How to Install Zenphoto on OpenBSD

Zenphoto is a free, open-source content management system that is designed specifically for managing photos. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install Zenphoto on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:

• OpenBSD installed on your system.
• A user account with sudo or root privileges.

Step 1: Install Required Packages

To start, we need to install some required packages on our OpenBSD system. Open the terminal and run the following command:

$ doas pkg_add php php-gd php-mbstring php-pdo_mysql php-curl mysql-server

This command will install PHP, MySQL, and other required PHP extensions.

Step 2: Configure MySQL

Once we have installed MySQL, we need to configure it by setting a root password and creating a new database for Zenphoto.

To set a root password, run the following command:

$ doas mysql_secure_installation

Then, create a new MySQL database and a new user by running the following commands:

$ doas mysql -u root -p
mysql> CREATE DATABASE zenphoto;
mysql> CREATE USER 'zenphoto_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON zenphoto.* TO 'zenphoto_user'@'localhost';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
mysql> EXIT;

Make sure to replace 'password' with a strong password for the user.

Step 3: Download and Extract Zenphoto

Now we need to download Zenphoto from the official website. Go to the Zenphoto download page at https://www.zenphoto.org/download/ and download the latest stable release.

After downloading the file, extract it to your preferred location by running the following command:

$ tar xfz zenphoto-X.X.X.tar.gz -C /var/www/

Make sure to replace 'X.X.X' with the version number you downloaded.

Step 4: Set Permissions

Next, we need to set the correct permissions for the Zenphoto directory. Run the following command to set the owner and group for the Zenphoto directory:

$ doas chown www:www /var/www/zenphoto

Then, set the correct permissions for the directory:

$ doas chmod 755 /var/www/zenphoto

Step 5: Configure Zenphoto

Next, we need to configure Zenphoto by creating a 'zp-data' directory and a 'config.php' configuration file.

To create the 'zp-data' directory, run the following command:

$ doas mkdir /var/www/zenphoto/zp-data

Then, set the correct permissions for the 'zp-data' directory:

$ doas chown www:www /var/www/zenphoto/zp-data
$ doas chmod 777 /var/www/zenphoto/zp-data

Finally, configure Zenphoto by creating a 'config.php' file:

$ doas cp /var/www/zenphoto/zp-config-sample.php /var/www/zenphoto/zp-data/config.php

Then, open the 'config.php' file with a text editor and modify the following lines to match your MySQL database settings:

$conf['mysql_user'] = 'zenphoto_user';
$conf['mysql_password'] = 'password';
$conf['mysql_host'] = 'localhost';
$conf['mysql_database'] = 'zenphoto';

Make sure to replace 'zenphoto_user' and 'password' with the username and password you created earlier.

Step 6: Accessing Zenphoto

Finally, we can access Zenphoto by visiting our server's IP address or domain name followed by '/zenphoto' in a web browser. For example, if your server's IP address is '192.168.0.100', you can access Zenphoto by visiting 'http://192.168.0.100/zenphoto' in a web browser.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Zenphoto on OpenBSD.

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