How to Install TYPO3 on NetBSD

This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing TYPO3 on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

• NetBSD installed on your machine
• Internet connection
• Basic knowledge of the terminal

Installation

1. Open the terminal and log in as root.

2. Update the package manager with the command pkgin update.

3. Install the Apache web server with the command pkgin install apache.

4. Install PHP and its required extensions using the command pkgin install php74-apache.

5. Install the MariaDB database server using the command pkgin install mariadb-server.

6. Start the MariaDB service with the command rcctl start mariadb.

7. Secure the MySQL installation using the command mysql_secure_installation.

8. Download the TYPO3 package from the official website by navigating to https://get.typo3.org/ and selecting the most recent version for NetBSD.

9. Extract the downloaded TYPO3 archive using the command tar -zxvf [filename].tar.gz.

10. Move the extracted files to the Apache web root directory with the command mv typo3_src-[version]/* /usr/pkg/var/httpd/htdocs/.

11. Create a TYPO3 database and user in MariaDB using the following commands:

mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE typo3;
CREATE USER 'typo3user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON typo3.* TO 'typo3user'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Note: Replace 'password' with a secure password of your choice.

12. Rename the TYPO3 configuration file by navigating to the directory where the TYPO3 files are located and entering the command mv typo3conf/LocalConfiguration.php typo3conf/LocalConfiguration.php.bak.

13. Create a new TYPO3 configuration file by navigating to the typo3conf directory and entering the command cp LocalConfiguration.php.template LocalConfiguration.php.

14. Edit the configuration file by entering the following command: vi LocalConfiguration.php

15. Edit the database credentials in the configuration file to match the TYPO3 database and user created earlier:

'DB' => [
   'Connections' => [
       'Default' => [
           'dbname' => 'typo3',
           'driver' => 'mysqli',
           'host' => 'localhost',
           'password' => 'password',
           'user' => 'typo3user',
       ],
   ],
],

Note: Replace 'password' with the secure password you set earlier.

16. Save and exit the configuration file by pressing :wq.

17. Change the ownership of the TYPO3 files to Apache using the command chown -R www /usr/pkg/var/httpd/htdocs/.

18. Restart the Apache service with the command rcctl restart apache.

19. Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost/typo3/install.php to complete the TYPO3 installation.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed TYPO3 on NetBSD. Enjoy exploring TYPO3 and building your website.

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