How to Install SilverStripe on NetBSD

In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install SilverStripe on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, you will need the following:

• A server running NetBSD
• Root access to the server
• PHP installed on the server
• Apache or Nginx installed and configured

Step 1: Download SilverStripe

First, let's download the latest version of SilverStripe from their official website.

$ cd /opt/
$ wget https://www.silverstripe.org/download/thankyou/release-archive/silverstripe-4.8.1.tar.gz

Step 2: Extract SilverStripe

Now that we have downloaded SilverStripe, we need to extract it.

$ tar -zxvf silverstripe-4.8.1.tar.gz

This will create a new directory named silverstripe-4.8.1 in the /opt/ directory.

Step 3: Configure PHP

SilverStripe requires PHP version 7.1 or higher, so you need to make sure that PHP is installed on your server.

$ pkgin install php71

Once it's installed, we need to edit the php.ini file to make some changes:

$ vi /usr/pkg/etc/php-7.1/php.ini

Add the following lines at the bottom of the file:

[Date]
; Defines the default timezone
date.timezone = "America/New_York"

Save and exit the file.

Step 4: Configure Apache or Nginx

We need to configure Apache or Nginx to serve SilverStripe.

Apache Configuration

If you're using Apache, create a new virtual host configuration for SilverStripe:

$ vi /usr/pkg/etc/httpd/conf/vhosts/silverstripe.conf

Add the following lines:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName example.com
    DocumentRoot "/opt/silverstripe-4.8.1/public"

    <Directory "/opt/silverstripe-4.8.1/public">
        Options FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>

    ErrorLog "/var/log/httpd/error.log"
    CustomLog "/var/log/httpd/access.log" combined
</VirtualHost>

Save and exit the file.

Nginx Configuration

If you're using Nginx, create a new virtual host configuration for SilverStripe:

$ vi /usr/pkg/etc/nginx/vhosts/silverstripe.conf

Add the following lines:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name example.com;
    root "/opt/silverstripe-4.8.1/public";

    index index.php;

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

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

Save and exit the file.

Restart Apache or Nginx:

$ /etc/rc.d/apache2 restart

or

$ /etc/rc.d/nginx restart

Step 5: Install SilverStripe

Now, we can navigate to the SilverStripe installation page in our web browser by visiting example.com.

Follow the installation wizard to install SilverStripe.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we showed you how to install SilverStripe on NetBSD. Now that you have SilverStripe up and running, you're ready to start building your website!

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