Squirrelmail nginx webmail

A classic combination!

SquirrelMail is a popular open-source webmail client, and Nginx is a widely-used web server software. Here's a brief overview of how to set up SquirrelMail with Nginx:

Prerequisites:

Step 1: Configure Nginx

Create a new configuration file for SquirrelMail in the Nginx configuration directory (e.g., /etc/nginx/conf.d/ on Ubuntu-based systems). For example, you can create a file named squirrelmail.conf with the following contents:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name example.com;

    location /squirrelmail {
        root /usr/share/squirrelmail;
        index index.php;
        try_files $uri $uri/ /squirrelmail/index.php;
    }
}

This configuration sets up a new server block that listens on port 80 and serves SquirrelMail from the /usr/share/squirrelmail directory.

Step 2: Configure SquirrelMail

Edit the SquirrelMail configuration file (config.php) to set up the database connection and other settings. For example:

<?php

// Database settings
$db_host = 'localhost';
$db_username = 'squirrelmail_user';
$db_password = 'squirrelmail_password';
$db_name = 'squirrelmail_db';

// Other settings
$default_language = 'en';
$default_charset = 'UTF-8';

Make sure to replace the placeholders with your actual database credentials and settings.

Step 3: Create the SquirrelMail database

Create a new database and user for SquirrelMail, and grant the necessary permissions. For example, using MySQL:

CREATE DATABASE squirrelmail_db;
CREATE USER 'squirrelmail_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'squirrelmail_password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON squirrelmail_db.* TO 'squirrelmail_user'@'localhost';

Step 4: Restart Nginx and SquirrelMail

Restart the Nginx service to apply the new configuration:

sudo service nginx restart

Also, restart the SquirrelMail service to ensure it picks up the new configuration:

sudo service squirrelmail restart

Step 5: Access SquirrelMail

Open a web browser and navigate to http://example.com/squirrelmail (replace example.com with your actual domain name). You should see the SquirrelMail login page. Log in with your email address and password to access your webmail account.

That's it! You should now have SquirrelMail set up with Nginx.