SPIP is a free and open-source content management system that allows you to create and manage websites. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install SPIP on Alpine Linux Latest.
Before starting with the installation process, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
Before installing any applications, we need to update the system to its latest version. Open your terminal and run the following command to update the system:
sudo apk update && sudo apk upgrade
This command will update the package list and install all available updates.
Now, we need to install some packages required for the installation of SPIP. Run the following command to install the required packages:
sudo apk add nginx php7-fpm php7-pdo_mysql php7-json php7-xml php7-dom php7-mbstring php7-ctype php7-gd php7-curl php7-zip
This command will install Nginx web server, PHP7 and other required packages.
After installing the required packages, we will download and extract SPIP. Run the following command to download the latest version of SPIP:
cd /var/www/localhost/htdocs
sudo wget https://www.spip.net/fr_download/releases/spip/spip-3.2.9.zip
This command will download the SPIP package to the /var/www/localhost/htdocs directory. Now, run the following command to extract the downloaded package:
sudo unzip spip-3.2.9.zip
This command will extract the contents of the SPIP package to the spip-3.2.9 directory.
In this step, we will configure Nginx web server to serve the SPIP website. Run the following command to create a new configuration file for SPIP:
sudo nano /etc/nginx/http.d/spip.conf
Add the following content to the configuration file:
server {
listen 80;
server_name your-domain.com; # Change with your domain name
root /var/www/localhost/htdocs/spip-3.2.9;
index index.php;
location / {
try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args;
}
location ~ \.php$ {
fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php7-fpm.sock;
fastcgi_index index.php;
fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
include fastcgi_params;
fastcgi_param PATH_INFO $fastcgi_path_info;
fastcgi_param PATH_TRANSLATED $document_root$fastcgi_path_info;
}
}
Save and exit the configuration file.
Now, run the following command to test the Nginx configuration:
sudo nginx -t
If the configuration is correct, you will see the following output:
nginx: configuration file /etc/nginx/nginx.conf test is successful
Now, reload the Nginx configuration by running the following command:
sudo systemctl reload nginx
Now, we can finish the installation of SPIP by accessing the website through a web browser. Open your favorite web browser and navigate to http://your-domain.com/ (replace your-domain.com with your domain name).
You will see the installation wizard of SPIP. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. You will need to enter your database details and configure the website settings.
After completing the installation, you will be redirected to the SPIP administration interface. Login with the default username and password (admin:admin).
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install SPIP on Alpine Linux Latest. We have also configured the Nginx web server to serve the SPIP website. Now, you can start using SPIP to create and manage your website.
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