Anahita is an open-source social networking and collaboration platform that provides a framework for building web applications. OpenBSD is a Unix-like operating system that focuses on security, correctness, and proactively fixing issues.
This tutorial will guide you through the installation of Anahita on OpenBSD.
Before we start the installation process, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:
If your OpenBSD server fulfills these prerequisites, then move on to the next step.
To download Anahita, you can either clone the repository from GitHub or download the latest stable release from the official website.
For this tutorial, we'll download the latest release using the following command:
$ wget https://www.getanahita.com/download/anahita/latest
This will download the latest Anahita release as a compressed tarball.
Once you have downloaded the tarball, extract it to the desired location. We'll use the /var/www/ directory for this tutorial. Use the following command to extract the tarball:
$ tar -xzf anahita-*.*.*.tar.gz -C /var/www/
Where *.*.* is the version number of the downloaded tarball.
After extracting the Anahita package to the desired location, create a virtual host for it in your Apache configuration.
Create a new virtual host file by typing:
$ vi /etc/httpd/conf/vhosts/anahita.conf
Add the following configuration to the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName example.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/anahita-root/html
DirectoryIndex index.php
<Directory /var/www/anahita-root/>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/error_log
CustomLog /var/log/httpd/access_log combined
</VirtualHost>
Remember to replace example.com with your own domain name or IP address.
Next, you need to configure Anahita to connect to your database. Open the file configuration.php located in the root/configuration directory of your Anahita installation:
$ vi /var/www/anahita-root/configuration/configuration.php
Edit the following lines to match your database settings:
define('AN_DB_DRIVER', 'mysqli');
define('AN_DBHOST', 'localhost');
define('AN_DBUSER', 'root');
define('AN_DBPASS', 'your-password');
define('AN_DBNAMES', 'anahita_db');
Save and close the file.
Now you're ready to install Anahita. Open your web browser and navigate to your virtual host's URL. You should see the Anahita installation page.
Follow the installation instructions carefully, providing the necessary information when prompted.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Anahita on your OpenBSD server. With Anahita, you can now build social networking and collaboration applications with ease.
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