How to Install PictShare on macOS

PictShare is an open-source image sharing platform that allows users to upload and share images with one another. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to install PictShare on a macOS system.

Prerequisites

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

• macOS operating system
• Homebrew package manager

Step 1: Install Homebrew

If you don't have Homebrew installed on your system, open a terminal window and run the following command:

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

This will install Homebrew on your system.

Step 2: Install Required Packages

To install PictShare, we need to install the following packages:

• PHP
• Composer
• Git

Open a terminal window and run the following command to install PHP:

brew install php

Next, install Composer:

brew install composer

Finally, install Git:

brew install git

Step 3: Download and Extract PictShare

Next, we need to download and extract PictShare to the desired location. In this tutorial, we'll download and extract it to the /var/www/html directory.

First, navigate to the /var/www/html directory:

cd /var/www/html

Next, download and extract PictShare:

sudo git clone https://github.com/chrisiaut/pictshare.git

Step 4: Install PictShare Dependencies

Navigate to the PictShare directory:

cd pictshare

Next, install the PictShare dependencies using Composer:

sudo composer install

Step 5: Configure PictShare

Before we can use PictShare, we need to configure it. Copy the settings.default.ini file to settings.ini:

sudo cp settings.default.ini settings.ini

Open settings.ini with your favorite text editor:

sudo nano settings.ini

Set the baseurl parameter to the URL of your PictShare installation. For example:

baseurl = http://localhost/pictshare

Save and close the file.

Step 6: Start the Built-in Webserver

To start the built-in webserver, run the following command:

sudo php -S 0.0.0.0:80 -t .

This will start the webserver on port 80.

Step 7: Access PictShare

Open a web browser and go to http://localhost/pictshare. You should see the PictShare homepage.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed PictShare on your macOS system. You can now upload and share images with PictShare.

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