BigTree CMS is a free and open-source content management system, which enables users to create and manage websites of any complexity. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install BigTree CMS on Arch Linux.
Before proceeding with this tutorial, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
The first step is to install the PHP dependencies required by BigTree CMS. You can install the necessary dependencies by running the following command:
sudo pacman -S php php-mcrypt php-gd php-mysqlnd
To install BigTree CMS, download the latest version from the official website, and extract the archive into your Apache web server's document root directory. For instance, if your Apache web server's document root is located at /var/www/html, use the following command:
cd /var/www/html
sudo wget https://github.com/bigtreecms/bigtree-4.4/archive/master.zip
sudo unzip master.zip
sudo mv bigtree-4.4-master/ bigtree/
Now, change the ownership of the bigtree directory to the Apache web server's user:
sudo chown -R http:http /var/www/html/bigtree/
Next, you need to configure the Apache web server to serve the BigTree CMS website. To do this, create a new virtual host configuration file for BigTree CMS:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/extra/bigtree.conf
Add the following lines in the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName bigtree.example.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/bigtree
<Directory /var/www/html/bigtree>
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
Save and close the file. Then, enable the new configuration and restart the Apache web server:
sudo ln -s /etc/httpd/conf/extra/bigtree.conf /etc/httpd/conf/symlink/
sudo systemctl restart httpd
BigTree CMS requires a MySQL database to store data. You can create a new database and user for BigTree CMS by running the following commands:
sudo mysql -u root -p
mysql> CREATE DATABASE bigtree;
mysql> CREATE USER 'bigtree'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON bigtree.* TO 'bigtree'@'localhost';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
mysql> exit
Replace password with a strong password.
Open a web browser and go to http://bigtree.example.com. You will see the installation page. Follow the on-screen instructions to install BigTree CMS.
During the installation process, enter your MySQL database credentials when prompted.
After the installation is complete, you can log in to the BigTree CMS admin panel using the username and password you set during installation.
That is it. You have successfully installed BigTree CMS on Arch Linux.
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