SheetAble is a web-based spreadsheet editor that allows users to create and edit spreadsheets online. In this tutorial, we will provide step-by-step instructions on how to install SheetAble on OpenBSD.
Before we begin, please ensure that your OpenBSD system meets the following requirements:
The first step is to download SheetAble from the developer's website. Go to https://sheetable.net and click on the "Download" button.
Once you have downloaded the file, extract it to a directory on your OpenBSD system.
tar -xzvf SheetAble-1.1.0.tar.gz
SheetAble requires a web server software to be installed on your OpenBSD system, such as Apache or Nginx. You should configure a virtual host for SheetAble and set the document root to the directory where you have extracted the SheetAble files.
For Apache, you can create a virtual host configuration file in the /etc/apache2/conf.d directory.
nano /etc/apache2/conf.d/sheetable.conf
Add the following content to the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName sheetable.local
DocumentRoot /var/www/sheetable
<Directory /var/www/sheetable>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
Save and close the file. Then, enable the virtual host using the following command:
ln -s /etc/apache2/conf.d/sheetable.conf /etc/apache2/conf-enabled/sheetable.conf
Restart Apache for the changes to take effect:
apachectl restart
For Nginx, you can create a virtual host configuration file in the /etc/nginx/sites-available directory.
nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/sheetable.conf
Add the following content to the file:
server {
listen 80;
server_name sheetable.local;
root /var/www/sheetable;
location / {
index index.php index.html index.htm;
try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
}
location ~ \.php$ {
include fastcgi_params;
fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php-fpm.sock;
fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
fastcgi_index index.php;
}
}
Save and close the file. Then, enable the virtual host using the following command:
ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/sheetable.conf /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/sheetable.conf
Restart Nginx for the changes to take effect:
service nginx restart
SheetAble requires PHP version 7.1 or later to be installed on your OpenBSD system. You should make sure PHP is installed and configured correctly.
For Apache, install the PHP module using the following command:
pkg_add php
For Nginx, install PHP-FPM using the following command:
pkg_add php-fpm
Then, configure PHP settings by editing the php.ini file located in the /etc/php-7.3 directory.
nano /etc/php-7.3/php.ini
Make sure the following settings are configured correctly:
max_execution_time = 300
max_input_time = 600
memory_limit = 256M
post_max_size = 100M
upload_max_filesize = 100M
Save and close the file. Then, restart Apache or Nginx and PHP-FPM for the changes to take effect:
apachectl restart
service php73_fpm restart
Open a web browser on your local system and navigate to the SheetAble URL, which is in the format:
http://sheetable.local
You should now see the SheetAble homepage, and you can start using the web-based spreadsheet editor.
In this tutorial, we covered the step-by-step process of installing SheetAble on OpenBSD. By following these instructions, you should now have a working installation of SheetAble on your OpenBSD system. Happy spreadsheet editing!
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