How to Install Coppermine on nixOS Latest

Coppermine is a free, open-source, and powerful web-based photo gallery software. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Coppermine on nixOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we start, make sure your nixOS system is up-to-date and you have root access. Also, ensure that you have installed the following packages:

nginx
php-fpm

Step 1 - Install Coppermine

First, download the latest version of Coppermine from the official website:

# sudo su -
# cd /tmp
# wget https://github.com/coppermine-gallery/coppermine/archive/1.6.x.zip
# unzip 1.6.x.zip

Next, move the extracted directory to the /var/www directory:

# mv coppermine-1.6.x /var/www/coppermine
# chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/coppermine

Create a new virtual host file for Coppermine:

# nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/coppermine.conf

Add the following lines to the virtual host file:

server {
    listen 80;
    
    root /var/www/coppermine;
    index index.php;
    
    server_name yourdomain.com;
    
    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php;
    }
    
    location ~* \.(jpg|jpeg|gif|png|ico|css|js)$ {
        expires 365d;
        log_not_found off;
    }
    
    location ~ \.php$ {
        include snippets/fastcgi-php.conf;
        fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php/php7.0-fpm.sock;
        
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
        fastcgi_param QUERY_STRING $query_string;
        fastcgi_param REQUEST_METHOD $request_method;
        fastcgi_param CONTENT_TYPE $content_type;
        fastcgi_param CONTENT_LENGTH $content_length;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_NAME $fastcgi_script_name;
        fastcgi_param REQUEST_URI $request_uri;
        fastcgi_param DOCUMENT_URI $document_uri;
        fastcgi_param DOCUMENT_ROOT $document_root;
        fastcgi_param SERVER_PROTOCOL $server_protocol;
        fastcgi_param REMOTE_ADDR $remote_addr;
        fastcgi_param REMOTE_PORT $remote_port;
        fastcgi_param SERVER_ADDR $server_addr;
        fastcgi_param SERVER_PORT $server_port;
        fastcgi_param SERVER_NAME $server_name;
        fastcgi_param HTTPS $https;
    }
}

Replace yourdomain.com with your own domain name or IP address.

Create a symbolic link of the virtual host file to the sites-enabled directory:

# ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/coppermine.conf /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/

Test the Nginx configuration and make sure there are no syntax errors:
```
# nginx -t
```
Restart Nginx to apply the changes:
```
# systemctl restart nginx
```

Step 2 - Configure MySQL Database

Install MySQL server and client:
```
# nix-env -i mysql mysql-client
```
Start the MySQL service:
```
# systemctl start mysql
```
Connect to the MySQL server using the root user:
```
# mysql -u root -p
```

Create a new database and user for Coppermine:

mysql> CREATE DATABASE coppermine;
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON coppermine.* TO 'coppermineuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
mysql> exit;

Replace password with a secure password of your choice.

Import the Coppermine database schema to the newly created database:
```
# mysql -u coppermineuser -p coppermine < /var/www/coppermine/coppermine.sql
```
Enter the password of the coppermineuser.

Step 3 - Configure Coppermine

Open the Coppermine configuration file:

# nano /var/www/coppermine/include/config.inc.php

Update the following configurations:

$CONFIG['dbuser'] = 'coppermineuser';
$CONFIG['dbpass'] = 'password';
$CONFIG['dbname'] = 'coppermine';

Replace password with the password you set previously.

Save and close the file.

Step 4 - Access Coppermine

Open your web browser and navigate to http://yourdomain.com or http://your-ip-address.
Coppermine installation wizard should appear. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
After installation, remove the install directory inside the Coppermine directory for security reasons:
```
# rm -rf /var/www/coppermine/install/
```

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Coppermine on nixOS Latest. You can now start uploading your photos and creating albums. Enjoy!