How to Install DirectoryLister on OpenBSD

DirectoryLister is an open-source PHP script that allows you to list the contents of directories on your web server. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install DirectoryLister on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

• OpenBSD server
• PHP 7.x or higher
• Web server (Apache, Nginx)

Step 1: Download DirectoryLister

• First, go to the DirectoryLister website at https://www.directorylister.com/ and click on the "Download" button to download the latest version of DirectoryLister.

• Once the download is complete, extract the files to your OpenBSD server in the directory where you want to store your web files. For example, if you want to store your web files in the "htdocs" directory, extract the files to "/var/www/htdocs/".

Step 2: Configure DirectoryLister

• Rename the config.php.sample file in the DirectoryLister folder to config.php.

• Open the config.php file in a text editor and modify the configuration parameters as required. For example, you can set the default directory to list, enable or disable file downloads, and more.

Step 3: Configure the Web Server

• In the case of Apache, you can add the following configuration to the VirtualHost configuration for your website:

Alias /directorylister /var/www/htdocs/directorylister

<Directory "/var/www/htdocs/directorylister">
   Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
   Order allow,deny
   Allow from all
   Require all granted
   AllowOverride All
</Directory>

• In the case of Nginx, you can add the following configuration to the server block for your website:

location /directorylister {
    alias /var/www/htdocs/directorylister;
    index index.php;
    try_files $uri $uri/ /directorylister/index.php$is_args$args;

    location ~ .php$ {
        fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php-fpm.sock;
        include fastcgi_params;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $request_filename;
        fastcgi_param PATH_INFO $fastcgi_path_info;
        fastcgi_param QUERY_STRING $query_string;
    }
}

• Save the changes and restart the web server to apply the new configuration.

Step 4: Access DirectoryLister

• Open your web browser and enter the URL for your DirectoryLister installation. For example, enter "http://example.com/directorylister" to access the default DirectoryLister interface.

• If everything is set up correctly, you should be able to see a list of files and directories in the directory that you specified in the config.php file.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install DirectoryLister on OpenBSD. With DirectoryLister, you can easily list and share files on your web server with others.

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