Can I install roundcube as a webmail client?

The answer is yes. You may install roundcube as a webmail client. Below are the instructions on how to do this:

 

First make sure you know your mysql root password, you have to replace DATABASEPASSWORD to your mysql root password.

If you have already used RoundCube installation please make sure you remove any traces of it with,

cd /usr/local/cpanel/base
rm -rf roundcube*
mysql -p -e 'drop database roundcube';
chattr -i /usr/local/cpanel/base/frontend/x/webmaillogin.html
chattr -i /usr/local/cpanel/base/webmaillogin.cgi
/scripts/upcp

You will have to specify your root password when prompted.

Now lets download roundcube first and chmod the directories

cd /usr/local/cpanel/base
wget -O roundcube.tar.gz http://heanet.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/roundcubemail/roundcubemail-0.1-rc1.tar.gz
tar -zxvf roundcube.tar.gz
rm -rf roundcube.tar.gz
mv -f roundcubemail-0.1-rc1 roundcube
cd roundcube
chmod -R 777 temp
chmod -R 777 logs


Create the database and install the initial sql file. The following commands will do this for you.

mysql -e "CREATE DATABASE roundcube;" -pDATABASEPASSWORD
mysql -e "use roundcube; source SQL/mysql.initial.sql;" -pDATABASEPASSWORD
 

Now lets sort out the configuration

cd config
mv db.inc.php.dist db.inc.php
mv main.inc.php.dist main.inc.php

Now open db.inc.php

nano db.inc.php

Find
$rcmail_config['db_dsnw'] = 'mysql://roundcube:pass@localhost/roundcubemail';

Replace with

$rcmail_config['db_dsnw'] = 'mysql://root:DATABASEPASSWORD@localhost/roundcube';


Now Open main.inc.php

nano main.inc.php

Find

$rcmail_config['default_host'] = '';

Replace with

$rcmail_config['default_host'] = 'localhost';

Now we have to configure cPanel to show roundcube in the theme. Please note this is for the X theme(default) only!! If you use another theme please skip the next part and see below.

cd /usr/local/cpanel/base/roundcube/skins/default/images/
cp --reply=yes roundcube_logo.png /usr/local/cpanel/base/frontend/x/images/roundcube_logo.png
cp --reply=yes roundcube_logo.png /usr/local/cpanel/base/webmail/x/images/roundcube_logo.png
cd /usr/local/cpanel/base
wget http://www.hostgeekz.com/files/hostgeekz/HGpatch-roundcube-0.1-rc1
patch -p0 < HGpatch-roundcube-0.1-rc1


**NOTE** If you receive a message stating

Reversed (or previously applied) patch detected! Assume -R?

please press N for No as this is because you previously installed roundcube

This will auto do all the necessary changes to roundcube and the X theme.

Once the patch is executed you may now access roundcube via http://yourip/webmail

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If you do not use the X theme please do the following

cd /usr/local/cpanel/base
wget http://www.hostgeekz.com/files/hostgeekz/HGpatch-roundcube-NON-X-0.1-rc1
patch -p0 < HGpatch-roundcube-NON-X-0.1-rc1

Then open your webmaillogin.html, please replace YOURTHEME with the name of your theme.

nano /usr/local/cpanel/base/frontend/YOURTHEME/webmaillogin.html

and find

</td>
</cpanelif>
</cpanelfeature>

Add Below

<td align="center" valign="bottom" width="200">
<a href="/roundcube/index.php"><img src="images/roundcube_logo.png" border="0"></a>
<a href="/roundcube/index.php">RoundCube</a>
</td>
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***UPDATE***
Remember to chattr +i the files or add the patch to your /scripts/upcp.

chattr +i /usr/local/cpanel/base/frontend/x/webmaillogin.html
chattr +i /usr/local/cpanel/base/webmaillogin.cgi

That's it! You may now access roundcube via http://yourip/webmail

If you have any further questions, please contact the O2Link Support