Ubuntu Server or Desktop Zoneminder 1.34.x
Security Note: Prior version of my install procedure and install script
contained a "Fix Permissions: chown -R www-data:www-data
/usr/share/zoneminder/" step. It has been brought to my attention that this
could allow the www-data user to write inthis area which is not a good
thing. To correct this on your system 
run: chown -R root:root /usr/share/zoneminder/

Note: the same install procedure applies for server or desktop. Ubuntu 19.04
is not included as support for this release ends January 2020.

A word of caution for upgraders. As of 22JAN20 the PPA/zoneminder-master,
the development area, has versions of Zoneminder 1.34. If you were using the
1.33.x development version of Zoneminder and you apt update - apt upgrade
without changing to PPA/zoneminder-1.34 you will get the next development
version. Just be aware that it is possible some things may not work!

Also, these procedures are for a new Zoneminder install. Upgraders are
encouraged to check the Zoneminder-1.34 Forum area for information.



Install Zoneminder 1.34.x on Ubuntu 20.04
, 18.04 with shell script

This will install Zoneminder 1.34.x by using a shell script with one basic
command (how easy is that!).

You will need a Ubuntu 20.40 or 18.04 install with LAMP (Apache, Mariadb and
PHP) installed desktop or server.

As an alternate you may use MySQL in lieu of Mariadb but I find Mariadb
easier to work with.

Google is your friend if you need instructions for setting up a LAMP server.
However, a simple LAMP can be installed with these commands:
	apt install apache2 php mariadb-server php-mysql libapache2-mod-php



Secure Mariadb, create root password et. al. 
	mysql_secure_installatio 

Note: As of 31MAR20 the iconnor PPA contains the install files for Focal
Develpoment version, Ubuntu 20.04. I have tested this script on a server
live install of Focal. Should work for you and I will keep up to date as
Focal nears the release date.

Shell script file contents:
	#!/bin/sh
clear
read -p "This script installs Zoneminder 1.34.x on Ubuntu 20.04 or 18.04
with LAMP (MySQL or Mariadb) installed...
Press Enter to continue or Ctrl + c to quit" nothing
clear
read -p "You must be logged in as root using sudo su If you are installing
on MySQL 8 perform the additional steps before continuing!
Press Enter to continue or Ctrl + c to quit" nothing
clear
read -p "Next we will add the PPA repository, install and configure the
system to run Zoneminder. 
Press enter to continue" nothing
apt install -y software-properties-common
clear
add-apt-repository ppa:iconnor/zoneminder-1.34
apt update
clear
apt install -y zoneminder
systemctl enable zoneminder
service zoneminder start
adduser www-data video
a2enconf zoneminder
a2enmod rewrite
a2enmod headers
a2enmod expires
service apache2 reload
clear
read -p "Install complete. Open Zoneminder/Options and set the timezine.
Press enter to continue" nothing
clear

Copy the contents of the script, open a terminal and run:
	nano zm-install

Paste the contents of the script into Nano

Then:
	Ctrl + o Ctrl + x

Next run:
	chmod 755 zm-install

Start the script by entering:
	./zm-install

Follow the prompts. Things are pretty simple. The timezone is now set in
Zoneminder/Options.

Good Luck!



MySQL 8 - Additional Steps - Ubuntu 19.10 
- Retained for reference
19MAY20 it has been verified with Ubuntu 20.04 with MySQL 8 and PHP 7.4 that
the addition of "default_authentication_plugin = mysql_native_password" is
not required. This was tested on a system that did not have the "VALIDATE
PASSWORD COMPONENT" activated. This will be retained just-in-case someone
still wants to install Zoneminder on Ubuntu 19.10

MySQL 8 has added security measures that will have to be modified to run
Zoneminder.

This procedure should be done before installing Zoneminder. However, I have
done it before and after running the install. If done before installing
Zoneminder you will see errors reported after the zm database is created.
That's OK as the error is the install package not creating the "zmuser"
which what this procedure does. If you run this procedure after the install
you will see the same error and additional error when the script tries to
start Zoneminder. Just run this procedure and when done run "systemctl start
zoneminder"

Secure MySQL if you haven't already done it. Do not activate VALIDATE
PASSWORD COMPONENT.
	mysql_secure_installation

Edit MySQL configuration to use native password
	nano /etc/mysql/mysql.conf.d/mysqld.cnf

Below [mysqld] add
	default_authentication_plugin = mysql_native_password

CTRL + o to save CTRL +x to exit

Restart MySQL
	systemctl restart mysql

	Note: The Zoneminder package will not complete successfully and will show
errors. This will be corrected in the next step.

Create user and set permissions (press Enter after each entry)
	mysql (Enter MySQL processing)

	mysql> CREATE USER 'zmuser'@localhost IDENTIFIED WITH mysql_native_password
BY 'zmpass';

	mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON zm.* TO 'zmuser'@'localhost' WITH GRANT OPTION;

	mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES ;

	mysql> \q

Reload MySQL
	mysqladmin -uroot -p reload

You may now install Zoneminder
Install Zoneminder 1.34.x on Ubuntu 18.04 LEMP (NGNIX, Mariadb, PHP)

Thanks to "terdinglage" for the input to get this to work!

While not tested this procedure should work on Ubuntu 19.10 using PHP 7.3
and Ubuntu 20.04 using PHP 7.4.

Start with a basic Ubuntu 18.04 install. You can use a server or desktop
install. Do not install LAMP!

Become root
	sudo su

Install Ngnix, Mariadb and PHP components
	apt install nginx mariadb-server php-fpm php-mysql fcgiwrap

Secure the Mariadb server
	mysql_secure_installation

Restart Mariadb
	systemctl restart mysql

Edit the php.ini file (Change the PHP version for Ubuntu 20.04!
	nano /etc/php/7.2/fpm/php.ini

Locate (Ctrl+w) cgi.fix_pathinfo=1 and change to
	cgi.fix_pathinfo=0

Remember to remove the leading ;

Ctrl+o Enter to save

CTRL+x to exit

Restart php-fpm
	systemctl restart php7.2-fpm

Add Repository

NOTE:
You may need to run: "apt install software-properties-common" if you did 
the minimal net install of Ubuntu.

	add-apt-repository ppa:iconnor/zoneminder-1.34


Install Zoneminder
	apt install zoneminder

Create a new user if you plan to use local (USB or capture card) cameras.
	adduser www-data video

Change the ZM_PATH_ZMS in the 01-system-paths.conf file to /cgi-bin/nph-zms
by dropping the /zm/
	nano /etc/zm/conf.d/01-system-paths.conf

Ctrl+o Enter to save

CTRL+x to exit

Enable and start Zoneminder
	systemctl enable zoneminder

	service zoneminder start

Edit the Ngnix default configuration.
	nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/default

Locate the line "index index.html index.htm index.nginx-debian.html;" and
add index.php
	index index.php index.html index.htm index.nginx-debian.html;

In the "server" section after listen [::] :80 default_Server; add
	include /etc/nginx/zoneminder.conf;

Ctrl+o Enter to save

CTRL+x to exit

Create a Zoneminder conf file
	nano /etc/nginx/zoneminder.conf

Enter the following into the zoneminder.conf file (This file was improved by
databoy2k) Change "php7.2-fpm.sock" to "php7.4-fpm.sock" for Ubuntu 20.04.

location /cgi-bin 
{
	auth_basic off;
        alias /usr/lib/zoneminder/cgi-bin;     
        include fastcgi_params;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $request_filename;
        fastcgi_param HTTP_PROXY "";
        fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/fcgiwrap.socket;
}
location /zm/cache 
{
	auth_basic off;
        alias /var/cache/zoneminder/cache;
}
location ~ /zm/api/(css|img|ico) 
{
	auth_basic off;
        rewrite ^/zm/api(.+)$ /api/app/webroot/$1 break;
        try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
}
location /zm 
{
	auth_basic off;
    alias /usr/share/zoneminder/www;
    try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args =404;    
    location /zm/api 
	{
		auth_basic off;
        rewrite ^/zm/api(.+)$ /zm/api/app/webroot/index.php?p=$1
last;
	}
	location ~ \.php$ 
	{
		auth_basic off;
		include fastcgi_params;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $request_filename;
        fastcgi_param HTTP_PROXY "";
        fastcgi_index index.php;
        fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php/php7.2-fpm.sock;
	}
}

Ctrl+o Enter to save

CTRL+x to exit

Restart Ngnix
	service nginx restart

Note: 
If Nginx gives you an error on restart go back one step and re-enter
include /etc/ngnix/zoneminder.conf;

Create or edit the fcgiwrap:
	nano /etc/default/fcgiwrap
and insert (with the number of children -c equal to the number of cameras)
Note that you may need to have this value larger than the number if cameras.
In my case I run "camera walls" from a custom web page that accesses the
Zoneminder monitors. I have needed to increase the -c to include the number
of cameras in the camera wall web pages.
	DAEMON_OPTS=-c 10

Ctrl+o Enter to save

CTRL+x to exit

then restart the fcgiwrap service.
	systemctl restart fcgiwrap

Open Zoneminder and under Options set your timezone.



Install Zoneminder 1.34.x on Ubuntu 16.04 
with shell script
This will install Zoneminder by using a shell script with one basic command
(how easy is that!).

You will need a Ubuntu 16.04 install with LAMP (Apache, MySQL and PHP)
installed desktop or server. As an alternate you may use Mariadb in lieu of
MySQL

Shell script file contents:
	 #!/bin/sh
clear
read -p "This script installs Zoneminder 1.34.x on Ubuntu 16.04 with LAMP
(MySQL or Mariadb) installed...
Press Enter to continue or Ctrl + c to quit" nothing
clear
read -p "You must be logged in as root using sudo su ...
Press Enter to continue or Ctrl + c to quit" nothing
clear
read -p "Next we will add two PPA repositorys, install and configure the
system to run Zoneminder. You will have to press enter twice to load two PPA
repositories.
Press enter to continue" nothing
apt install -y software-properties-common
clear
add-apt-repository ppa:iconnor/zoneminder-1.34
apt update
clear
apt install -y zoneminder
systemctl enable zoneminder
service zoneminder start
adduser www-data video
a2enconf zoneminder
a2enmod rewrite
service apache2 reload
clear
read -p "Install complete. Open Zoneminder/Options and set timezone. Press
enter to continue" nothing
clear

Copy the contents of the script, open a terminal and run:
	nano zm-install

Paste the contents of the script into Nano

Then:
Ctrl + o Ctrl + x

Next run:
	chmod 755 zm-install

Start the script by entering:
	./zm-install

Follow the prompts. Things are pretty simple. Remember to open Zoneminder
and set the timezone under options.

Good Luck!



Zoneminder 1.34.x on Ubuntu Server 14.04
Note: While this install seems to work, 14.04 is old and you will have a
better system with 18.04.

Install Basic Server (if you used the mini.iso), OpenSSH Server, and LAMP
Server

Log in then become root:
	sudo su

Add the following two Repositories (if you get an error run: apt-get install
software-properties-common)
	add-apt-repository ppa:iconnor/zoneminder
add-apt-repository ppa:iconnor/zoneminder-1.34

Update Sources
	apt-get update

Install Zoneminder
	apt-get install zoneminder

Add delay to allow MySQL to start before Zoneminder
	nano /etc/init.d/zoneminder

Add sleep 15 after the existing "start() {" as shown:
	start() 
{
     sleep 15
     echo -n "Starting $prog: "

Ctrl+o Enter to save

CTRL+x to exit

Create a new user
	adduser www-data video

Enable CGI, Zoneminder and rewrite configuration in Apache.
	a2enmod cgi

	a2enconf zoneminder

	a2enmod rewrite

Start Zoneminder if needed (If you get an error Zoneminder is likely running
already)
	service zoneminder start

Restart Apache
	service apache2 reload

Open Zoneminder and set timezone under Options