Piwigo is an open-source photo management software that is available for free. If you want to install Piwigo on Fedore Server latest, follow the steps below:
Before installing Piwigo, you need to install some pre-requisite packages including Apache, PHP, MariaDB, and other essential libraries. To install these packages, use the following command:
sudo dnf install httpd mariadb-server php php-mysqlnd php-gd php-xml php-mbstring php-json
##Step 2: Start Apache and MariaDB
After installing the required packages, start Apache and MariaDB using the following commands:
sudo systemctl start mariadb
sudo systemctl enable mariadb
sudo systemctl start httpd
sudo systemctl enable httpd
##Step 3: Secure MariaDB
It is highly recommended to secure your MariaDB installation by running the following command:
sudo mysql_secure_installation
##Step 4: Create Database and User for Piwigo
Create a new MariaDB database and user for Piwigo, and then grant privileges by following these commands:
mysql -u root -p
MariaDB [(none)]> CREATE DATABASE piwigo;
MariaDB [(none)]> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON piwigo.* TO 'piwigo'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
MariaDB [(none)]> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
MariaDB [(none)]> exit;
Make sure you change the password before running the above command.
##Step 5: Download and Extract Piwigo
Download and extract the latest version of Piwigo by running the following commands:
cd /var/www/html/
wget https://piwigo.org/download/dlcounter.php?code=latest -O piwigo.zip
unzip piwigo.zip
mv piwigo-* piwigo
##Step 6: Configure Apache for Piwigo
Create a new virtual host for Piwigo, by creating a new file /etc/httpd/conf.d/piwigo.conf and pasting the following contents:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName example.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/piwigo
<Directory /var/www/html/piwigo>
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
</Directory>
ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/piwigo-error.log
CustomLog /var/log/httpd/piwigo-access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Replace example.com with your domain name to access Piwigo in your web browser.
##Step 7: Install Piwigo
Open the web browser and navigate to http://example.com/piwigo/ to start the installation process. You will be redirected to the installation wizard, which will guide you through the installation process. Follow the steps as instructed by the wizard and provide the required information about your MariaDB database, user and password.
After completing the installation, you can login to Piwigo and start managing your photo albums.
Congratulations, you have successfully installed Piwigo on Fedora Server Latest.
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