How to Install Mibew on NetBSD

Mibew is an open-source live support chat software that allows website owners to communicate with their visitors in real-time. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Mibew on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have access to the following:

• A server running NetBSD
• Root access to the server
• A web server (such as Apache or Nginx) installed and configured
• PHP 7.2 or higher with the following extensions:
  • pdo_mysql
  • json
  • mbstring
  • gd

Step 1: Download and Extract Mibew

First, log in to your NetBSD server as the root user. Then, download and extract the latest version of Mibew using the following command:

curl -O https://mibew.org/static/downloads/mibew-latest.tar.gz
tar zxf mibew-latest.tar.gz
mv mibew-* mibew

This will download and extract the latest version of Mibew to a directory named "mibew."

Step 2: Configure the Web Server

Next, you need to configure your web server to serve the Mibew files. In this example, we will use Apache as our web server.

Apache Configuration

Create a new VirtualHost configuration file for Mibew in /usr/pkg/etc/httpd/httpd.conf:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerAdmin your@email.com
    ServerName your.domain.com
    DocumentRoot /path/to/mibew
    ErrorLog /path/to/mibew/logs/error.log
</VirtualHost>

Make sure to replace "your@email.com" and "your.domain.com" with your actual email address and domain name. Also, replace "/path/to/mibew" with the actual path to your Mibew directory.

Nginx Configuration

If you are using Nginx as your web server, you can use the following configuration:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name your.domain.com;
    root /path/to/mibew;

    error_log /path/to/mibew/logs/error.log;
    access_log /path/to/mibew/logs/access.log;

    location / {
        index index.php;
        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args;
    }

    location ~ \.php$ {
        fastcgi_pass   unix:/var/run/php-fpm.sock;
        fastcgi_index  index.php;
        fastcgi_param  SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
        include        fastcgi_params;
    }
}

Make sure to replace "your.domain.com" with your actual domain name and "/path/to/mibew" with the actual path to your Mibew directory.

Step 3: Create a MySQL Database

Mibew uses MySQL as its database backend. If you don't already have a MySQL database set up, you can follow these steps to create one:

1. Log in to the MySQL server as the root user:

   mysql -p -u root
   

2. Create a new database and user:

   CREATE DATABASE mibew_db;
   CREATE USER 'mibew_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your_password';
   GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON mibew_db.* TO 'mibew_user'@'localhost';
   EXIT;
   

Replace "your_password" with a strong password for the Mibew database user.

Step 4: Install Mibew

Now that you have set up the web server and MySQL database, you can install Mibew:

1. Copy the libs/config.php.default file to libs/config.php:

   cp libs/config.php.default libs/config.php
   

2. Edit the libs/config.php file and uncomment the following lines:

   // $dbhost = 'localhost';
   // $dbname = 'mibew_db';
   // $dbuser = 'mibew_user';
   // $dbpass = 'your_password';
   

   Then, replace "localhost", "mibew_db", "mibew_user", and "your_password" with the actual values for your MySQL database. Save and close the file.

3. Change the ownership of the cache and logs directories to the web server user:

   chown -R www:www cache/ logs/
   

   Replace "www" with the actual user and group names for your web server.

4. Open a web browser and go to http://your.domain.com/install.php. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

5. Once the installation is complete, delete the install.php file:

   rm install.php
   

Conclusion

That's it! You have successfully installed Mibew on NetBSD. You can now log in to the Mibew dashboard and start chatting with your website visitors.

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