ProjectSend is a free, open-source file and image sharing script that allows users to upload files and share them securely over the internet. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps required to install ProjectSend on Alpine Linux Latest.
Before we proceed with the installation of ProjectSend, you should have:
By default, Alpine Linux Latest does not come with Apache web server, so we need to install it using the following command.
sudo apk update
sudo apk add apache2
Once the installation is complete, start the Apache service.
sudo rc-service apache2 start
To install PHP, run the following command.
sudo apk add php7 php7-apache2 php7-openssl php7-mysqli php7-curl php7-gd php7-fileinfo php7-session
ProjectSend requires a MySQL or a MariaDB database server to store uploaded files and user data. For our tutorial, we will use a MariaDB database server.
To install MariaDB, run the following command.
sudo apk add mariadb mariadb-client
Start the MariaDB service and enable it to start automatically at system startup.
sudo rc-service mariadb start
sudo rc-update add mariadb default
Once MariaDB is installed, we need to create a database and a user for ProjectSend. Log in to the MariaDB server using the following command.
sudo mysql -u root -p
When prompted, enter the MySQL root user password.
Next, create a new database and user for ProjectSend by running the following commands.
CREATE DATABASE projectsend;
CREATE USER 'projectsend'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON projectsend.* TO 'projectsend'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Remember to replace password with a strong password.
Download the latest version of ProjectSend from the official website using the following command.
wget https://projectsend.org/download/ -O projectsend.zip
Unzip the downloaded file using the following command.
unzip projectsend.zip -d /var/www/localhost/htdocs/
We need to update some configuration files to make ProjectSend work with our setup.
Open the file /var/www/localhost/htdocs/projectsend/includes/config.php using your favorite text editor.
sudo nano /var/www/localhost/htdocs/projectsend/includes/config.php
Locate the following sections and modify them as per your configuration.
// MySQL settings
$db_host = 'localhost';
$db_user = 'projectsend';
$db_pass = 'password';
$db_name = 'projectsend';
// Site settings
define('PROJECTSEND_ROOT', '/projectsend');
define('PROJECTSEND_URL', 'http://localhost/projectsend');
To access ProjectSend from a web browser, we need to create an Apache virtual host. Open the Apache configuration file using a text editor.
sudo nano /etc/apache2/httpd.conf
Add the following lines at the bottom of the file.
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
DocumentRoot "/var/www/localhost/htdocs/projectsend"
ServerName your.domain.name
<Directory "/var/www/localhost/htdocs/projectsend">
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog "/var/log/apache2/projectsend-error.log"
CustomLog "/var/log/apache2/projectsend-access.log" common
</VirtualHost>
Replace your.domain.name with your domain name or IP address.
Save and close the file.
Finally, restart the Apache service to apply the changes.
sudo rc-service apache2 restart
You can now access ProjectSend by visiting your server’s IP address or domain name in a web browser.
http://your.domain.name/projectsend
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install ProjectSend on Alpine Linux Latest. You can now start uploading and sharing files securely over the internet.
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