In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Textpattern on NetBSD. Textpattern is a flexible, powerful, and easy-to-use content management system written in PHP. NetBSD is a free and open-source Unix-like operating system that supports a large number of platforms.
Before proceeding with the installation, you will need:
Before installing Textpattern, it is important to ensure that your system is up to date. To do this, run the following command:
sudo pkgin update
This command will update your package database and fetch the latest packages.
Textpattern requires a web server and a database server to function properly. We will be using Apache as our web server, PHP as our scripting language, and MySQL as our database server.
To install Apache, run the following command:
sudo pkgin install apache
To install PHP, run the following command:
sudo pkgin install php
To install MySQL, run the following command:
sudo pkgin install mysql-server
By default, Apache and PHP are configured to work with a default document root directory which is at /var/www/htdocs. However, Textpattern needs to be installed in its own directory.
Create a new directory for Textpattern:
sudo mkdir /var/www/textpattern
Change the ownership of the directory to your web user:
sudo chown -R www /var/www/textpattern
Open the Apache configuration file for editing:
sudo nano /usr/pkg/etc/httpd/httpd.conf
Scroll down to the DocumentRoot directive and change it to:
DocumentRoot "/var/www/textpattern"
Next, add the following lines at the bottom of the file:
<Directory "/var/www/textpattern">
AllowOverride All
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
Require all granted
</Directory>
Save and close the file.
Open the PHP configuration file for editing:
sudo nano /usr/pkg/etc/php.ini
Find the ; extension_dir = "ext" line and uncomment it:
extension_dir = "ext"
Find the ;extension=mysqli line and uncomment it:
extension=mysqli
Save and close the file.
Next, we need to create a MySQL database for Textpattern.
Log in to the MySQL server:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Enter your MySQL root password when prompted.
Create a new database:
CREATE DATABASE textpattern;
Create a new user and grant privileges to the new database:
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON textpattern.* TO 'textpatternuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'yourpassword';
Replace yourpassword with a strong password.
Flush the privileges:
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Exit the MySQL server:
exit
Download the latest version of Textpattern:
wget https://textpattern.com/file_download/73/textpattern-4.8.7.tar.gz
Extract the downloaded file to the Textpattern directory:
sudo tar xvzf textpattern-*.tar.gz -C /var/www/textpattern --strip-components=1
Change the ownership of the files to your web user:
sudo chown -R www /var/www/textpattern
Open your web browser and go to http://your-ip-address/textpattern/setup. Follow the on-screen instructions to configure Textpattern.
During the installation process, when prompted for the database information, enter the following:
localhosttextpatterntextpatternuseryourpassword (replace with the password you set earlier)After completing the installation, go to http://your-ip-address/textpattern to access the Textpattern site. You should see the default Textpattern homepage.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Textpattern on NetBSD.
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