How to Install Admidio on OpenBSD

Admidio is a free and open-source membership management software. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Admidio on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

Before starting with the installation process, you will need the following:

• Access to the OpenBSD server with root privileges
• OpenBSD 6.4 or later
• Apache web server installed and configured

Step 1: Install PHP and necessary extensions

1.1 First, make sure your OpenBSD system is up to date with the following command:

$ sudo sysupgrade -r

1.2 Install PHP and required extensions

$ sudo pkg_add php php-curl php-pdo_mysql php-pdo_pgsql

Step 2: Install Admidio

2.1 Download the latest version of Admidio from the official website:

$ sudo wget https://www.admidio.org/images/downloads/admidio-4.0.4.zip

2.2 Extract the downloaded package using the following command:

$ sudo unzip admidio-4.0.4.zip

2.3 Move the extracted file to the webserver root directory (/var/www/htdocs/):

$ sudo mv admidio /var/www/htdocs/

2.4 Set the necessary permissions to the Admidio directory:

$ sudo chown -R www:www /var/www/htdocs/admidio/

Step 3: Create a virtual host for Admidio

3.1 Create a new virtual host configuration for Admidio

$ sudo vi /etc/httpd/conf.d/admidio.conf

3.2 Add the following lines to the newly created file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName your_domain.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/htdocs/admidio
    <Directory /var/www/htdocs/admidio>
        Options +FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

3.3 Restart Apache to load the new configuration:

$ sudo /etc/rc.d/apache24 restart

Step 4: Access Admidio web interface

4.1 Open a web browser and enter the URL below in the address bar:

http://your_domain.com

4.2 Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the Admidio installation process.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Admidio on your OpenBSD server. If you encounter any issues during the installation, refer to the Admidio documentation for further assistance.

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