Tutorial: Installing PiGallery 2 on macOS

PiGallery 2 is a web-based photo gallery that allows easy browsing and sharing of photos. This tutorial will guide you through the installation process of PiGallery 2 on macOS.

Prerequisites

Before starting the installation process, you’ll need to make sure you have the following prerequisites:

  • macOS operating system
  • Apache web server
  • PHP version 7.2 or later
  • MySQL or MariaDB server

Make sure these are installed and configured correctly before proceeding.

Installation Steps

  1. Download the latest version of PiGallery 2 from the official website: https://github.com/bpatrik/pigallery2/releases/latest

  2. Extract the downloaded file to your Apache document root directory, which is usually located at /Library/WebServer/Documents/.

  3. Rename the extracted folder to pigallery2, so the full path to the installation folder should be /Library/WebServer/Documents/pigallery2/.

  4. Open Terminal and navigate to the pigallery2 directory.

cd /Library/WebServer/Documents/pigallery2/
  1. Install the required dependencies using Composer by running the following command:
composer install
  1. Copy the sample configuration file to create your own config.ini file.
cp config.ini.sample config.ini
  1. Open the config.ini file in your preferred text editor and edit the database configuration section.
[db]
driver = "mysqli"
host = "localhost"
database = "pigallery2"
user = "root"
password = ""

Make sure to set the values based on your MySQL/MariaDB server configuration.

  1. Create the database by running the following command in Terminal:
php console.php migrate
  1. Launch the PiGallery 2 web installer by navigating to the installation URL in your web browser:
http://localhost/pigallery2/install/

  1. Follow the instructions in the web installer to create an administrator account and set up the basic configuration for the gallery.

  2. Once the installation is complete, remove the install folder from your pigallery2 directory for security reasons.

rm -rf install/
  1. Finally, you can access the PiGallery 2 web interface by navigating to the following URL in your web browser:
http://localhost/pigallery2/

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed PiGallery 2 on macOS. You can now customize your gallery by adding photos and albums, creating tags, and configuring additional settings to make your gallery your own.