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eGroupware requirements

System software e.g. Linux, Windows or MacOSX

Downloading the eGroupWare Package

Webserver and php-Interpreter e.g. Apache, IIS recommended Apache 2, min. php 4.3, recommended php 5

Database (SQL) e.g. MySQL, Postgres, MaxDB, MSSQL min. MySQL 4.0, recommended MySQL 4.1 or 5.0

SMTP-Server e.g. Postfix

Client Browser e.g. Firefox, Internet Explorer

Client IMAP-Server e.g. Cyrus (POP3 also possible, supported only by Anglemail - not by the standard email application FelaMiMail.

Befor installing egroupware you have to install apache2 and mysql with php support

If you want to Install apache2 with php support check here

If you want to Install mysql with php support check here

If you want o install postfix in debian check here

and if you want to install imap or pop3 servers you can install of your choice and this is only optional.

Installing eGroupware in debian

#apt-get install egroupware

This will start the installation process and you see the following screen first

egroupware configuration message

Now it will ask for which webserver you want to configure for egroupware i am using apache2 and select which one you are using from the list.

egroupware choosing webserver

Enter the which user you want to use for header user admin and i have entered admin and click on ok

egroupware header admin username

enter the header admin user password

egroupware header admin password

Confirm the header admin password

egroupware header admin password confirmation

this time you have choose the option for libc-client without maildir support and i am selecting yes and click on ok

egroupware libc-client without maildir support

That’s it this will complete the egroupware basic installation.

Go to http://yourserverip/egroupware/setup/ to setup egroupware

You need to update your header.inc.php file to version 1.28 by running setup/headeradmin.

click on setup/headeradmin and you should see the following screen in this enter your header user admin username and password to login.

egroupware header admin login

Once you login you should see the following screen in this you need to enter all the required fields with the exact information.Important one is enter the configuration username and password for you to login after installation .You click on write new database instance and writeconfig click on continue.

egroupware configuration options

You should see the following screen in this you need to click on run installation steps

egroupware installation tests

Now the follwoing screen will show you all the required componets are installed or not and if everything is ok you need to click on continue to the header admin

egroupware requiremets check

you should see the following screen with red cross marks first thing is you need to click on install button to install all the required applications

egroupware install application

after the above step you should see the following screen here you click on re-check my installation

egroupware recheck installation

Now you should see the following screen with one red cross mark this means you haqve to create the admin account click on create admin account button

egroupware selecting admin account option

You should see the following screen asking for admin username and password fill all the required information and click save button.

egroupware creating admin account

Now the following screen appears with all the required things are installed and your installation is completed.

egroupware configuration finished

Now you need to login using the following URL

http://yourserverip/egroupware/ enter your configuration username and password to login

egroupware login screen

You should see the following screen after logging in to the egroupware.

egroupware available applications

Now you want ot know what applications installed and how to use each application check egroupware user manual.