In the manual installation process, you download the full archive of Piwigo, extract its content and transfer it on your web server.
The NetInstall simplifies the download/extract/transfer steps, as you have a single file to take care of.
Transfer the archive content to your web server with any FTP client.
Piwigo team recommends FileZilla as a FTP client software, because it is free as Piwigo is, and compatible with both Windows and Linux.
Start FileZilla and fill the following connection settings with the information given by your web hosting provider:
Click on the Quickconnect button. You are now connected to your web server.
[A] Connect and transfer
You can also install Piwigo at the website root, the “photos” directory is not mandatory. Whatever directory name you choose, it is recommended to avoid showing Piwigo release number.
Once all files are transfered, go to the web address with a web browser, for example http://example.com/photos Piwigo will detect nothing is installed yet, and redirect you to the installation page.
Now comes the MySQL database settings and the webmaster account to administer your gallery [fig B].
[B] Installation page
Fill in MySQL database connection settings, as given by your web hosting provider:
The webmaster account creation requires:
Run the “Start Install” action.