In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install Pomf on Ubuntu Server. Pomf is a PHP-powered file hosting solution with a focus on simplicity and ease of use.
Before we begin, make sure that you have an Ubuntu Server installed on your machine. If you don't have one yet, you can download the latest version from the official Ubuntu website.
Pomf requires a working LAMP stack on your Ubuntu Server. LAMP stands for Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP. If you haven't installed these components yet, you can follow our guide on installing LAMP on Ubuntu Server.
You also need Git installed on your server to clone the Pomf repository. You can install Git by running the following command:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install git -y
Now that you have met the prerequisites, we can move on to installing Pomf.
First, navigate to the directory where you want to install Pomf. In this example, we'll use /var/www/html/:
cd /var/www/html
Next, clone the Pomf repository using Git:
sudo git clone https://github.com/Pomf/Pomf.git
This will create a new directory called Pomf in your current directory.
Navigate to the Pomf directory:
cd Pomf
Now, you need to install the dependencies required by Pomf using Composer:
sudo php composer.phar install
This process may take several minutes depending on the speed of your server and internet connection.
Pomf requires a MySQL database to store file data. You can create a new database and user for Pomf using the following commands:
mysql -u root -p
Enter your MySQL root password when prompted.
mysql> CREATE DATABASE pomf;
mysql> GRANT ALL ON pomf.* TO 'pomf'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
Replace password with a strong, unique password for the Pomf user.
Exit MySQL:
mysql> exit
Copy the example configuration file to a new file:
cp Config.example.php Config.php
Now, edit the new Config.php file:
sudo nano Config.php
Update the following lines with your database details:
'host' => 'localhost',
'database' => 'pomf',
'username' => 'pomf',
'password' => 'password',
Replace password with the password you assigned to the database user.
Save and exit the file.
Pomf stores uploaded files in a directory called uploads. You need to create this directory and set the correct permissions:
sudo mkdir uploads
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data uploads
Create a new Apache virtual host configuration file:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/pomf.conf
Add the following lines:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName pomf.example.com
ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/Pomf/public
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Replace pomf.example.com with your own domain name or IP address.
Save and exit the file.
Enable the virtual host:
sudo a2ensite pomf
Restart Apache:
sudo service apache2 restart
You have successfully installed Pomf on Ubuntu Server. Now, you can upload and share files with ease using this lightweight file hosting solution.
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