Piwigo is a free and open-source photo gallery software that can be used to create and manage your digital photo library. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Piwigo on NetBSD.
Before you start with the installation, you must have the following:
Before installing any new software, it's always a good practice to update the system packages to their latest versions.
sudo pkgin update
sudo pkgin full-upgrade
Piwigo requires the Apache web server, PHP, and a database server (MySQL or PostgreSQL) to be installed on your system. Use the following command to install the required packages:
sudo pkgin install apache php74 php74-mysqli php74-gd php74-mbstring php74-pdo_mysql mariadb-server
Create a new database, user and password for Piwigo to use with the following commands:
sudo mysqld_safe &
sudo mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE piwigo;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON piwigo.* TO 'piwigo'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'yourpassword';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;
Download the latest version of Piwigo from the official website using the following command:
wget -O piwigo.zip https://piwigo.org/download/dlcounter.php?code=latest
Extract the downloaded file into the web server root directory:
sudo unzip piwigo.zip -d /var/www/
sudo mv /var/www/piwigo/* /var/www/html/
sudo chown -R www:www /var/www/html/
Open the Apache configuration file and enable the rewrite module:
sudo nano /usr/pkg/etc/httpd/httpd.conf
Find the following line and uncomment it:
LoadModule rewrite_module lib/httpd/mod_rewrite.so
Next, restart the Apache web server for the changes to take effect:
sudo apachectl restart
Open your web browser and navigate to your server's IP address. Follow the instructions provided by the Piwigo installer to complete the setup process.
When prompted for the database settings, enter the following:
Once you've completed the setup process, Piwigo will be installed and ready to use.
In this tutorial, you learned how to install Piwigo on NetBSD. You also learned how to configure the database, download and install Piwigo, and configure the Apache web server. Now you can start building your own photo gallery and easily manage your digital photos.
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