Create new email account roundcube

Here's a step-by-step guide to create a new email account using Roundcube:

Prerequisites:

  1. You have access to a web server or a hosting provider that supports Roundcube.
  2. You have a domain name registered and pointing to your web server or hosting provider.
  3. You have a MySQL database set up and configured.

Step 1: Create a new MySQL database

  1. Log in to your MySQL database using a tool like phpMyAdmin.
  2. Click on the "Databases" tab and create a new database for your email account.
  3. Give the database a name, e.g., "myemaildb".
  4. Create a new user for the database, e.g., "myemailuser".
  5. Set a password for the user.
  6. Grant the user privileges to the database.

Step 2: Configure Roundcube

  1. Upload the Roundcube files to your web server or hosting provider. You can download the latest version from the official Roundcube website.
  2. Create a new configuration file for Roundcube by copying the config.inc.php file from the Roundcube directory and renaming it to config.inc.php.
  3. Edit the config.inc.php file and update the following settings:
    • db_dsnw: Set to the MySQL database connection string, e.g., mysql://myemailuser:myemailpassword@localhost/myemaildb.
    • db_name: Set to the name of the database, e.g., myemaildb.
    • db_user: Set to the username of the database user, e.g., myemailuser.
    • db_password: Set to the password of the database user.
    • default_host: Set to the hostname of your web server or hosting provider, e.g., localhost.
  4. Save the changes to the config.inc.php file.

Step 3: Create a new email account

  1. Log in to your Roundcube web interface using the URL http://yourdomain.com/roundcube (replace yourdomain.com with your actual domain name).
  2. Click on the "Create new account" button.
  3. Fill in the required information for the new email account, including:
    • Email address: Enter the email address you want to create, e.g., [email protected].
    • Password: Enter a strong password for the email account.
    • Full name: Enter the full name associated with the email account.
  4. Click on the "Create" button to create the new email account.

Step 4: Configure the email account

  1. Log in to your Roundcube web interface using the new email account credentials.
  2. Click on the "Settings" icon (looks like a gear) in the top-right corner of the screen.
  3. Click on the "Identity" tab and update the following settings:
    • Display name: Enter the full name associated with the email account.
    • Email address: Enter the email address of the account.
  4. Click on the "Save" button to save the changes.

That's it! You have now created a new email account using Roundcube. You can access your email account by logging in to the Roundcube web interface using the new email account credentials.