File Sharing is an open-source web application that allows users to share files easily. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install it on EndeavourOS Latest.
Before we start the installation process, we need to make sure that required tools are installed. Open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo pacman -S git apache php php-apache composer
This command will install Git, Apache, PHP, PHP-Apache, and Composer on your system.
Next, we need to clone the File Sharing repository from GitHub. Run the following command to clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/axeloz/filesharing.git /srv/http/filesharing
This command will clone the File Sharing repository to the /srv/http/filesharing directory.
Now, we need to install the dependencies using Composer. Navigate to the File Sharing directory using the terminal and run the following command:
cd /srv/http/filesharing
composer install
This command will install all the required dependencies.
Next, we need to configure Apache. Open the Apache configuration file using the terminal:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
Add the following lines at the end of the file:
Alias /filesharing "/srv/http/filesharing/public"
<Directory "/srv/http/filesharing/public">
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
Save the changes and exit the editor.
In this step, we need to enable the Apache modules required by File Sharing. Run the following command:
sudo a2enmod rewrite headers
This command will enable the rewrite and headers modules.
Next, we need to create a database for File Sharing. Run the following command in the terminal:
mysql -u root -p
Enter your MySQL root password and then run the following SQL commands:
CREATE DATABASE filesharing;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON filesharing.* TO 'filesharing_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'filesharing_password';
This will create a database called filesharing and a user called filesharing_user with the password filesharing_password.
Exit the MySQL console by typing exit.
The next step is to set up the File Sharing configuration. Copy the config.example.php file to config.php using the following command:
cp config.example.php config.php
Open the config.php file using your favorite text editor:
nano config.php
Set the following values:
'env' => 'production',
'database' => [
'host' => 'localhost',
'port' => 3306,
'database' => 'filesharing',
'username' => 'filesharing_user',
'password' => 'filesharing_password',
],
'url' => 'http://localhost/filesharing',
Save the changes and exit.
In this step, we need to set the appropriate permissions on the storage directory. Run the following commands:
sudo chown -R http:http storage
sudo chmod -R 775 storage
This will set the ownership of the storage directory to the Apache user and group and set the permissions to allow read and write access.
The final step is to restart Apache to apply the changes we made. Run the following command:
sudo systemctl restart httpd
Now that you have installed File Sharing, you can access it by opening your browser and navigating to http://localhost/filesharing. You should see the File Sharing dashboard, where you can manage your files and folders.
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