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Installing MODX on Alpine Linux Latest

Prerequisites

Before you begin, you will need:

Step 1: Update your server

Ensure your server is up to date by running the following command:

sudo apk update && sudo apk upgrade

Step 2: Install LAMP stack

MODX requires a LAMP stack to run. Let's install it now.

sudo apk add apache2 mysql mysql-client php8 php8-apache2 php8-mysqli php8-json

Step 3: Configure Apache

Edit the Apache config file.

sudo nano /etc/apache2/httpd.conf

Find the following section:

<Directory />
    Options FollowSymLinks
    AllowOverride None
    Require all denied
</Directory>

Replace it with:

<Directory />
    Options FollowSymLinks
    AllowOverride All
    Require all denied
</Directory>

Save and close the file.

Step 4: Download MODX

Head over to https://modx.com/download/ and download the latest version of MODX.

Unzip it:

unzip modx-<version>.zip -d /var/www/localhost/htdocs/

Step 5: Create a MySQL database

Log in to MySQL:

mysql -u root -p

Create a new database and user:

CREATE DATABASE modx;
CREATE USER 'modxuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON modx.* TO 'modxuser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES; 

Replace password with a strong password.

Step 6: Install MODX

Open your web browser and navigate to http://your-server-ip-address/setup/.

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

During the installation, you will be prompted to enter your database details.

Once the installation is complete, remove the setup directory:

sudo rm -rf /var/www/localhost/htdocs/setup/

Step 7: Enable URL rewriting

Edit the Apache config file again:

sudo nano /etc/apache2/httpd.conf

Find the following line:

#LoadModule rewrite_module lib/httpd/modules/mod_rewrite.so

Uncomment it, save the file and exit.

Restart Apache:

sudo service apache2 restart

Step 8: Test MODX

Open your web browser and navigate to http://your-server-ip-address/.

You should see the MODX homepage.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed MODX on Alpine Linux Latest!

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