Horde is a free web-based groupware application that includes email, calendar, address book, and task management. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of Horde on Windows 11.
Download the latest version of Horde from the official website https://www.horde.org/.
Extract the downloaded files into the web server's document root directory. For example, if you're using Apache, extract the files to the htdocs directory.
Rename the extracted directory to a more meaningful name, such as horde.
Open a command prompt and navigate to the web server's directory where Horde is installed.
Run the following command to install Horde dependencies:
composer install
After the dependencies are installed, run the following command to configure the database settings:
cp config/conf.php.dist config/conf.php
Open the config/conf.php file in a text editor and modify the following values:
$conf['sql']['username'] = 'your_username';
$conf['sql']['password'] = 'your_password';
$conf['sql']['database'] = 'horde';
$conf['sql']['hostspec'] = 'localhost';
Replace your_username and your_password with your own database credentials. Make sure the values for database and hostspec match the database name and hostname of your database server.
Save and close the config/conf.php file.
Run the following command to initialize the Horde database:
php bin/horde-db-migrate.php
Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost/horde or your server's IP address followed by /horde. If everything is set up correctly, you should see the Horde login page.
Congratulations, you have successfully installed Horde on Windows 11! You can now customize and use the various applications that come with Horde, such as email, calendar, and address book.
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