How to Install Coppermine on nixOS Latest

Coppermine is a free, open-source, and powerful web-based photo gallery software. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Coppermine on nixOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we start, make sure your nixOS system is up-to-date and you have root access. Also, ensure that you have installed the following packages:

• nginx
• php-fpm

Step 1 - Install Coppermine

1. First, download the latest version of Coppermine from the official website:

   # sudo su -
   # cd /tmp
   # wget https://github.com/coppermine-gallery/coppermine/archive/1.6.x.zip
   # unzip 1.6.x.zip
   

2. Next, move the extracted directory to the /var/www directory:

   # mv coppermine-1.6.x /var/www/coppermine
   # chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/coppermine
   

3. Create a new virtual host file for Coppermine:

   # nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/coppermine.conf
   

4. Add the following lines to the virtual host file:

   server {
       listen 80;
       
       root /var/www/coppermine;
       index index.php;
       
       server_name yourdomain.com;
       
       location / {
           try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php;
       }
       
       location ~* \.(jpg|jpeg|gif|png|ico|css|js)$ {
           expires 365d;
           log_not_found off;
       }
       
       location ~ \.php$ {
           include snippets/fastcgi-php.conf;
           fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php/php7.0-fpm.sock;
           
           fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
           fastcgi_param QUERY_STRING $query_string;
           fastcgi_param REQUEST_METHOD $request_method;
           fastcgi_param CONTENT_TYPE $content_type;
           fastcgi_param CONTENT_LENGTH $content_length;
           fastcgi_param SCRIPT_NAME $fastcgi_script_name;
           fastcgi_param REQUEST_URI $request_uri;
           fastcgi_param DOCUMENT_URI $document_uri;
           fastcgi_param DOCUMENT_ROOT $document_root;
           fastcgi_param SERVER_PROTOCOL $server_protocol;
           fastcgi_param REMOTE_ADDR $remote_addr;
           fastcgi_param REMOTE_PORT $remote_port;
           fastcgi_param SERVER_ADDR $server_addr;
           fastcgi_param SERVER_PORT $server_port;
           fastcgi_param SERVER_NAME $server_name;
           fastcgi_param HTTPS $https;
       }
   }
   

   Replace yourdomain.com with your own domain name or IP address.

5. Create a symbolic link of the virtual host file to the sites-enabled directory:

   # ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/coppermine.conf /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
   

6. Test the Nginx configuration and make sure there are no syntax errors:

   # nginx -t
   

7. Restart Nginx to apply the changes:

   # systemctl restart nginx
   

Step 2 - Configure MySQL Database

1. Install MySQL server and client:

   # nix-env -i mysql mysql-client
   

2. Start the MySQL service:

   # systemctl start mysql
   

3. Connect to the MySQL server using the root user:

   # mysql -u root -p
   

4. Create a new database and user for Coppermine:

   mysql> CREATE DATABASE coppermine;
   mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON coppermine.* TO 'coppermineuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
   mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
   mysql> exit;
   

   Replace password with a secure password of your choice.

5. Import the Coppermine database schema to the newly created database:

   # mysql -u coppermineuser -p coppermine < /var/www/coppermine/coppermine.sql
   

   Enter the password of the coppermineuser.

Step 3 - Configure Coppermine

1. Open the Coppermine configuration file:

   # nano /var/www/coppermine/include/config.inc.php
   

2. Update the following configurations:

   $CONFIG['dbuser'] = 'coppermineuser';
   $CONFIG['dbpass'] = 'password';
   $CONFIG['dbname'] = 'coppermine';
   

   Replace password with the password you set previously.

3. Save and close the file.

Step 4 - Access Coppermine

1. Open your web browser and navigate to http://yourdomain.com or http://your-ip-address.
2. Coppermine installation wizard should appear. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
3. After installation, remove the install directory inside the Coppermine directory for security reasons:

   # rm -rf /var/www/coppermine/install/
   

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Coppermine on nixOS Latest. You can now start uploading your photos and creating albums. Enjoy!

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