How to Install Coppermine on Manjaro

Coppermine is a free and open-source web-based photo gallery software that allows users to manage and display their images on their websites. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Coppermine on a Manjaro system.

Prerequisites

Before starting with the installation process, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

• A Manjaro system with root privileges
• Apache web server installed and running
• MySQL or MariaDB installed and running
• PHP installed and configured with Apache web server

Step 1: Download Coppermine

The first step is to download Coppermine from its official website. You can download the latest version of Coppermine from here: https://coppermine-gallery.net/.

wget https://github.com/coppermine-gallery/coppermine/archive/1.6.tar.gz

Step 2: Extract Coppermine

After downloading the Coppermine archive, you need to extract it using the following command:

tar -xvf 1.6.tar.gz

This will extract the Coppermine files to a new directory named coppermine-1.6.

Step 3: Move Coppermine Files

Next, you need to move Coppermine files to the Apache web server root directory /srv/http/:

sudo mv coppermine-1.6 /srv/http/coppermine

Step 4: Set Permissions

After moving Coppermine files to the web server root directory, you need to set proper permissions on the Coppermine directory so that Apache can access it:

sudo chown -R http:http /srv/http/coppermine

Step 5: Create a MySQL Database

To store Coppermine data, you need to create a MySQL database. You can create a new MySQL database called coppermine and a new MySQL user called coppermineuser with the following commands:

sudo mysql -u root -p

Enter your MySQL root password and hit Enter.

CREATE DATABASE coppermine;
CREATE USER 'coppermineuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'yourpassword';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON coppermine.* TO 'coppermineuser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;

Step 6: Configure Coppermine

Next, you need to configure Coppermine by editing the include/config.inc.php file:

sudo nano /srv/http/coppermine/include/config.inc.php

Find the following lines:

$CONFIG['dbserver'] = 'localhost';
$CONFIG['dbtype'] = 'mysql';
$CONFIG['dbuser'] = 'cpg141';
$CONFIG['dbpass'] = 'password';
$CONFIG['dbname'] = 'cpg141';

Replace these lines with:

$CONFIG['dbserver'] = 'localhost';
$CONFIG['dbtype'] = 'mysqli';
$CONFIG['dbuser'] = 'coppermineuser';
$CONFIG['dbpass'] = 'yourpassword';
$CONFIG['dbname'] = 'coppermine';

Save and close the file.

Step 7: Run Coppermine Installation

Finally, you need to run the Coppermine installation script using the following URL:

http://<your-server-ip-address>/coppermine/install.php

Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation process. When the installation is complete, remove the installation script for security reasons:

sudo rm /srv/http/coppermine/install.php

Step 8: Access Coppermine

You can now access Coppermine by navigating to the following URL in your web browser:

http://<your-server-ip-address>/coppermine/

You should see your Coppermine photo gallery homepage.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Coppermine on your Manjaro system. You can use Coppermine to manage and display your photos on your website.