How to install FileGator on Alpine Linux

FileGator is an open-source file manager that allows users to manage and share files and folders over the web. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing FileGator on Alpine Linux.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with this tutorial, you will need the following:

• A server running Alpine Linux Latest
• Root access or sudo privileges
• Apache or Nginx web server installed and configured

Step 1: Install PHP

FileGator requires PHP to function properly. Install PHP and its required extensions by running the following command:

apk add php php-json php-dom php-iconv php-xml php-phar php-zip php-curl php-mbstring php-session php-pdo php-pdo_mysql php-gd

Step 2: Install Composer

Composer is a dependency manager for PHP that is required to install FileGator. Install it by running the following command:

apk add composer

Step 3: Download and Install FileGator

Create a new directory for FileGator to be installed in and navigate to it:

mkdir /var/www/filegator
cd /var/www/filegator

Clone the latest version of FileGator from the official repository by running the following command:

git clone https://github.com/filegator/filegator.git .

Use Composer to install the required dependencies:

composer install

Step 4: Configure Web Server

Configure your web server to serve the FileGator application. Create a new virtual host configuration file for Apache:

nano /etc/apache2/conf.d/filegator.conf

Add the following configuration:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName filegator.example.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/filegator/public
    <Directory /var/www/filegator/public>
       AllowOverride All
       Require all granted
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

If you are using Nginx, create a new server block configuration file in the /etc/nginx/conf.d directory and add the following configuration:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name filegator.example.com;
    root /var/www/filegator/public;
    
    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
    }
    
    location ~ \.php$ {
        fastcgi_pass 127.0.0.1:9000;
        fastcgi_index index.php;
        include fastcgi_params;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root/$fastcgi_script_name;
    }
}

Save and close the file, then restart your web server:

rc-service apache2 restart

or

rc-service nginx restart

Step 5: Access FileGator

You can now access FileGator by navigating to http://filegator.example.com in your web browser. You will be prompted to create an administrator account and then you can begin using FileGator to manage and share files and folders.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed FileGator on Alpine Linux!

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