Tutorial: How to Install Photonix on EndeavourOS Latest

In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Photonix, a web-based photo management tool, on EndeavourOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you proceed with this tutorial, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:

• A system running EndeavourOS Latest
• A web browser installed on your system
• Access to a terminal

Step 1: Install Apache Web Server and PHP

1. Open the terminal on your system.
2. Install Apache web server by running following command:

sudo pacman -S apache 

3. Now, start and enable the Apache service by running following command:

sudo systemctl start httpd.service 
sudo systemctl enable httpd.service 

4. Next, install PHP by running following command:

sudo pacman -S php php-apache 

Step 2: Clone Photonix Repository

1. Next, clone the Photonix repository by running the following command:

git clone https://github.com/damianmoore/photonix.git 

2. Once the cloning process is completed, navigate to the cloned repository by running the following command:

cd photonix 

3. Remove the composer.lock file by running the following command:

rm composer.lock 

Step 3: Install Required PHP Dependencies

1. To install the required PHP dependencies, you will need to install Composer. Run the following command to install Composer:

sudo pacman -S composer

2. Once Composer is installed, run the following command to install the required PHP dependencies:

composer update 

Step 4: Configure Photonix

1. Rename the .env.example file to .env by running the following command:

mv .env.example .env 

2. Open the .env file with a text editor and configure the following settings:

APP_NAME=Photonix # set the name of your application
APP_URL=http://localhost # set the URL of your application
DB_CONNECTION=sqlite # set the database connection to sqlite
DB_DATABASE=/home/your_user_name/photonix/database/database.sqlite # set the path of your database file

3. Save and close the file.

Step 5: Create Database and Migrations

1. Create the database and tables by running the following command:

php artisan migrate

2. Generate the application key by running the following command:

php artisan key:generate

Step 6: Start the Photonix Web Server

1. Navigate to the Photonix directory and start the web server by running the following command:

php artisan serve

2. Open your web browser and visit the URL http://localhost:8000 to access Photonix.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Photonix on EndeavourOS Latest. You can now use Photonix to upload and manage your photos.

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