PictShare is a simple image hosting and sharing platform that allows users to upload and share their images easily. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install PictShare on Alpine Linux Latest.
Make sure your system is up to date by running the following commands in the terminal:
sudo apk update
sudo apk upgrade
To run PictShare, we need to install PHP and Apache web server on our machine. Run the following command to install both PHP and Apache web server:
sudo apk add php7 php7-apache2
To install PictShare, we need to download the source code from the project's website. Run the following command to download the latest version of PictShare:
wget https://www.pictshare.net/download/PictShare-latest.zip
Extract the downloaded file using the unzip command:
unzip PictShare-latest.zip
Move the extracted PictShare directory to the web server's document root:
sudo mv PictShare /var/www/localhost/htdocs/
We need to configure Apache web server to serve PictShare, Run the following command to create a new Apache configuration file:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/httpd.conf
Add the following lines to the config file:
DocumentRoot "/var/www/localhost/htdocs/PictShare"
<Directory "/var/www/localhost/htdocs/PictShare">
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
Save and exit the file by pressing CTRL+X, Y, and then ENTER.
After that, start the Apache web server using the following command:
sudo service apache2 start
Open your web browser, and enter the IP address of your machine in the address bar. In our case, it should be http://localhost. You should see the PictShare login page, which means that the installation was successful.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install PictShare on Alpine Linux Latest. Now you can upload and share your images using PictShare.
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