How to install CMS Made Simple on Alpine Linux Latest?

CMS Made Simple is an open-source content management system that allows users to create a website without much technical knowledge. Alpine Linux is a lightweight and security-focused Linux distribution. In this tutorial, we will go over the steps to install CMS Made Simple on Alpine Linux.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, you'll need to have these:

• A server running Alpine Linux Latest.
• Root or sudo privileges to the server.
• A web server installed and configured. In our case, we will use Apache.

Step 1 - Update the packages

Before installing any new packages, it is better to update the existing packages to their latest versions.

sudo apk update && sudo apk upgrade

Step 2 - Install Apache web server

We will install Apache as our web server. Run the following command to install Apache:

sudo apk add apache2

Start and enable the Apache web server to start automatically on boot:

sudo rc-update add apache2
sudo service apache2 start

Step 3 - Install PHP

CMS Made Simple requires PHP to run. Run the following command to install PHP and its extensions:

sudo apk add php7-apache2 php7-json php7-xml php7-mbstring php7-mysqli php7-gd

Step 4 - Install MariaDB

CMS Made Simple requires a database to store its data. We will use MariaDB as our database server. Run the following command to install MariaDB:

sudo apk add mariadb mariadb-client

Start and enable the MariaDB server to start automatically on boot:

sudo rc-update add mariadb
sudo service mariadb start

Set the MariaDB root password:

sudo mysql_secure_installation

Step 5 - Create a new database for CMS Made Simple

Log in to the MariaDB server as the root user:

sudo mysql -u root -p

Create a new database for CMS Made Simple with a database name of your choice:

CREATE DATABASE cmsms;

Create a new MySQL user and grant all privileges to the new database. Replace 'new_user' and 'new_password' with your desired username and password:

CREATE USER 'new_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'new_password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON cmsms.* TO 'new_user'@'localhost';

Flush the privileges and exit:

FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;

Step 6 - Download CMS Made Simple

Download the latest version of CMS Made Simple from https://www.cmsmadesimple.org/downloads/.

Use wget to download the package and extract it in the Apache web server root directory:

cd /var/www/localhost/htdocs/
sudo wget https://download.cmsmadesimple.org/cmsmadesimple_latest.tar.gz
sudo tar -xzvf cmsmadesimple_latest.tar.gz

Rename the extracted directory to 'cmsms':

sudo mv cmsmadesimple-2.2.15/ cmsms

Change the ownership of the files to the Apache webserver user:

sudo chown -R apache:apache /var/www/localhost/htdocs/cmsms

Step 7 - Configure CMS Made Simple

Change the directory to the CMS Made Simple directory:

cd /var/www/localhost/htdocs/cmsms

Copy the config-sample.php file to config.php:

sudo cp config/config-sample.php config/config.php

Change the permissions of the files to be writable by the webserver user:

sudo chmod 777 config.php
sudo chmod -R 777 tmp/

Step 8 - Access CMS Made Simple

Open up a web browser and visit http://{your-ip-address}/cmsms. You should see the CMS Made Simple installation page. Follow the installation wizard to set up your CMS Made Simple website.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have now successfully installed CMS Made Simple on Alpine Linux Latest. With these instructions, you can create a website with CMS Made Simple on Alpine Linux without any difficulties.

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