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Version: 9.x

Apache

Per Linux distributions​

On RedHat / Centos / Fedora​

Install Apache web server on rpm based Linux distribution like Red Hat, Centos, Fedora, SUSE Linux, Scientific Linux, etc.

$ sudo yum install httpd
$ sudo chkconfig httpd on
$ sudo service httpd start
tip

On latest Red Hat, Centos, Fedora, etc. systems, note the changes below

  • On Fedora, yum has been replaced by dnf
  • On Red Hat, Centos, Fedora, etc, service and chkfconfig command has been replaced by systemctl

On Debian / Ubuntu / Linux Mint​

Install Apache

$ sudo apt-get install apache2 libapache2-mod-php

On Gentoo​

Enable Apache to the default runlevel

$ sudo rc-update add apache2 default

Then restart Apache

$ sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

On FreeBSD​

info

A big thanks to Dean E. Weimer who provided me Bacula-Web installation instructions for *BSD setup

You can start with a fresh FreeBSD 9.0 installation, with ports from original CD media, not updated to keep as simple as possible.

Modify /etc/make.conf (might not exist yet)

WITHOUT_X11=yes

This is done to keep the graphics/php-gd port from installing extra stuff for X, not having it will not stop anything from working.

Install required ports

Here's below a list of FreeBSD ports you need to install

  • databases/postgresql91-server
  • sysutils/bacula-client
  • www/apache22
  • lang/php5
  • www/php5-session
  • devel/php5-gettext

With PostgreSQL bacula catalog

  • databases/php5-pdo_pgsql
  • databases/php5-pgsql

With MySQL bacula catalog

  • databases/php5-mysql
  • databases/php5-pdo_mysql

With SQLite bacula catalog

  • databases/php5-sqlite
  • databases/php5-pdo_sqlite
warning

Instructions above are outdated, for more accurate instructions, please look at the Bacula-Web port on FreshPorts.org

Apache configuration​

Ensure that the Apache mod_rewrite module is installed and enabled.

In order to enable mod_rewrite you can type the following command

$ sudo a2enmod rewrite

Apache virtualhost​

In order to secure the application folder and avoid exposing sensitive information contained in Bacula-Web configuration.

Edit the Apache configuration file as described below

$ sudo vim /etc/httpd/conf.d/bacula-web.conf

with the content below

<VirtualHost *:80>
DocumentRoot "/var/www/html/bacula-web/public"
ServerName bacula-web.domain.com

     <Directory /var/www/html/bacula-web/public>
       Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
       AllowOverride All
       Require all granted
     </Directory>

     # More directives here ...
   </VirtualHost>

You might need to adapt Bacula-Web installation path in the above configuration according to your setup

warning

As of version 8.6.0, the DocumentRoot must be set to the public sub-folder.

Enable the configuration

$ sudo a2ensite bacula-web

Then restart Apache to apply the configuration change

$ sudo systemctl restart httpd

You can now proceed with the installation using Composer