Installing Flextype on Alpine Linux Latest

Flextype is a flat-file content management system that allows users to create and manage websites with ease. Here's a step-by-step guide on how to install Flextype on Alpine Linux Latest:

Prerequisites

Before we start, you will need to make sure that the following prerequisites are installed:

• Alpine Linux Latest
• PHP 7.2 or higher with the following extensions enabled:
  • mbstring
  • zip

Installation

1. Log in to your server as the root user or a sudo user.

2. Open a terminal and update the package list:

apk update

3. Install PHP and the required extensions:

apk add php7 php7-mbstring php7-zip

4. Download the latest version of Flextype from the official website:

wget https://github.com/flextype/flextype/releases/latest/download/flextype-VERSION.zip

5. Extract the downloaded ZIP file:

unzip flextype-VERSION.zip

6. Move the extracted files to your web server's document root directory:

cp -R flextype/* /var/www/htdocs/

7. Set the correct permissions for the cache/ and entries/ directories:

chmod -R 777 /var/www/htdocs/cache/ /var/www/htdocs/entries/

8. Finally, open a web browser and enter your server's IP address or domain name followed by /flextype/ in the address bar. You should see the Flextype installation wizard.

9. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Flextype on Alpine Linux Latest. You can now start using Flextype to create and manage your website.

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