In this tutorial, we will demonstrate how to install PiGallery 2 on Manjaro, a popular Linux distribution. PiGallery 2 is a photo gallery software that allows you to create and manage your personal photo gallery.
Before installing PiGallery 2, make sure your system is up to date and all the necessary dependencies are installed. Run the following command in the terminal to update your system and install required dependencies.
sudo pacman -Syu apache php php-apache imagemagick
Next, you will need to download the PiGallery 2 package. You can download the latest version of PiGallery 2 from its official website https://bpatrik.github.io/pigallery2/. Alternatively, you can also use the following command to download the package:
wget https://github.com/bpatrik/pigallery2/releases/download/v2.0.0/pigallery2.zip
After downloading the PiGallery 2 package, extract it with the following command:
unzip pigallery2.zip -d /var/www/html/
This command will extract the package and place it in the default web directory /var/www/html/.
To configure Apache to serve the PiGallery 2 content, create a new virtual host configuration file called pigallery2.conf with the following command:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/extra/pigallery2.conf
Copy and paste the following lines into the file:
# PiGallery 2 Configuration
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName localhost
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/pigallery2
<Directory "/var/www/html/pigallery2">
DirectoryIndex index.php
Options FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine on
RewriteBase /pigallery2
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule ^(.+)$ index.php?routestring=$1 [QSA,NC,L]
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
Save and close the file with Ctrl+X.
Next, enable the new virtual host configuration file with the following command:
sudo a2ensite pigallery2.conf
Finally, restart the Apache web server to apply the changes with the following command:
sudo systemctl restart httpd.service
PiGallery 2 is now ready to use. Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost/pigallery2/ to access PiGallery 2. Follow the on-screen instructions to create your personal photo gallery.
In this tutorial, we have demonstrated how to install PiGallery 2 on Manjaro, one of the popular Linux distributions. PiGallery 2 allows you to create and manage your personal photo gallery. Follow the above steps to get started with PiGallery 2.
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