DirectoryLister is a simple PHP script that lists the contents of a directory and allows users to browse and download files. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install DirectoryLister on FreeBSD latest using Apache web server.
Before starting with the installation process, you need to have the following prerequisites:
First, connect to your FreeBSD server using SSH and switch to the root user. Then, navigate to your web server root directory.
$ ssh root@your_server_ip
$ cd /usr/local/www/apache24/data/
Next, download the latest version of DirectoryLister from the official website using the wget command.
$ wget https://github.com/DirectoryLister/DirectoryLister/archive/master.zip
Once the download is completed, use the unzip command to extract the downloaded file.
$ unzip master.zip
This will create a new directory named DirectoryLister-master in your web server root directory.
Next, navigate to the DirectoryLister-master directory and rename the config.php.example file to config.php.
$ cd DirectoryLister-master/
$ mv config.php.example config.php
Then, open the config.php file with a text editor and customize it as per your requirements. You can change the default directory path, change the theme, enable/disable sorting or file downloading functionality, and more.
Now, we need to configure Apache to serve DirectoryLister as a web application. First, create a new Apache virtual host configuration file for DirectoryLister.
$ nano /usr/local/etc/apache24/Includes/directorylister.conf
Then, copy and paste the following configuration code.
Alias /directorylister /usr/local/www/apache24/data/DirectoryLister-master
<Directory /usr/local/www/apache24/data/DirectoryLister-master>
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
Save and close the file.
Finally, restart the Apache web server to apply the changes.
$ service apache24 restart
DirectoryLister is now installed and configured on your FreeBSD server. You can access it by navigating to the following URL in your web browser.
http://your_server_ip/directorylister
This will display the default DirectoryLister interface with the contents of the defined directory.
You have successfully installed DirectoryLister on FreeBSD Latest using Apache web server. You can now easily browse and download files from your web server using DirectoryLister.
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