How to Install FileGator on Clear Linux Latest

In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps of installing FileGator on Clear Linux Latest. FileGator is a free, open source file management system that allows you to upload, download, and manage files on your server. It is accessible via a web-based interface and can be installed easily on Clear Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we can install FileGator, make sure you meet the following prerequisites:

• A Clear Linux Latest server with root privileges.
• Apache web server installed and running on your server.
• PHP 5.5.9 or higher installed on your server.
• MySQL or MariaDB installed on your server.

Step 1: Download and Install FileGator

1. Connect to your Clear Linux Latest server via SSH as the root user.
2. Download the latest version of FileGator from https://filegator.io/download.

wget https://filegator.io/download/filegator.zip

3. Unzip the downloaded file using the following command:

unzip filegator.zip

4. Move the extracted FileGator files to your Apache web root directory:

mv filegator /var/www/html/

Step 2: Create a MySQL Database

1. Connect to your MySQL server using the following command:

mysql -u root -p

2. Create a new database for FileGator using the following command:

CREATE DATABASE filegator;

3. Create a new user for the FileGator database and grant all privileges to this user using the following command:

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON filegator.* TO 'filegatoruser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';

Make sure to replace the filegatoruser and password with the username and password you want to use.

Step 3: Configure FileGator

1. Navigate to the FileGator directory in your Apache web root directory:

cd /var/www/html/filegator/

2. Rename the config.demo.php file to config.php:

mv config.demo.php config.php

3. Edit the config.php file with your favorite text editor:

nano config.php

4. Scroll down to the MySQL section and update the database server, username, password, and database name to match the one you created in Step 2:

'connection' => [
    'type' => 'mysql',
    'server' => 'localhost',
    'username' => 'filegatoruser',
    'password' => 'password',
    'database' => 'filegator'
],

5. Save and close the config.php file.

Step 4: Access FileGator Web Interface

1. Open your web browser and navigate to your server's IP address or domain name followed by /filegator/:

http://your_server_IP_or_domain_name/filegator/

2. Login to FileGator using the default username and password:

• Username: admin
• Password: admin

3. Once you have logged in, you can change the default settings and start uploading files to FileGator.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed FileGator on Clear Linux Latest. You can now easily manage your files using the web-based interface.

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