In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Revive Adserver on NetBSD. Revive Adserver is an open-source ad server that allows website owners to manage and display advertisements on their sites. NetBSD is a free and open-source Unix-like operating system that is designed for high performance and scalability.
Before starting the installation process, make sure you have the following requirements:
First, update the package manager and install Apache and PHP using the following commands:
sudo pkgin update
sudo pkgin install apache php
Once the installation is complete, start the Apache web server:
sudo /usr/pkg/sbin/apachectl start
To verify that Apache is running, open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost/. You should see the default Apache page.
Next, we need to install the MySQL database server. Run the following command to install MySQL:
sudo pkgin install mysql-server
After the installation is complete, start the MySQL server:
sudo /usr/pkg/etc/rc.d/mysql start
Then, run the following command to secure the MySQL installation:
sudo /usr/pkg/bin/mysql_secure_installation
Follow the prompts to set a root password and other security configurations.
Now, we need to create a MySQL database for Revive Adserver. Log in to the MySQL database as the root user:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Enter the root password that you set during the secure installation process.
Then, create a new database named "revive_db" using the following command:
CREATE DATABASE revive_db;
Create a new MySQL user and grant permissions to the "revive_db" database using the following command:
CREATE USER 'revive_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON revive_db.* TO 'revive_user'@'localhost';
Replace "password" with a strong, unique password.
Exit the MySQL command-line client by typing:
exit
Now that we have set up the prerequisites, we can proceed with the installation of Revive Adserver.
First, download the latest version of Revive Adserver from the official website:
sudo pkgin install wget
wget https://download.revive-adserver.com/revive-adserver-5.1.0.tar.gz
Extract the downloaded file:
tar -xzf revive-adserver-5.1.0.tar.gz
Move the extracted files to the Apache web server directory:
sudo cp -R revive-adserver-5.1.0 /usr/pkg/apache/htdocs/revive
Set the appropriate permissions for the Revive Adserver directory:
sudo chown -R www:www /usr/pkg/apache/htdocs/revive
sudo chmod -R 755 /usr/pkg/apache/htdocs/revive
Now, we need to configure the Revive Adserver installation. Navigate to the Revive Adserver directory:
cd /usr/pkg/apache/htdocs/revive
Copy the sample configuration file:
sudo cp etc/defaults/revive.conf.php etc/revive.conf.php
Then, edit the Revive Adserver configuration file using your preferred command-line text editor:
sudo nano etc/revive.conf.php
Update the MySQL database details with the following lines:
$DATABASE_TYPE = 'mysqli';
$DATABASE_HOST = 'localhost';
$DATABASE_NAME = 'revive_db';
$DATABASE_USER = 'revive_user';
$DATABASE_PASSWORD = 'password';
Replace "password" with the MySQL user password that you set earlier.
Save and exit the editor.
Finally, we can run the Revive Adserver web installer. Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost/revive/www/admin/install.php.
The installer will guide you through the configuration process, including creating an administrator account and setting up the email delivery mechanisms.
Once the installation is complete, log in to the Revive Adserver administration panel at http://localhost/revive/www/admin/ using the administrator credentials that you set during the installation process.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Revive Adserver on NetBSD.
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