How to Install UberGallery on OpenSUSE Latest

UberGallery is a simple and responsive PHP-based image gallery script that allows website owners to show off their images in a modern and elegant way. In this tutorial, we will see how to install UberGallery on the latest version of OpenSUSE.

Prerequisites

  • Access to the Linux terminal with root privileges
  • LAMP/WAMP stack installed on your OpenSUSE machine
  • Basic knowledge of working with the Linux command line

Installation Steps

Step 1: Download the Latest Version of UberGallery

  1. Open any web browser on your OpenSUSE machine and head to https://www.ubergallery.net/ to download the latest version of UberGallery.
  2. Click the green "Download" button, save the file to your preferred location, and extract the archive to a directory of your choice.

Step 2: Move UberGallery Files to the Server Root

  1. Using the terminal, navigate to the directory where you extracted the UberGallery files.
  2. Move the contents of the extracted folder to the web server root using the mv command as shown below:
sudo mv ./* /srv/www/htdocs/

Step 3: Configure Permissions on the UberGallery Directory

  1. Change ownership of the UberGallery directory and its contents by running the command below:
sudo chown -R wwwrun:www /srv/www/htdocs/ubergallery
  1. Set the proper permissions to enable the server to read and write files in the resources/cache and resources/albums subdirectories by running:
sudo chmod -R 755 /srv/www/htdocs/ubergallery/resources/cache /srv/www/htdocs/ubergallery/resources/albums
sudo chmod -R 777 /srv/www/htdocs/ubergallery/resources/cache/thumbs /srv/www/htdocs/ubergallery/resources/cache/breadcrumbs

Step 4: Configure DB Credentials

  1. Rename the sample-config.inc.php file in the resources directory to config.inc.php:
cd /srv/www/htdocs/ubergallery/resources/
sudo cp sample-config.inc.php config.inc.php
  1. Edit the config.inc.php file to include your database name, user, and password.

Step 5: Test the Installation

  1. Open any web browser and navigate to http://localhost/ubergallery/index.php.
  2. If everything is properly configured, UberGallery should load, and you can start adding images to your galleries.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed UberGallery on your OpenSUSE machine. You can now start adding your images to your galleries and customize any aspect of your gallery to your liking.