How to Install PluXml on Alpine Linux Latest

This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing PluXml on Alpine Linux.

Prerequisites

Before you get started with the installation, ensure that you have the following:

• Root access to the server
• Working internet connection

Step 1: Install Apache, PHP and MySQL

To start with the installation, let's update the package repositories and install Apache, PHP, and MySQL using the following commands:

apk update
apk add apache2 php php-fpm php-json php-mysqli mysql mysql-client

Enable Apache and PHP-FPM service as follows:

rc-update add apache2
rc-update add php-fpm

Start Apache and PHP-FPM using the following command:

rc-service apache2 start
rc-service php-fpm start

Step 2: Download and Extract PluXml

To download the latest version of PluXml, go to the official website of PluXml or use the following command to download it via the terminal.

wget https://download.pluxml.org/latest.zip

Extract the downloaded archive file using the following command:

unzip latest.zip -d /var/www/localhost/htdocs/

You should now have a new directory named pluxml in the /var/www/localhost/htdocs/ directory, which will contain all of the PluXml files.

Step 3: Configure the Database

Create a new MySQL database for PluXml using the following command:

mysql -u root -p

Enter the root password when prompted and then create a new database and user with the following commands:

mysql> CREATE DATABASE pluxml_db;
mysql> CREATE USER 'pluxml_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON pluxml_db.* TO 'pluxml_user'@'localhost';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Adjust the database name, username and password according to your desired values.

Step 4: Configure the PluXml Installation

Navigate to the PluXml installation directory by entering the following command:

cd /var/www/localhost/htdocs/pluxml

Copy the parametres.xml file by using the command:

cp parametres.xml.sample parametres.xml

Open the parametres.xml file with a text editor such as nano:

nano parametres.xml

Change the following values to match your previously created database settings:

<database>
    <serveur>localhost</serveur>
    <login>pluxml_user</login>
    <mdp>password</mdp>
    <bdd>pluxml_db</bdd>
    <type>mysql</type>
    <prefixe></prefixe>
</database>

Adjust the values based on your own database details.

Step 5: Configuring Apache for PluXml

Create a new virtual host file for PluXml by entering the following command:

nano /etc/apache2/conf.d/pluxml.conf

Add the following code to the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName your-domain.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/localhost/htdocs/pluxml

    <Directory /var/www/localhost/htdocs/pluxml>
        Options FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>

    ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/pluxml_error_log
    CustomLog /var/log/apache2/pluxml_access_log combined
</VirtualHost>

Adjust the ServerName to match your domain name or server IP address.

Step 6: Test PluXml

Restart Apache with the following command:

rc-service apache2 restart

Navigate to your installed PluXml directory at http://your-domain.com/ in your web browser. You should be redirected to the PluXml installer. Follow the on-screen steps to complete the installation.

Once the installation is complete, you can log in to PluXml using the administrator credentials that you set during the installation process.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed PluXml on Alpine Linux!

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