Zenphoto is a free and open-source content management system for creating photo galleries. It is easy to use and highly customizable. If you are running MXLinux Latest and want to install Zenphoto, then you are in the right place. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the step-by-step process of installing Zenphoto on MXLinux Latest.
Before installing any software, it is important to make sure that your system is up to date. Use the following commands to update your system:
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
Zenphoto needs a webserver, PHP, and MySQL to run. The LAMP stack includes all of these components. Use the following command to install the LAMP stack:
sudo apt install apache2 mariadb-server php php-mysql
Once the installation is complete, start the Apache and MySQL services using the following commands:
sudo service apache2 start
sudo service mysql start
Next, we need to create a new database and user for Zenphoto. To do this, follow these steps:
Log in to MySQL using the following command:
sudo mysql -u root
Create a new database:
CREATE DATABASE zenphoto;
Create a new user and grant all permissions to the new database:
CREATE USER 'zenphoto'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON zenphoto.* TO 'zenphoto'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Be sure to replace "password" with a strong password of your choice.
Exit from MySQL:
exit
Now, we need to download Zenphoto. Use the following command to download the latest version of Zenphoto:
wget https://www.zenphoto.org/releases/zenphoto-latest.zip
Once the download is complete, extract the zip file using the following command:
unzip zenphoto-latest.zip
Next, we need to move the Zenphoto directory to the document root of Apache. Use the following command to move the directory:
sudo mv zenphoto /var/www/html/
Zenphoto needs write permissions to some directories. Use the following commands to set the correct permissions:
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/zenphoto
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/zenphoto
sudo chmod -R 777 /var/www/html/zenphoto/cache/ /var/www/html/zenphoto/albums/ /var/www/html/zenphoto/zp-core/cache/
Finally, we need to configure Zenphoto. Open a web browser and go to the following URL:
http://localhost/zenphoto/
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation of Zenphoto. When prompted for the database information, use the following details:
Once the installation is complete, you can log in to Zenphoto using the admin credentials you set during the installation.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Zenphoto on MXLinux Latest.
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