Installing Mibew on OpenBSD

Mibew is an open-source live chat software that allows website administrators to communicate with their customers in real-time. This tutorial will guide you through the installation of Mibew on an OpenBSD server.

Prerequisites

Before you begin with the installation of Mibew, there are some prerequisites that need to be met. These include:

• An OpenBSD server with root access
• A web server (such as Apache or Nginx)
• PHP installed on the server

Step 1: Download Mibew

To download Mibew, visit the official website at https://mibew.org and click on the "Download" button. Once the download is complete, extract the archive into your web server's document root.

cd /var/www
wget https://download.mibew.org/zip/mibew-latest.zip
unzip mibew-latest.zip

Step 2: Configure the Web Server

You will now need to configure your web server to run Mibew. For this tutorial, we will use Apache as an example.

Apache Configuration

Create a new virtual host configuration file for Mibew:

nano /etc/httpd.conf

Add the following configuration to the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName mibew.example.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/mibew/
    <Directory "/var/www/mibew/">
        Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Save and exit the file.

Nginx Configuration

If you are using Nginx instead of Apache, create a new server block configuration file:

nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/mibew.conf

Add the following configuration to the file:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name mibew.example.com;
    root /var/www/mibew;
    index index.php index.html index.htm;
    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args;
    }
    location ~ \.php$ {
        include fastcgi_params;
        fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php-fpm.sock;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
    }
}

Save and exit the file. Then, create a symbolic link for the configuration file in the sites-enabled directory:

ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/mibew.conf /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/

Step 3: Configure Mibew

Navigate to the Mibew installation directory and create a new configuration file:

cd /var/www/mibew/
cp libs/config/default_config.php libs/config/config.php
nano libs/config/config.php

Update the following lines in the configuration file:

$cfg['dbhost'] = 'localhost';
$cfg['dbname'] = 'mibew_db';
$cfg['dbuser'] = 'mibew_user';
$cfg['dbpassword'] = 'password';
$cfg['webim_root'] = '/mibew';

Save and exit the file.

Step 4: Set Permissions

Set the appropriate permissions for the Mibew files and directories:

chown -R www:www /var/www/mibew/
chmod -R 755 /var/www/mibew/

Step 5: Test Mibew

Restart your web server to apply the changes:

Apache

apachectl restart

Nginx

systemctl restart nginx

Open up your web browser and navigate to the domain you set in the Apache or Nginx configuration file (e.g. http://mibew.example.com). You should be redirected to the Mibew installation page. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

Once the installation is complete, you can log in to the Mibew admin panel by navigating to http://mibew.example.com/operator/login.php.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Mibew on your OpenBSD server. You can now use Mibew to communicate with your website visitors in real-time.

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