How to Install DirectoryLister on MX Linux Latest

DirectoryLister is an open-source web application designed to list files and folders on your web server. It's a great tool for web developers and administrators who want to create a directory listing of their website, or for anyone who wants to share files with others.

In this tutorial, we'll walk you through the steps to install DirectoryLister on MX Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we start, make sure you have the following:

  • A MX Linux Latest operating system installed on your computer
  • Apache web server up and running
  • PHP 7.0 or higher installed

Step 1 - Download the Package

First, go to the DirectoryLister website at https://www.directorylister.com/. Click on the "Download" button and download the latest version of the package as a .zip file.

Step 2 - Extract the Package

Once the download is complete, extract the .zip file to your desired location on your MX Linux Latest system. You can extract it using the archive manager or by using the command line interface. 

$ unzip DirectoryLister-master.zip

This will create a folder called "DirectoryLister-master" in your current directory. You can rename this folder to whatever you like, for example, "directorylister".

$ mv DirectoryLister-master directorylister

Step 3 - Configure Apache Web Server

Next, we need to configure Apache web server to host our DirectoryLister application. We'll create a new virtual host configuration for this.

Create a new file in /etc/apache2/sites-available directory for directorylister application.

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

Add the following content in the file.

<VirtualHost *:80>
  ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
  DocumentRoot /var/www/directorylister
  
  ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
  CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
  
  <Directory /var/www/directorylister>
    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
    AllowOverride All
    Require all granted
  </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Save and close the file.

Then, enable the new virtual host by creating a symbolic link to the "sites-enabled" directory.

$ sudo a2ensite directorylister.conf

Reload the Apache web server for the changes to take effect.

$ sudo service apache2 reload

Step 4 - Enable Rewrite Module

DirectoryLister uses the Apache URL rewrite module to create clean URLs. We need to enable this module.

$ sudo a2enmod rewrite

Restart the Apache web server.

$ sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 5 - Configure DirectoryLister

Navigate to the directory where you extracted the DirectoryLister package in Step 2.

$ cd /path/to/directory/directorylister

Make a copy of the config.php.sample file and rename it to config.php.

$ cp config.php.sample config.php

Next, open the config.php file in your preferred editor.

$ sudo nano config.php

Update the following settings:

  • $base_path - Set the base URL path for your DirectoryLister installation. For example, if your domain is example.com and you installed DirectoryLister in the root directory, set this to /.
  • $theme_name - Choose a theme for your DirectoryLister installation. You can use the default theme or any other available themes.
  • $data_dir - Set the path to the directory you want to list the contents of. This can be any directory on your web server.

Save the file and close it.

Step 6 - Test your DirectoryLister Installation

Open your web browser and navigate to your DirectoryLister installation by typing in the following URL:

http://your-domain.com/

If everything is set up correctly, you should see a directory listing of the directory you specified in the $data_dir setting in the config.php file.

Congratulations! You've successfully installed DirectoryLister on MX Linux Latest. Enjoy!