How to Install FileGator on Debian Latest

FileGator is a web-based file management system that allows users to upload, download, and manage files and folders from a remote location. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of FileGator on Debian Latest.

Prerequisites

• A Debian Latest server
• Apache or Nginx web server installed and running
• PHP version 7.2 or higher installed and running

Step 1: Update the System

The first step is to update the system to ensure that all the packages are up-to-date:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

Step 2: Install Required Packages

FileGator requires some additional packages to be installed on the server. Run the following command to install these packages:

sudo apt-get install unzip zip php-cli php-mbstring php-zip php-xml

Step 3: Download and Extract FileGator

Download the latest version of FileGator from their official website using the following command:

wget https://github.com/filegator/filegator/releases/download/4.4.0/filegator_v4.4.0.zip

Extract the downloaded file using the following command:

unzip filegator_v4.4.0.zip -d /var/www/html/

Step 4: Configure Apache or Ngnix

Configuring Apache

Create a new Apache virtual host configuration file for FileGator:

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/filegator.conf

Add the following lines to the configuration file:

<VirtualHost *:80>

    ServerName example.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/html/filegator/public
    
    <Directory /var/www/html/filegator/public>
        Options FollowSymLinks MultiViews
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
    
    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/filegator_error.log
    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/filegator_access.log combined

</VirtualHost>

Save and close the configuration file. Enable the virtual host using the following command:

sudo a2ensite filegator.conf

Restart Apache to apply the changes:

sudo systemctl restart apache2

Configuring Ngnix

Create a new Nginx virtual host configuration file for FileGator:

cd /etc/nginx/sites-available/
sudo nano filegator.conf

Add the following lines to the configuration file:

server {

    listen 80;
    server_name example.com;

    root /var/www/html/filegator/public;
    index index.php index.html;

    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args;
    }

    location ~ \.php$ {
        include snippets/fastcgi-php.conf;
        fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php/php7.2-fpm.sock;
    }

    location ~ /\.ht {
        deny all;
    }

    error_log /var/log/nginx/filegator_error.log;
    access_log /var/log/nginx/filegator_access.log;
}

Save and close the configuration file. Enable the virtual host using the following command:

sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/filegator.conf /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/

Restart Nginx to apply the changes:

sudo systemctl restart nginx

Step 5: Set Permissions

For security purposes, set the correct file permissions to your FileGator directory using the following command:

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/filegator
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/filegator
sudo chmod -R 775 /var/www/html/filegator/storage

Step 6: Access FileGator

FileGator is now installed and configured on your Debian Latest system. To access FileGator, open your web browser and visit the following URL:

http://example.com

Replace example.com with your own domain name or server IP address.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed FileGator on your Debian Latest server. You can now upload, download, and manage files and folders from a remote location using FileGator.

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