FileGator is a web-based file management software that allows you to organize, share and publish files online. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install FileGator on a Fedora Server latest distribution.
Before we begin, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:
First, we need to install some PHP modules that are required by FileGator. Run the following command to install them:
sudo dnf install php-mbstring php-gd php-mysqlnd php-xml
Composer is a dependency manager for PHP. To install Composer, run the following command:
sudo dnf install composer
Create a new directory where you want to install FileGator. In this tutorial, we will install it in the /var/www/html directory. Run the following command to create the directory:
sudo mkdir -p /var/www/html/filegator
Next, navigate to the directory:
cd /var/www/html/filegator
Now, download the latest version of FileGator using Composer:
sudo composer create-project filegator/filegator
Once the installation process is complete, navigate to the filegator directory:
cd filegator
Next, create a .env file and enter the following database configuration details:
DB_BASE_URL=http://localhost
DB_HOST=localhost
DB_NAME=filegator
DB_USER=filegator
DB_PASS=password
Replace the values with your own database details.
Next, we need to configure our web server to serve FileGator. Here's how to do it for Apache and Nginx:
Create a virtual host configuration file for FileGator:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf.d/filegator.conf
Add the following configuration:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName your_domain.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/filegator/filegator/public/
<Directory /var/www/html/filegator/filegator/public/>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/filegator_error.log
CustomLog /var/log/httpd/filegator_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Save and exit the file.
Create a virtual host configuration file for FileGator:
sudo nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/filegator.conf
Add the following configuration:
server {
listen 80;
server_name your_domain.com;
root /var/www/html/filegator/filegator/public/;
index index.php;
location / {
try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
}
location ~ \.php$ {
try_files $uri =404;
fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+\.php)(/.+)$;
fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php-fpm/www.sock;
fastcgi_index index.php;
fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
include fastcgi_params;
}
error_log /var/log/nginx/filegator_error.log;
access_log /var/log/nginx/filegator_access.log;
}
Save and exit the file.
Restart your web server to apply the changes:
sudo systemctl restart httpd # For Apache
sudo systemctl restart nginx # For Nginx
Now, open your web browser and navigate to your_domain.com. You should see the FileGator login page. Use the default username and password to log in:
adminadminThat's it! You have successfully installed FileGator on your Fedora Server latest distribution. You can now use it to manage your files online.
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