PiGallery 2 is a web-based photo gallery that allows easy browsing and sharing of photos. This tutorial will guide you through the installation process of PiGallery 2 on macOS.
Before starting the installation process, you’ll need to make sure you have the following prerequisites:
Make sure these are installed and configured correctly before proceeding.
Download the latest version of PiGallery 2 from the official website: https://github.com/bpatrik/pigallery2/releases/latest
Extract the downloaded file to your Apache document root directory, which is usually located at /Library/WebServer/Documents/.
Rename the extracted folder to pigallery2, so the full path to the installation folder should be /Library/WebServer/Documents/pigallery2/.
Open Terminal and navigate to the pigallery2 directory.
cd /Library/WebServer/Documents/pigallery2/
composer install
config.ini file.cp config.ini.sample config.ini
config.ini file in your preferred text editor and edit the database configuration section.[db]
driver = "mysqli"
host = "localhost"
database = "pigallery2"
user = "root"
password = ""
Make sure to set the values based on your MySQL/MariaDB server configuration.
php console.php migrate
http://localhost/pigallery2/install/
Follow the instructions in the web installer to create an administrator account and set up the basic configuration for the gallery.
Once the installation is complete, remove the install folder from your pigallery2 directory for security reasons.
rm -rf install/
http://localhost/pigallery2/
Congratulations! You have successfully installed PiGallery 2 on macOS. You can now customize your gallery by adding photos and albums, creating tags, and configuring additional settings to make your gallery your own.
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