How to Install Mautic on NetBSD

Mautic is an open-source marketing automation platform that offers various features such as lead generation, email marketing, social media marketing, and more. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps required to install Mautic on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

Before we begin with the installation, make sure you have:

• A running instance of NetBSD.
• Root access or sudo privileges on the server.
• Basic knowledge of the command-line interface.

Step 1: Install Required Packages

First, we need to install some packages to get Mautic up and running on NetBSD. Use the following command to install the required packages:

pkg_add php74 php74-pdo_mysql php74-mbstring php74-curl php74-opcache

This command will install PHP 7.4 and some other required PHP extensions.

Step 2: Download Mautic

Next, we need to download the latest version of Mautic from their official website. Use the following command to download the package:

cd /var/www
wget https://www.mautic.org/download/latest

Once the download is complete, extract the package:

tar -zxvf mautic-x.x.x.zip

Replace x.x.x with the version number you downloaded.

Step 3: Create a Virtual Host

Now, we need to create a virtual host for Mautic. To do this, create a new configuration file in the sites-available directory:

nano /usr/pkg/etc/httpd/sites-available/mautic.conf

Add the following lines to the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
   ServerName mautic.example.com
   DocumentRoot /var/www/mautic
   <Directory /var/www/mautic>
       Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
       AllowOverride All
       Require all granted
   </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Replace mautic.example.com with your domain name.

Enable the virtual host by creating a symbolic link in the sites-enabled directory:

ln -s /usr/pkg/etc/httpd/sites-available/mautic.conf /usr/pkg/etc/httpd/sites-enabled/mautic.conf

Step 4: Configure Mautic

Copy the sample configuration file and rename it:

cp /var/www/mautic/app/config/local.php.dist /var/www/mautic/app/config/local.php

Configure the database settings in the local.php file. Replace the following lines with your database credentials:

'host' => 'localhost',
'port' => 3306,
'dbname' => 'mautic_db',
'user' => 'mautic_user',
'password' => 'mautic_password',

Save the file and exit.

Step 5: Restart the Web Server

Finally, restart the web server to apply the changes:

/usr/pkg/etc/rc.d/httpd restart

Step 6: Access Mautic

Open your web browser and go to http://mautic.example.com (replace mautic.example.com with your domain name). You should see the Mautic installation page.

Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

That's it! You have successfully installed Mautic on NetBSD.

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