Horde is an open-source webmail interface that offers a complete solution to manage your emails, calendars, and contacts. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install Horde on an OpenSUSE server.
Before starting, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:
First, you have to install all the required dependencies with the following command:
sudo zypper install apache2 mysql-community-server libmysqlclient-devel php php-mysql php-mbstring
Next, you need to download the latest stable version of Horde from their official website.
wget https://www.horde.org/download/php-webmail-6.2.38.tar.gz
After downloading, extract the Horde file using the following command:
tar -zxvf php-webmail-6.2.38.tar.gz
Once the extraction is completed, move the extracted files to the desired directory by running the following command:
sudo mv horde-6.2.38 /srv/www/htdocs/horde
To configure the Horde webmail, you need to create a configuration file with the following command:
sudo cp /srv/www/htdocs/horde/config/conf.php.dist /srv/www/htdocs/horde/config/conf.php
Next, you need to configure Horde by editing the configuration file:
sudo vi /srv/www/htdocs/horde/config/conf.php
Find the following details in the configuration file:
$conf['sql'] = array(
'phptype' => 'mysql',
'hostspec' => 'localhost',
'username' => 'horde',
'password' => 'password',
'database' => 'horde',
'tables' => array(
'users' => 'horde_users',
'groups' => 'horde_groups',
'user_groups' => 'horde_user_groups',
'sessions' => 'horde_sessions',
'recent' => 'horde_recent',
'tokens' => 'horde_tokens'
)
);
Replace the details with your own MySQL or MariaDB database login credentials.
Set appropriate permissions to Horde directory, run the following command:
sudo chown -R wwwrun /srv/www/htdocs/horde
Now that Horde has been installed, you have to start the Apache and MySQL services.
sudo systemctl start apache2
sudo systemctl start mysql
Once everything is set up, you can access Horde by typing the OpenSUSE server's IP address followed by "/horde" in your web browser.
http://your-IP-address/horde
That's it. You have successfully installed and configured Horde on OpenSUSE. You can now start using all the available features in Horde to manage your emails, calendars, and contacts.
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