How to Install Mollify in CentOS

To Install Mollify in Centos 6.7

In this article we will learn the installation of Mollify in Centos 6.7.It is a web file manager for publishing and managing files hosted services in any web server.

Features

  • Can Publish folders online.
  • User and group can publish different folders.
  • Supports file action
  • User self-registration and email confirmation, possibility for automatic user folder creation.
  • Supports file level user access control.
  • Extract and compress zip archives.
  • Support for downloading files and folders in zipped format.


To Install Mollify

Check the status of apache and mysql service.

[root@linuxhelp Desktop]# service httpd status
httpd (pid  3784) is running...
[root@linuxhelp Desktop]# service mysqld status
mysqld (pid  2725) is running...

Verify whether the version of php is above 5.2.

[root@linuxhelp Desktop]# php -v
PHP 5.6.21 (cli) (built: Apr 28 2016 07:47:46)
Copyright (c) 1997-2016 The PHP Group
Zend Engine v2.6.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2016 Zend Technologies

Login to mysql shell and create a database. Provide the permission to access the databases.

[root@linuxhelp Desktop]# mysql -u root -p
Enter password:
Welcome to the MySQL monitor.  Commands end with   or g.
Your MySQL connection id is 3

mysql>  create database molli_db 
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.12 sec)
mysql>  grant all on molli_db.* to ' linux' @' localhost'  identified by ' 12345'  
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.17 sec)
mysql>  flush privileges 
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.07 sec)
mysql>  q 
Bye

Download the mollify package by executing the following command.

[root@linuxhelp Desktop]# wget http://mollify.googlecode.com/files/mollify_2.3.1.zip
--2016-07-18 15:39:46--  http://mollify.googlecode.com/files/mollify_2.3.1.zip
Resolving mollify.googlecode.com... 74.125.130.82, 2404:6800:4003:c01::52
.
.
.
2016-07-18 15:40:16 (280 KB/s) - “ mollify_2.3.1.zip”  saved [8261031/8261031]

Extract the downloaded file by using the following command.

[root@linuxhelp Desktop]# unzip mollify_2.3.1.zip
Archive:  mollify_2.3.1.zip
   creating: mollify/
   creating: mollify/backend/
.
.
.
  inflating: mollify/templates/loginview.html  
  inflating: mollify/templates/mainview.html  
  inflating: mollify/templates/uploader.html

Move the downloaded file into web root directory.

[root@linuxhelp Desktop]# mv mollify /var/www/html/molli

Open the configuration file.

[root@linuxhelp Desktop]# vim /var/www/html/molli/backend/configuration.php

Add the following lines into it.

< ?php
$CONFIGURATION = array(
" db"  =>  array(
" type"  =>  " mysql" ,
" host"  =>  " localhost" ,
" database"  =>  " molli_db" ,
" user"  =>  " linux" ,
" password"  =>  " 12345" ,
" table_prefix"  =>  " mollify_" 
)
) 
?> 

Restart the mysql service.

[root@linuxhelp Desktop]# service mysqld restart
Stopping mysqld: [ OK ]
Starting mysqld:

Open the web-browser and navigate to http://< IP_address> /molli/backend/install/

Click Continue Installation to proceed with the Mollify installation.

Create the username and password for login.

Now we have successfully installed Mollify.

FAQ
Q
What are the basic features that are used in mollify?
A
Using Mollify, We can
1.Creating Folders
2.Uploading & Accessing Files
3.Using the Dropbox
4.Managing Users
Q
What is the Purpose of using the Mollify?
A
Mollify is a web file manager for publishing and managing files hosted services in any web server.
Q
Is there any way to create the Admin user ?
A
Yes, you can create a own admin user.
Q
What is Mollify?
A
Mollify is an open source web-based file manager that allows you to manage and publish your files hosted in any PHP enabled web server or hosting account. It has a simple, intuitive, fully customizable & Ajaxed based user interface where different users can have access to different files and with different permissions.
Q
Whether its possible to install Mollify on Windows?
A
Yes, it is avaliable on windows .