How to install Piwigo on MXLinux Latest

Piwigo is an open-source photo gallery software that is available for free. Installing Piwigo on MXLinux Latest is a straightforward process that can be completed in a few simple steps.

Step 1: Update the System

Before installing Piwigo, it's important to make sure that your MXLinux system is up to date. To do so, open the terminal and run the following commands:

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade

Step 2: Install LAMP Stack

To run Piwigo, you need to have a LAMP stack installed on your system. LAMP stands for Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP.

To install a LAMP stack on MXLinux, run the following command:

sudo apt-get install lamp-server^

When prompted, enter a MySQL root password.

Step 3: Download Piwigo

Go to the following URL and download the latest version of Piwigo:

https://piwigo.org/download/

Alternatively, you can run the following command to download and extract the latest version of Piwigo:

wget -O piwigo.zip https://piwigo.org/download/dlcounter.php?code=latest
unzip piwigo.zip -d /var/www/html/

Step 4: Configure Apache

Configure Apache to serve the Piwigo files. Open the terminal and edit the Apache configuration file with the following command:

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/000-default.conf

Add the following lines of code to the file:

<Directory /var/www/html/piwigo>
    AllowOverride All
</Directory>

Save and exit the file.

Then, restart Apache to apply the changes:

sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 5: Set Up MySQL Database

To run Piwigo, you will need to create a MySQL database. Open the MySQL command-line interface by running:

sudo mysql -u root -p

Enter the MySQL root password when prompted.

Create a new database and user with the following commands:

CREATE DATABASE piwigo;
CREATE USER 'piwigo'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON piwigo.* TO 'piwigo'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Replace "password" with a strong password of your choice.

Exit the MySQL command-line interface by running:

exit;

Step 6: Finish the Installation

Open a web browser and go to the following URL:

http://localhost/piwigo/

Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the Piwigo installation process. When prompted for the database information, use the following:

  • Database name: piwigo
  • Username: piwigo
  • Password: [your MySQL password]

Once the installation is complete, you can log in to the Piwigo interface by going to the following URL:

http://localhost/piwigo/admin.php

Log in with the username "admin" and the password you created during the installation process.

That's it! You have successfully installed Piwigo on MXLinux Latest.