How to Install REDAXO on Alpine Linux Latest

Overview

REDAXO is a free, open-source content management system written in PHP that allows you to create and manage websites. In this tutorial, we'll cover the steps to install REDAXO on Alpine Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure you have the following:

• A virtual machine or a dedicated server running Alpine Linux Latest
• SSH access to the server with root privileges
• A domain name and an SSL certificate (optional)

Step 1 - Update the System

Before we begin, let's update our system to make sure we have the latest packages.

apk update && apk upgrade

Step 2 - Install Apache2, PHP and MariaDB

We'll need to install some packages required to run REDAXO. We'll use Apache2 as our web server, PHP as our scripting language, and MariaDB as our database server.

apk add apache2 php7 php7-apache2 php7-mysqli mariadb mariadb-client

Once all the packages are installed, start Apache and MariaDB and enable them to start on boot.

rc-update add apache2 default
rc-update add mariadb default
service apache2 start
service mariadb start

Step 3 - Create a Database for REDAXO

Next, we'll create a database for REDAXO to connect to.

mysql -u root -p

Enter your MariaDB root password when prompted. Then, create a new database and user for REDAXO, and grant the user permissions on the database.

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

Remember to replace 'password' with a secure password.

Step 4 - Download and Install REDAXO

We'll download the latest version of REDAXO from their website and extract it to /var/www/localhost/htdocs/.

cd /var/www/localhost/htdocs/
wget https://www.redaxo.org/assets/download/redaxo/5.12.1/redaxo_5.12.1.zip
unzip redaxo_5.12.1.zip

Once REDAXO is extracted, we need to set the correct permissions on the directory, so Apache can read and write to it.

chown -R apache:apache redaxo/

Step 5 - Configure REDAXO

REDAXO requires some configurations to be set before we can access it on the web.

cd redaxo/
mv redaxo/include/master.inc.php redaxo/include/master.inc.php.backup
cp redaxo/include/master.inc.php.example redaxo/include/master.inc.php

Now, edit the master.inc.php file to add the database connection details and your domain name.

$REX['DB']['1']['HOST'] = 'localhost';
$REX['DB']['1']['NAME'] = 'redaxo';
$REX['DB']['1']['LOGIN'] = 'redaxo';
$REX['DB']['1']['PSW'] = 'password';

$REX['SERVER'] = 'https://example.com/';

Now, we need to create a new virtual host file for REDAXO in Apache's configuration directory.

nano /etc/apache2/conf.d/redaxo.conf

Add the following lines to the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName example.com
    DocumentRoot "/var/www/localhost/htdocs/redaxo"
    ErrorLog "/var/log/apache2/redaxo-error_log"
    CustomLog "/var/log/apache2/redaxo-access_log" common
    <Directory "/var/www/localhost/htdocs/redaxo">
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Again, replace 'example.com' with your domain name.

Step 6 - Test REDAXO

Restart Apache to apply the configuration changes.

service apache2 restart

Now, open your browser and navigate to http://example.com/redaxo to access REDAXO. You should see the REDAXO installation page. Follow the installation steps to complete the installation.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed REDAXO on Alpine Linux Latest. You can now start creating and managing your website using REDAXO.

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