Installing CMS Made Simple on Arch Linux

CMS Made Simple is an open-source content management system that allows users to create and manage their websites with ease. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install CMS Made Simple on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

Before installing CMS Made Simple on Arch Linux, you need to make sure that your system meets the following requirements:

• Arch Linux is installed on your system.
• Apache web server is installed and running.
• PHP version 7.1 or higher is installed and configured with your web server.
• MariaDB or MySQL database is installed and running.

Step 1: Install CMS Made Simple

To install CMS Made Simple on Arch Linux, follow these simple steps:

1. Open a terminal window on your Arch Linux system.
2. Run the following command to update the system:

sudo pacman -Syu

3. Install Apache web server and necessary PHP modules by running the following command:

sudo pacman -S apache php php-apache php-gd php-xml php-mysql

4. Install MariaDB or MySQL database server by running the following command:

sudo pacman -S mariadb

5. Start and enable MariaDB or MySQL service by running the following commands:

sudo systemctl start mariadb
sudo systemctl enable mariadb

6. Run the following command to secure your database server:

sudo mysql_secure_installation

7. Download the latest version of CMS Made Simple from its official website:

wget https://www.cmsmadesimple.org/downloads/cmsms/cmsms-1.12.3-install.zip

8. Extract the downloaded ZIP file to the Apache web server’s document root directory:

sudo unzip cmsms-1.12.3-install.zip -d /srv/http/

9. Set the appropriate permissions on the CMS Made Simple installation directory:

sudo chown -R http:http /srv/http/cmsms

Step 2: Configure CMS Made Simple

Once you have installed CMS Made Simple on Arch Linux, you need to configure it to work with your web server and database server. Follow these steps:

1. Create a new database and database user for CMS Made Simple by running the following commands in the MariaDB or MySQL shell:

sudo mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE cmsms;
CREATE USER 'cmsms_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON cmsms.* TO 'cmsms_user'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;

Replace “password” with a secure password for your database user.

2. Rename the “config.php-dist” file to “config.php” in the CMS Made Simple installation directory:

sudo mv /srv/http/cmsms/config.php-dist /srv/http/cmsms/config.php

3. Edit the “config.php” file using a text editor of your choice and input your database credentials:

$config['dbms'] = 'mysqli';
$config['db_hostname'] = 'localhost';
$config['db_username'] = 'cmsms_user';
$config['db_password'] = 'password';
$config['db_name'] = 'cmsms';

Replace “cmsms_user” and “password” with your database username and password.

4. Restart the Apache web server service to apply the changes:

sudo systemctl restart httpd

Step 3: Finish the Installation

Lastly, you need to finish the CMS Made Simple installation by accessing the installation Wizard using your web browser. Follow these steps:

1. Open your web browser and navigate to your CMS Made Simple website’s URL. (e.g., http://localhost/cmsms/)
2. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process.

Once the installation is complete, you can log in to CMS Made Simple using the Admin URL provided by the installation Wizard.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install CMS Made Simple on Arch Linux. We have also shown you how to configure it to work with your web server and database server. By following the steps outlined in this tutorial, you should now have a fully-functional CMS Made Simple installation on your Arch Linux system.

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