An updated package manager.

Step 1: Install Required Packages

HumHub requires a web server, PHP, and a database management system to run. We will install the required packages for HumHub.

First, update the package manager by running the following command:

pkgin update

Next, install the required packages:

pkgin install apache php74-mysqli php74-gd php74-curl php74-openssl mariadb-server mariadb-client

Step 2: Configure Apache

HumHub requires a web server to run. We will configure the Apache web server to work with HumHub.

First, make a backup of the default Apache configuration file:

cp /usr/pkg/etc/httpd/httpd.conf /usr/pkg/etc/httpd/httpd.conf.bak

Next, open the Apache configuration file using a text editor:

vi /usr/pkg/etc/httpd/httpd.conf

Add the following lines to the configuration file:

LoadModule php7_module  lib/httpd/mod_php74.so
<FilesMatch \.php$>
    SetHandler application/x-httpd-php
</FilesMatch>

<Directory /usr/pkg/share/humhub>
    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
    AllowOverride None
    Require all granted
</Directory>

Alias /humhub "/usr/pkg/share/humhub"

Save and close the file.

Step 3: Configure MariaDB

HumHub requires a database management system to store data. We will configure MariaDB to work with HumHub.

First, enable and start the MariaDB server:

rcctl enable mysqld
rcctl start mysqld

Next, log into the MariaDB server as the root user:

mysql -u root

Create a new database for HumHub:

CREATE DATABASE humhub;

Create a new user and grant privileges to the new database:

CREATE USER 'humhubuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON humhub.* TO 'humhubuser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Exit the MariaDB server:

exit

Step 4: Download and Install HumHub

We will now download and install HumHub.

First, change to the Apache document root directory:

cd /usr/pkg/share/httpd/htdocs/

Download the latest version of HumHub:

wget https://www.humhub.org/en/download/package/humhub -O /tmp/humhub.tar.gz

Extract the HumHub files:

tar -xzf /tmp/humhub.tar.gz

Move the extracted files to the Apache document root directory:

mv humhub-*/ humhub/

Next, change the ownership of the HumHub files to the Apache user:

chown -R www:www humhub/

Step 5: Configure HumHub

We will now configure HumHub to work with the database.

First, copy the default configuration file:

cp /usr/pkg/share/humhub/protected/config/dynamic.php /usr/pkg/share/humhub/protected/config/dynamic.php.bak

Next, open the configuration file using a text editor:

vi /usr/pkg/share/humhub/protected/config/dynamic.php

Change the following line to use the new database user and database name:

'dsn' => 'mysql:host=localhost;dbname=humhub',
'username' => 'root',
'password' => '',

to

'dsn' => 'mysql:host=localhost;dbname=humhub',
'username' => 'humhubuser',
'password' => 'password',

Save and close the configuration file.

Step 6: Access the HumHub installation

HumHub is now installed and configured. You can access the HumHub installation by opening a web browser and entering the following URL:

http://yourserver.com/humhub

Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we learned how to install HumHub on NetBSD. HumHub is an excellent option for building your own social network, and it is easy to install on NetBSD with these steps.

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