How to Install Coppermine on OpenBSD

Coppermine is a free, open-source, and fully featured photo gallery software that allows you to create and manage your photo galleries on your website. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Coppermine on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

  • A fresh installation of OpenBSD with sudo privileges.
  • A web server (we will be using Apache)
  • PHP and MySQL packages must already be installed on your system.

Step 1: Download Coppermine

Visit the official Coppermine website and download the latest version of Coppermine. You can download the source code in a .tar.gz archive format. Alternatively, you can use the following command to download it using the terminal:

wget https://sourceforge.net/projects/coppermine/files/coppermine/2.3.1/cpg1.5.48.tar.gz/download -O cpg1.5.48.tar.gz

Step 2: Install Apache

If you have not already installed Apache, use the following command to install it:

sudo pkg_add apache-httpd

Step 3: Install PHP

Use the following command to install PHP on your OpenBSD server:

sudo pkg_add php

Step 4: Install MySQL

Use the following command to install MySQL on your OpenBSD server:

sudo pkg_add mysql-server

Set the MySQL root password when prompted.

Step 5: Extract Coppermine

Extract the downloaded Coppermine tarball using the following command:

tar -xvf cpg1.5.48.tar.gz

Step 6: Configure MySQL

Log in to your MySQL database using the following command:

mysql -u root -p

Create a new database for Coppermine using the following command:

CREATE DATABASE coppermine;

Create a new user for Coppermine and grant all permissions on the newly created database using the following command:

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

Exit the MySQL prompt using the following command:

exit

Step 7: Configure Coppermine

Navigate to the coppermine directory in your terminal:

cd coppermine

Copy the include/config.inc.php.dist file to include/config.inc.php:

cp include/config.inc.php.dist include/config.inc.php

Edit the include/config.inc.php file using your preferred text editor and update the following lines with the appropriate values:

$CONFIG['dbserver'] = 'localhost';
$CONFIG['dbuser'] = 'cpg_user';
$CONFIG['dbpass'] = 'password';
$CONFIG['dbname'] = 'coppermine';
$CONFIG['TABLE_PREFIX'] = 'cpg15x_';

Save and exit the file.

Step 8: Create Required Directories and Permissions

Create the required directories and set the necessary permissions using the following command:

sudo chown -R _www:daemon albums userpics themes cache
sudo chmod -R 777 albums userpics themes cache

Step 9: Configure Apache

Create a new Apache configuration file for Coppermine using the following command:

sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf.modules.d/coppermine.conf

Add the following lines to the file:

<Directory "/var/www/htdocs/coppermine">
    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
    AllowOverride All
    Require all granted
</Directory>

Save and exit the file.

Restart the Apache web server using the following command:

sudo rcctl restart apache

Step 10: Access Coppermine

You can now access the Coppermine web interface by navigating to http://<your-server-ip>/coppermine in your web browser.

Conclusion

You have successfully installed and configured Coppermine on your OpenBSD server. You can now start creating and managing your photo galleries using the Coppermine web interface.