How to Install PHPBack on OpenBSD

Introduction

PHPBack is an open-source feedback system that allows users to create and manage customizable feedback forms. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of PHPBack on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

• OpenBSD (version 6.8 or higher) installed on your system
• Terminal access with root privileges

Step 1: Install Required Packages

First, we need to install some essential packages required to run PHPBack on OpenBSD. Open your terminal and enter the following command.

sudo pkg_add php php-pdo php-intl php-mbstring php-mysqli php-mysqlnd mysql-server

Step 2: Start MySQL Service

Next, we need to start the MySQL service on OpenBSD. Use the following command to start the service.

sudo rcctl enable mysqld && sudo rcctl start mysqld

Step 3: Create MySQL Database

After starting the MySQL service, let's create a new MySQL database for PHPBack.

Run the following command to login to MySQL:

mysql -uroot

Now, create a new database:

CREATE DATABASE phpback;

Create a new user and give privileges to access the database:

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON phpback.* TO 'phpbackuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';

Exit from MySQL:

exit;

Step 4: Download and Install PHPBack

Download the PHPBack package using the following command:

sudo wget https://github.com/turshija/phpback/releases/download/v1.2.0/phpback-1.2.0.tar.gz

Extract the downloaded package:

sudo tar -zxvf phpback-1.2.0.tar.gz

Move the extracted files to Apache's document root directory:

sudo mv phpback-1.2.0 /var/www/htdocs/phpback

Change the ownership of the PHPBack directory:

sudo chown -R www:www /var/www/htdocs/phpback

Step 5: Configure Apache Web Server

We need to configure the Apache webserver to run PHP and serve the PHPBack files. Open the Apache configuration file in your text editor:

sudo vi /etc/httpd.conf

Add the following lines to the configuration file:

Listen 80

<Directory "/var/www/htdocs/phpback">

AllowOverride All

Require all granted

</Directory>

Save the configuration file and exit.

Now, restart the Apache web server:

sudo rcctl enable httpd && sudo rcctl start httpd

Step 6: Access PHPBack

Open your web browser and go to the following URL:

http://localhost/phpback

You should see the PHPBack welcome screen. Follow the on-screen instructions to set up PHPBack.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have successfully installed PHPBack on OpenBSD. You can now use PHPBack to create and manage your feedback forms. If you face any issues during the installation, please refer to the official PHPBack documentation.

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