How to Install PictShare on Manjaro

PictShare is an image and video sharing web application. It allows users to upload, share, and download images and videos. In this tutorial, we will be installing PictShare on Manjaro.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, it is recommended that you have the following software installed on your Manjaro system:

• Apache web server
• PHP version 7.2 or higher
• MySQL database server
• curl
• zip

Installation

To install PictShare on Manjaro, follow the steps below:

1. Begin by updating the package manager on your system.

sudo pacman -Syu

2. Install Apache web server, PHP, and MySQL database server.

sudo pacman -S apache php php-apache mariadb

3. Start and enable Apache web server.

sudo systemctl enable httpd
sudo systemctl start httpd

4. Start and enable MySQL database server.

sudo systemctl enable mariadb
sudo systemctl start mariadb

5. Create a MySQL database for PictShare.

sudo mysql -u root -p

CREATE DATABASE pictshare;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON pictshare.* TO 'pictshareuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT

Note: Replace 'password' with a strong password of your choice.

6. Install curl and zip.

sudo pacman -S curl zip

7. Download PictShare.

cd /var/www/html
sudo curl -LO https://github.com/chrisiaut/pictshare/archive/v2.2.tar.gz
sudo tar -zxvf v2.2.tar.gz
sudo mv pictshare-2.2 pictshare

Note: /var/www/html is the default web server directory on Manjaro. You can change it to your preferred directory.

8. Configure PictShare.

sudo cp /var/www/html/pictshare/web.config.sample /var/www/html/pictshare/web.config
sudo nano /var/www/html/pictshare/web.config

In the web.config file, modify the following lines to match your MySQL database settings:

<database_host>localhost</database_host>
<database_name>pictshare</database_name>
<database_username>pictshareuser</database_username>
<database_password>password</database_password>

Note: Replace 'password' with the password you set for the MySQL database user.

9. Set permissions for the pictshare/uploads directory.

sudo chown -R http:http /var/www/html/pictshare/uploads
sudo chmod -R 777 /var/www/html/pictshare/uploads

10. Restart Apache web server.

sudo systemctl restart httpd

11. Access PictShare on your web browser.

http://localhost/pictshare/install

Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed PictShare on Manjaro.

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