How to Install Phorge on OpenBSD

Phorge is a web-based project management and collaboration tool. It is available for download at https://we.phorge.it/. Here's how to install Phorge on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

Before installing Phorge, ensure that your OpenBSD system is up-to-date and has the necessary packages installed.

sudo pkg_add php php-mysqli php-pdo_mysql composer
sudo pkg_add mysql-client mysql-server

Installation

1. Download the Phorge installation files from https://we.phorge.it/, and extract the files to the directory where you want to install Phorge.

mkdir /var/www/phorge/
cd /var/www/phorge/
wget https://we.phorge.it/phorge.zip
unzip phorge.zip

2. Use Composer to install Phorge's dependencies.

cd /var/www/phorge/phorge
composer install --no-dev --no-progress --no-interaction

3. Create a MySQL database and associated user for Phorge.

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

Replace phorge_db, phorge_user, and password with your preferred database name, username, and password, respectively.

4. Modify the Phorge configuration file.

cd /var/www/phorge/phorge/conf
cp localconfig.php.example localconfig.php

Edit localconfig.php and replace mysql:user@localhost with phorge_user:password@localhost.

5. Apply the database schema.

cd /var/www/phorge/phorge/bin
./storage upgrade

6. Configure your web server to serve Phorge.

For example, if using Apache, create a new virtual host configuration file:

cd /etc/httpd/conf/modules.d
vim phorge.conf

Add the following virtual host configuration:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName phorge.example.com
    DocumentRoot "/var/www/phorge/phorge/webroot"

    <Directory "/var/www/phorge/phorge/webroot">
        AllowOverride all
        Options FollowSymLinks
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Replace phorge.example.com with your server's domain name.

7. Restart your web server and verify that Phorge is accessible from your browser.

sudo apachectl restart

Open your browser and navigate to http://phorge.example.com/ to start using Phorge.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Phorge on OpenBSD!

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