IMP is an application in the Horde framework that allows users to access and manage their email through a web interface. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing IMP on NetBSD.
Before we can install IMP, we need to make sure our system has all the dependencies required. Open a terminal and enter the following command:
sudo pkgin install apache php php-pdo_pgsql php-pgsql
This command will install Apache, PHP, and the necessary PHP extensions.
Next, we need to download the latest version of IMP from the official website. We can use wget or curl to download the package directly from the website:
wget https://www.horde.org/download/latest/imp.tar.gz
or
curl -O https://www.horde.org/download/latest/imp.tar.gz
Once the download is complete, extract the package using the following command:
tar zxvf imp.tar.gz
This will create a new directory called imp-X.Y.Z, where X.Y.Z is the version number of IMP.
We need to configure Apache to serve IMP. Edit the Apache configuration file using the following command:
sudo vim /usr/pkg/etc/httpd/httpd.conf
Add the following lines to the end of the file:
Alias /imp /path/to/imp-X.Y.Z
<Directory /path/to/imp-X.Y.Z>
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride None
Require all granted
</Directory>
Replace /path/to/imp-X.Y.Z with the path to the directory where you extracted IMP in step 2.
Save and exit the file.
We also need to configure PHP to work with IMP. Edit the PHP configuration file using the following command:
sudo vim /usr/pkg/etc/php.ini
Locate the following lines:
;extension=mysqli.so
;extension=pdo_mysql.so
Uncomment these lines by removing the semicolons at the beginning. Then, add the following line:
extension=pdo_pgsql.so
Save and exit the file.
We need to create a database for IMP to use. First, we need to log in to PostgreSQL as the postgres user:
sudo su - postgres
psql
Next, we need to create a new database and user:
CREATE DATABASE impdb;
CREATE USER impuser WITH PASSWORD 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE impdb TO impuser;
Replace password with a strong password.
Exit PostgreSQL by typing \q and pressing Enter.
We need to configure IMP to use the database we just created. Copy the sample conf.php.dist file to a new file called conf.php:
cd imp-X.Y.Z/config
cp conf.php.dist conf.php
Edit conf.php using your favorite text editor, and find the following lines:
$conf['sql']['hostspec'] = 'localhost';
$conf['sql']['database'] = 'imp';
$conf['sql']['phptype'] = 'mysql';
$conf['sql']['username'] = 'impuser';
$conf['sql']['password'] = 'password';
Replace these lines with:
$conf['sql']['hostspec'] = 'localhost';
$conf['sql']['database'] = 'impdb';
$conf['sql']['phptype'] = 'pgsql';
$conf['sql']['username'] = 'impuser';
$conf['sql']['password'] = 'password';
Saving with your changes added.
We are now ready to install IMP. Open a web browser and go to http://localhost/imp/setup.php. Follow the on-screen instructions to install IMP.
When prompted for the database information, enter the following:
When prompted for the administrator email address, enter your email address.
Once the installation is complete, IMP will be available at http://localhost/imp.
By following this tutorial, you should now have IMP installed and configured on your NetBSD system. You can now access your email through the web interface and manage your emails.
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