How to Install Traq on OpenBSD

Traq is an open-source PHP project management and bug tracking system. It offers a wide range of features such as project management, bug tracking, milestones, forums, wiki, and file sharing. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of Traq on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

• OpenBSD with root access
• Apache with PHP and MySQL

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

Before installing Traq, we need to install some required dependencies. Open the terminal and run the following command:

sudo pkg_add php php-mysqli php-curl php-gd php-iconv php-mbstring php-pdo_mysql php-simplexml

Step 2: Download Traq

Go to the Traq website and download the latest version of Traq from the download page. Alternatively, you can use the following command to download and extract the latest version:

wget https://github.com/traq/traq/releases/download/v5.3.1/traq.tar.gz
tar xvzf traq.tar.gz

Step 3: Configure Traq

1. Move the extracted Traq files to the document root directory of your web server.

sudo mv traq /var/www/htdocs/

2. Rename config.sample.php to config.php.

cd /var/www/htdocs/traq/
sudo mv config.sample.php config.php

3. Edit config.php with your preferred text editor and configure the database connection settings. You will need to change the following sections:

• $config['db']['host'] - the hostname or IP address of the MySQL server
• $config['db']['name'] - the name of the MySQL database to use for Traq
• $config['db']['user'] - the MySQL user to connect to the database
• $config['db']['pass'] - the password for the MySQL user

Step 4: Create a MySQL Database

Create a new MySQL database and assign a user to it. Open the MySQL console as the root user and run the following commands:

$ mysql -u root -p
Enter password:

mysql> CREATE DATABASE traq;
mysql> CREATE USER 'traquser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON traq.* TO 'traquser'@'localhost';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
mysql> exit

Make sure to replace traquser and password with a username and password of your choice.

Step 5: Set Permissions

Set the appropriate permissions for the Traq files and directories. Run the following commands:

cd /var/www/htdocs/
sudo chown -R www:www traq/
sudo chmod -R 755 traq/

Step 6: Complete the Installation

1. Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost/traq/install.
2. Follow the installation wizard and enter the required information.
3. After the installation is complete, delete the install directory.

cd /var/www/htdocs/traq/
sudo rm -r install/

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Traq on OpenBSD. You can now manage your projects and track your bugs with ease.

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