If you’re a photographer and want to show your photos to your clients, then Piwigo is a great place to start. and should be very useful for your projects. This brief tutorial is going to show students and new users how to install Piwigo on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS with Apache2, MariaDB, and PHP 7.2 support. To get started with installing Piwigo, follow the steps below:

Install Apache2 HTTP Server

Piwigo requires a webserver and the most popular web server in use today is Apache2. So, go and install Apache2 on Ubuntu by running the commands below: Next, run the commands below to stop, start and enable the Apache2 service to always start up with the server boots.

Install MariaDB

Piwigo also requires a database server. and MariaDB database server is a great place to start. To install it run the commands below. After installing MariaDB, the commands below can be used to stop, start and enable the MariaDB service to always start up when the server boots. Run these on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Run these on Ubuntu 17.10 and 18.04 LTS After that, run the commands below to secure the MariaDB server by creating a root password and disallowing remote root access. When prompted, answer the questions below by following the guide.

Enter current password for root (enter for none): Just press the Enter Set root password? [Y/n]: Y New password: Enter password Re-enter new password: Repeat password Remove anonymous users? [Y/n]: Y Disallow root login remotely? [Y/n]: Y Remove test database and access to it? [Y/n]:  Y Reload privilege tables now? [Y/n]:  Y

Restart MariaDB server

PHP 7.2 isn’t available on Ubuntu default repositories… to install it, you will have to get it from third-party repositories. Run the commands below to add the below third party repository to upgrade to PHP 7.2 Then update and upgrade to PHP 7.2-FPM Run the commands below to install PHP 7.2-FPM and related modules. After installing PHP, run the commands below to open the FPM PHP default file. Then make the change to the following lines below in the file and save.

Create Piwigo Database

Now that you’ve installed all the packages that are required, continue below to start configuring the servers. First, run the commands below to create the Piwigo database. Run the commands below to log on to the database server. When prompted for a password, type the root password you created above. Then create a database called piwigo Create a database user called piwigouser with a new password Then grant the user full access to the database. Finally, save your changes and exit.

Download Piwigo Latest Release

Next, visit the Piwigo site and download the latest version. After downloading, run the commands below to extract the download file into the Apache2 root directory. Then run the commands below to set the correct permissions for Concrete5 to function.

Configure Apache2

Finally, configure the Apahce2 site configuration file for Piwigo. This file will control how users access it. content. Run the commands below to create a new configuration file called piwigo.conf Then copy and paste the content below into the file and save it. Replace the highlighted line with your domain name and directory root location. Save the file and exit.

Enable the Piwigo

After configuring the VirtualHost above, enable it by running the commands below To load all the settings above, restart Apache2 by running the commands below. Then open your browser and browse to the server domain name followed by install. You should see the setup wizard complete. Please follow the wizard carefully. Then follow the on-screen instructions until you’ve successfully installed Piwigo. Enjoy! You may also like the post below: