How to Install ProjeQtOr on NetBSD

ProjeQtOr is an open-source project management software that can help you organize, plan, and monitor your projects. In this tutorial, we will be guiding you on how to install ProjeQtOr on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation process, you need to ensure that you have the following requirements:

• A NetBSD system
• A user account with administrative privileges

Step 1: Download and install PHP and other dependencies

ProjeQtOr requires PHP and several other dependencies to work correctly. We can install PHP and other required packages using the following command:

pkgin update && pkgin -y install php74-apache php74-pdo_mysql php74-curl php74-zip php74-fileinfo

This command will update the existing package list and install the required packages.

Step 2: Install and configure MariaDB

ProjeQtOr uses MariaDB as its default database. Therefore, we need to install and configure it using the following commands:

pkgin -y install mariadb-server mariadb-client

After installing it, start the MariaDB service using the following command:

service mysql start

Next, we need to secure the MariaDB installation by running the following command:

mysql_secure_installation

This command will prompt you to set a password for the MariaDB root user and remove some insecure default configurations.

Step 3: Download and install ProjeQtOr

Now that we have installed and configured all the required dependencies, we can proceed with installing ProjeQtOr using the following steps:

1. Visit the ProjeQtOr website and download the latest version.

2. Extract the downloaded file to the /var/www/ directory using the following command:

   tar xzf projeqtor-x.x.x.tar.gz -C /var/www/
   

3. Rename the extracted directory to projeqtor using the following command:

   mv /var/www/projeqtor-x.x.x /var/www/projeqtor
   

4. Modify the ownership of the ProjeQtOr directory using the following command:

   chown -R www:www /var/www/projeqtor
   

Step 4: Configure Apache and start the service

Finally, we need to configure Apache to serve the ProjeQtOr website. Open the Apache configuration file using the following command:

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

Add the following configuration block to the end of the file:

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

Replace your_domain.com with your actual domain name or IP address.

Restart the Apache service using the following command:

service apache restart

Conclusion

ProjeQtOr is now installed on your NetBSD system. You can proceed with the setup process by visiting http://your_domain.com or http://your_server_ip/projeqtor on your web browser.

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