[horde] Installation Horde 6

Rob Dueckman duke at dukey.org
Sun Feb 1 22:10:41 UTC 2026 

I look forward to seeing your process.  I'm struggling with Kronolith
myself.  I'm updating from a old horde 5 install running in a container
to keep things limping along.  That seems to have gotten more and more
unstable every time I had a OS update until eventually it broke.

On Sun, 2026-02-01 at 22:48 +0100, R.J.Baart at Prompt.nl wrote:
> Finally almost everything works. I will publish the way I installed 
> Horde6 + nginx. It was far from easy. Every time there was something 
> else that was a problem.
> 
> For now I have Horde working with Dovecot, nginx and Postfix on a
> Debian 
> Trixie system. Also cCalendar, tasks, mail, contacts. Also with
> active 
> sync (on Android) en Dav calendars.
> 
> One problem though, I can't see the details of a contact in detail. I
> see the contact list but not the detail of a contact. Database error:
> 
> ERROR:  column "object_photoorig" does not exist at character 300
> 2026-02-01 22:36:36.650 CET [1031446] dba_horde6 at horde6 STATEMENT:  
> SELECT object_id, owner_id, object_type, object_members, object_uid, 
> object_firstname, object_lastname, object_middlenames, 
> object_nameprefix, object_namesuffix, object_alias, 
> object_yomifirstname, object_yomilastname, object_bday, 
> object_anniversary, object_spouse, object_photo, object_phototype, 
> object_photoorig, object_homestreet, object_homepob, object_homecity,
> object_homeprovince, object_homepostalcode, object_homecountry, 
> object_workstreet, object_workpob, object_workcity,
> object_workprovince, 
> object_workpostalcode, object_workcountry, object_otherstreet, 
> object_otherpob, object_othercity, object_otherprovince, 
> object_otherpostalcode, object_othercountry, object_department, 
> object_manager, object_assistant, object_tz, object_email, 
> object_homephone, object_homephone2, object_homefax,
> object_workphone, 
> object_workphone2, object_cellphone, object_carphone,
> object_radiophone, 
> object_companyphone, object_assistantphone, object_fax, object_pager,
> object_title, object_role, object_company, object_logo,
> object_logotype, 
> object_notes, object_url, object_freebusyurl, object_pgppublickey, 
> object_smimepublickey, object_imaddress, object_imaddress2, 
> object_imaddress3 FROM turba_objects WHERE object_id IN ('<some id>')
> AND owner_id = '<email address>'
> 
> Someone?
> 
> Op 26-1-2026 om 10:14 schreef R.J.Baart at prompt.nl:
> > Op 25-1-2026 om 23:50 schreef Brent:
> > > 
> > > Ensure that your <installdir>/horde/* is writable by the web
> > > user, 
> > > typically apache. If it isn't, then obviously apache can't write
> > > the 
> > > conf.php file to disk.
> > > 
> > yes it is. I realize I wasn't clear: I can change the conf.php from
> > web interface only if I does not change the database settings. In
> > the 
> > beginning I think I made an error with file ownership. At some
> > point I 
> > did "chown -R www-data:www-data" for the whole filestructure. I did
> > the first installation however as root.
> > > 
> > > I have dovecot 2.4.1 and use it to auth Horde 6.
> > > 
> > Same Dovecot version here. But I see no emails. Dovecot is working.
> > I 
> > have a working Thunderbird client on distance and did a telnet test
> > local.
> > > 
> > > Webroot dir setup in apache would be <install-dir>/web...not just
> > > <installdir>.
> > > 
> > so have I
> > > 
> > > 
> > > So, I have /var/www/horde as my install dir, but my web root is 
> > > /var/www/horde/web
> > > 
> > me too
> > > 
> > > 
> > > This is a little different than H5.
> > > 
> > > The REAL conf.php is in:
> > > 
> > > <install-dir>/var/config/horde/conf.php
> > > 
> > > There will be a symlink to this in vendor...
> > > 
> > > <install-dir>/vendor/horde/horde/config/conf.php  -> 
> > > <install-dir>var/config/horde/conf.php
> > > 
> > <install-dir>/vendor/horde/horde/config/conf.php was missing. I
> > think 
> > after the update procedure following the instructions from Ralf
> > Lang - 
> > see below. However <install-dir>var/config/horde/conf.php is there.
> > The error "Please create...." is coming from the index.php. The
> > test 
> > in this file does not work correctly in my setup (after the Ralf
> > Lang 
> > instructions). If I bypass this check and go directly to 
> > horde/index.php I get the login screen.
> > 
> > Even after adding the link the home page does not work.
> > 
> > ls -l  horde/vendor/horde/horde/config/conf.php
> > lrwxrwxrwx 1 www-data www-data 63 Jan 25 17:19 
> > horde/vendor/horde/horde/config/conf.php -> 
> > /home/websites/webmail.tiswe.fr/horde/var/config/horde/conf.php
> > 
> > > 
> > > $ ls -l  /var/www/horde/vendor/horde/horde/config/conf.php
> > > lrwxrwxrwx 1 apache apache 40 Jul  3  2025 
> > > /var/www/horde/vendor/horde/horde/config/conf.php -> 
> > > /var/www/horde/var/config/horde/conf.php
> > > 
> > > Here's the relevant sql stuff for my working config in conf.php:
> > > 
> > > $conf['sql']['username'] = 'hordeuser';
> > > $conf['sql']['password'] = '****pass***';
> > > $conf['sql']['socket'] = 'localhost';
> > > $conf['sql']['port'] = 5432;
> > > $conf['sql']['protocol'] = 'unix';
> > > $conf['sql']['database'] = 'horde6';
> > > $conf['sql']['charset'] = 'utf-8';
> > > $conf['sql']['splitread'] = false;
> > > $conf['sql']['logqueries'] = false;
> > > $conf['sql']['phptype'] = 'pgsql';
> > > 
> > I have some differences:
> > 
> > $conf['sql']['username'] = '<dba user>';
> > $conf['sql']['password'] = '******';
> > $conf['sql']['hostspec'] = 'localhost';
> > $conf['sql']['protocol'] = 'tcp';
> > $conf['sql']['database'] = 'horde6';
> > $conf['sql']['charset'] = 'utf-8';
> > $conf['sql']['splitread'] = false;
> > $conf['sql']['logqueries'] = false;
> > $conf['sql']['phptype'] = 'pgsql';
> > 
> > But my connection to the database works.
> > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > brent
> > > 
> > > Quoting R.J.Baart at prompt.nl:
> > > 
> > > > All in all, I find it rather difficult. One of the problems I
> > > > have 
> > > > is that the configuration horde/conf.php cannot be saved
> > > > because 
> > > > every time I try, I get an error saying that the database
> > > > details 
> > > > are incorrect, and then the error mentioned in my previous
> > > > email 
> > > > appears in the logging.
> > > > 
> > > > Not finding a solution for this problem, I decided to write the
> > > > configuration myself in horde/conf.php. That works, and I then
> > > > have 
> > > > a connection to the database. The database is also filled with 
> > > > tables, so that's fine.
> > > > 
> > > > I can now also log in, so authentication via imp works.
> > > >     $conf[‘auth’][‘params’][‘app’] = ‘imp’;
> > > >     $conf[‘auth’][‘driver’] = ‘application’;
> > > > After the login screen looks pretty good, like with Horde 5.
> > > > 
> > > > But still problems.
> > > > 
> > > > - error writing conf.php it is not practical at all.
> > > > 
> > > > - I can't read my email. Dovecot is the imap server. In Horde 5
> > > > that 
> > > > worked immediately, now it doesn't. I don't see why. Nog errors
> > > > in 
> > > > the logfiles, on screen "error when communicating with the
> > > > server". 
> > > > I suppose it is something between dovecot (2.4) and Horde 6.
> > > > 
> > > > Desperate I followed some update procedures from Ralf Lang:
> > > > 
> > > >     # Allow unreleased development code from branch
> > > >     composer config minimum-stability dev
> > > >     # Prefer released alpha, beta or stable code over less
> > > > stable 
> > > > versions
> > > >     composer config prefer-stable true
> > > >     # Install the new version of the installer plugin
> > > >     composer require horde/horde-installer-plugin "^3 || 
> > > > dev-FRAMEWORK_6_0"
> > > >     # Update everything according to environment set above
> > > >     composer update
> > > >     # Transition from symlink mode to proxy mode and rewrite 
> > > > registry files
> > > >     composer horde:reconfigure --force
> > > > 
> > > > That resulted in some updates but not the result I hoped for.
> > > > In 
> > > > ended that the login screen says:
> > > > 
> > > >     Please create a /<website 
> > > > directory>/horde/var/config/horde/conf.php file and then run 
> > > > 'composer horde-reconfigure' to activate Horde
> > > > 
> > > > The file can't be created, it exists already and is read if
> > > > login 
> > > > using the link
> > > > 
> > > >     https://<myserver>/horde/index.php
> > > > 
> > > > This way I skip the error. But still not see my mail.
> > > > 
> > > > I think I'm close but pff....
> > > > 
> > > > Op 25-1-2026 om 19:15 schreef Brent:
> > > > 
> > > > >  I'd type in the port used for your database, just to be
> > > > > complete. 
> > > > > I had not setup postgresql before, so I just did it and it
> > > > > works 
> > > > > for me. A few things to test/check:
> > > > > 
> > > > > Enable the test.php and ensure that you have all necessary
> > > > > php 
> > > > > modules installed, key would be php-pgsql
> > > > > 
> > > > > Verify that you can connect to this db from the shell using
> > > > > this 
> > > > > user AND create a table.
> > > > > 
> > > > > $ psql -h localhost -p 5432 -U mydatabase_user
> > > > > mydatabase_name
> > > > > (type in password)
> > > > > 
> > > > > If that also works, then be sure you can create a table as
> > > > > that user:
> > > > > 
> > > > > mydatabase_name->   create table test123 (testname
> > > > > varchar(255)  );
> > > > > 
> > > > > If that works, then the database is operational.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Next up would be the verify that you have the right stuff
> > > > > installed 
> > > > > via composer. Critical could be the DB package:
> > > > > 
> > > > > $ sudo -u apache composer show | grep -i db
> > > > > horde/db                     3.0.0alpha6   Database
> > > > > abstraction 
> > > > > library
> > > > > 
> > > > > See if any of that helps you.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Good luck!
> > > > > 
> > > > > brent
> > > > > 
> > > > > Quoting Ruud Baart <r.j.baart at prompt.nl>:
> > > > > 
> > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Hope anyone can help.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Thanks to Brent's brief instructions, I have now made
> > > > > > considerable 
> > > > > > progress with the installation of Horde 6 on my new Debian
> > > > > > trixie 
> > > > > > server (PHP8.4, Posgresql 17, nginx). I can now configure
> > > > > > the 
> > > > > > server. It's pretty similar to Horde 5, so I think I
> > > > > > understand it 
> > > > > > reasonably well. However, I'm going around in circles
> > > > > > because I'm 
> > > > > > getting an error message that I can't resolve.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > The message is:
> > > > > > 
> > > > > >     Undefined variable $results [pid 329592 on line 1242 of
> > > > > > "/<my 
> > > > > > webroot 
> > > > > > dir>/horde/vendor/horde/db/lib/Horde/Db/Adapter/Postgresql/
> > > > > > Schema.php"]
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > This message appears when I configure the “SQL Database
> > > > > > Settings”:
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > $conf[sql][phptype] PostgreSQL
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > $conf[sql][username] mydatabase_user
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > $conf[sql][password] ****
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > $conf[sql][protocol] tcp/ip
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > $conf[sql][hostspec] localhost
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > $conf[sql][port] <empty>
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > $conf[sql][database] mydatabase_name
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > $conf[sql][charset] utf-8
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > $conf[sql][splitread] Disabled
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Nothing fancy there, I think.
> > > > > > 
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> 
> Cordialement,
> 
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> 
> R.J. Baart
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