Installing Coppermine on Clear Linux Latest

Coppermine is a free, open-source, and user-friendly photo gallery software that allows users to create and manage their image galleries online. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Coppermine on Clear Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we start with the installation process, you need to fulfill the following requirements:

• A Clear Linux Latest server or desktop with root privileges.
• A LAMP stack installed on your Clear Linux system. LAMP stands for Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP, which are essential components for running web applications. If you haven't installed LAMP yet, check out this guide on how to install LAMP on Clear Linux here.
• FTP or SFTP access to your Clear Linux system.

Step 1: Download Coppermine

First, download the latest version of Coppermine from the official website using the following command:

wget https://github.com/coppermine-gallery/coppermine-gallery/archive/1.6.x.tar.gz

Once the download completes, extract the downloaded archive using the following command:

tar -xvzf 1.6.x.tar.gz

Step 2: Move Coppermine to the Apache Root Directory

Next, move the extracted Coppermine files to the Apache root directory. In Clear Linux, the Apache root directory is located at /var/www/html/. You can move the files using the following command:

sudo mv coppermine-gallery-1.6.x /var/www/html/coppermine

Next, change the ownership of the Coppermine directory to the Apache user using the following command:

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/coppermine

Step 3: Create MySQL Database for Coppermine

Create a new MySQL database for Coppermine using the following command:

sudo mysql -u root -p

This will open up the MySQL shell. Enter your MySQL root password when prompted.

CREATE DATABASE coppermine;
CREATE USER 'coppermineuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'yourpassword';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON coppermine.* TO 'coppermineuser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
QUIT;

Replace yourpassword with a strong password for your database user.

Step 4: Install and Enable Required PHP Extensions

Coppermine requires a few PHP extensions to work correctly. You can install and enable them using the following command:

sudo dnf install -y php php-gd php-mysqlnd php-xml php-mbstring
sudo systemctl restart httpd

Step 5: Configure Coppermine

To configure Coppermine, open your web browser and navigate to http://your-server-ip/coppermine/. This will launch the Coppermine configuration wizard that will guide you through the installation process.

Follow the wizard and enter the following details:

• MySQL database details (Database name, username, and password)
• Administrative username and password
• Email settings (SMTP settings)
• Gallery settings (Gallery name, Display mode, Image size, and watermarking)

Once you have completed the installation process, remove the install.php file from the Coppermine directory to prevent unauthorized access:

sudo rm /var/www/html/coppermine/install.php

And that's it! You have successfully installed Coppermine on Clear Linux Latest. You can now start uploading and managing your image galleries using Coppermine.

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