How to Install Koillection on Ubuntu Server Latest?

Koillection is a web-based collection manager application that helps you organize, track and search for your collection items. It is built on modern web technologies and can be accessed from any web browser. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps required to install Koillection on your Ubuntu Server Latest.

Prerequisites

• A Ubuntu Server Latest with a non-root user with sudo privileges.
• Apache, PHP and MySQL installed on the server.

Step 1: Download Koillection

First, we need to download the latest version of Koillection from the official website. You can do this by using the following command:

$ wget https://github.com/Koillection/Koillection/archive/master.zip

Once the download completes, unzip the contents with the following command:

$ unzip master.zip

Step 2: Set Up a Database

We need to set up a database for Koillection to store the data. Log in to the MySQL console by using the following command:

$ mysql -u root -p

Once logged in, create a new database and user for Koillection with the following commands:

CREATE DATABASE koillection;
CREATE USER 'koillectionuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your_password_here';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON koillection.* TO 'koillectionuser'@'localhost';

Replace 'your_password_here' with the password of your choice.

Step 3: Install Required PHP Modules

Next, we need to install some PHP modules that are required by Koillection. Use the following command to install them:

$ sudo apt-get install php-curl php-gd php-json php-mysql php-zip

Step 4: Configure Apache

We need to configure Apache to serve Koillection. Create a new configuration file for Koillection in the /etc/apache2/sites-available/ directory with the following command:

$ sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/koillection.conf

Add the following content to the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
DocumentRoot /var/www/Koillection-master
<Directory /var/www/Koillection-master>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
AllowOverride All
Order allow,deny
allow from all
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/Koillection-error.log
LogLevel warn
CustomLog /var/log/apache2/Koillection-access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Save and close the file.

Enable the new site configuration with the following command:

$ sudo a2ensite koillection.conf

Then, restart Apache with the following command:

$ sudo service apache2 restart

Step 5: Configure Koillection

We need to configure Koillection to connect to the database. Rename the config-sample.inc.php file to config.inc.php with the following command:

$ mv /var/www/Koillection-master/includes/config-sample.inc.php /var/www/Koillection-master/includes/config.inc.php

Then, edit the config.inc.php file and set the database details as follows:

define('DB_DRIVER', 'mysql');
define('DB_HOSTNAME', 'localhost');
define('DB_USERNAME', 'koillectionuser');
define('DB_PASSWORD', 'your_password_here');
define('DB_DATABASE', 'koillection');

Replace 'your_password_here' with the password you set for the database user.

Step 6: Access Koillection

Koillection is now installed and ready to use. Open your web browser and access Koillection by entering the following URL:

http://your_server_ip_address/

You should be redirected to the Koillection login page where you can enter the admin username and password. Once you are signed in, you can start adding your collection items.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Koillection on Ubuntu Server Latest. You should now be able to install and configure Koillection and start managing your collection items.

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