How to Install Horde on macOS

Horde is a free, open-source web-based groupware application. It provides a suite of tools that includes email, calendar, task-list, address book, and more.

In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Horde on macOS.

Prerequisites

Before installing Horde, you need to have the following installed on your macOS:

• Apache web server
• PHP 7.2 or higher
• MySQL/MariaDB or PostgreSQL database server

Installation Steps

1. Download the latest version of Horde from https://www.horde.org/apps/horde/download.

2. Extract the downloaded archive to a directory on your macOS.

3. Open Terminal and navigate to the directory where you extracted Horde.

4. Run the following command to install the required dependencies:

   composer install
   

5. Configure Apache web server to serve Horde.

   • Open the Apache httpd.conf configuration file using your favorite text editor.

     sudo nano /etc/apache2/httpd.conf
     

   • Add the following lines at the end of the file.

     Alias /horde "/path/to/horde/"
     <Directory "/path/to/horde/">
         AllowOverride All
         Options FollowSymLinks MultiViews
         Require all granted
     </Directory>
     

     Replace /path/to/horde/ with the actual path to the directory where you extracted Horde.

   • Save and close the httpd.conf file.

6. Start Apache web server.

   sudo apachectl start
   

7. Create a new database and user for Horde in your MySQL/MariaDB or PostgreSQL database server.

   • Open the MySQL/MariaDB or PostgreSQL command-line interface.

   • Create a new database.

     CREATE DATABASE horde CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
     

   • Create a new user and grant it full access to the database.

     CREATE USER 'hordeuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
     GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON horde.* TO 'hordeuser'@'localhost';
     

     Replace hordeuser and password with your preferred username and password.

8. Configure Horde.

   • Rename the conf.php.dist file to conf.php.

     mv conf.php.dist conf.php
     

   • Open the conf.php file using your favorite text editor.

   • Change the following lines according to your MySQL/MariaDB or PostgreSQL database server configuration.

     $conf['sql']['phptype'] = 'mysql';
     $conf['sql']['username'] = 'hordeuser';
     $conf['sql']['password'] = 'password';
     $conf['sql']['protocol'] = 'tcp';
     $conf['sql']['hostspec'] = 'localhost';
     $conf['sql']['port'] = 3306;
     $conf['sql']['database'] = 'horde';
     

     If you are using PostgreSQL, replace mysql with pgsql, and change the port number accordingly.

   • Save and close the conf.php file.

9. Open a web browser and go to http://localhost/horde/. You should see the Horde login page.

10. Log in with the default username admin and the password pass.

11. Follow the on-screen instructions to set up Horde.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Horde on your macOS.

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