Tutorial: How to Install CouchCMS on Arch Linux

CouchCMS is a popular content management system that allows users to create and manage websites without needing to know any coding. Here's a step-by-step guide on how to install CouchCMS on Arch Linux:

Step 1: Install Apache

CouchCMS requires a web server to operate, so the first step is to install Apache. You can install Apache using the following command:

sudo pacman -S apache

Step 2: Install PHP

CouchCMS is a PHP-based application, so you'll need to install the latest version of PHP. You can install PHP using the following command:

sudo pacman -S php php-apache

Step 3: Install MariaDB

CouchCMS requires a database to store website content, and MariaDB is a popular open-source database management system. You can install MariaDB using the following command:

sudo pacman -S mariadb

Step 4: Configure Apache

Now that Apache and PHP are installed, you'll need to configure Apache to serve CouchCMS. You can do this by editing the Apache configuration file at /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf.

Add the following lines to the end of the file:

<Directory /path/to/couchcms/>
    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
    AllowOverride All
    Require all granted
</Directory>

Alias /couch /path/to/couchcms/
<Directory /path/to/couchcms/>
    Options FollowSymLinks
    AllowOverride All
    Require all granted
</Directory>

Replace /path/to/couchcms/ with the actual path to your CouchCMS installation directory.

Step 5: Configure MariaDB

CouchCMS requires a MySQL database to store website content, so you'll need to create a new database and user. You can do this using the following commands:

sudo mysql -u root
CREATE DATABASE couchcms;
CREATE USER 'couchcmsuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON couchcms.* TO 'couchcmsuser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;

Replace password with a strong password of your choice.

Step 6: Install CouchCMS

Now that Apache, PHP, and MariaDB are installed and configured, you can download and install CouchCMS. You can do this by following these steps:

1. Download the latest version of CouchCMS from its official website: https://www.couchcms.com/
2. Extract the downloaded file and copy the contents to the directory you configured in Step 4.
3. In the CouchCMS directory, edit the couch/config.php file and update the MySQL database details with the username, password, and database name you created in Step 5.
4. Give the web server user (usually http on Arch Linux) write permissions on the couch/data directory using the following command:

sudo chown -R http:http /path/to/couchcms/couch/data/
sudo chmod -R 777 /path/to/couchcms/couch/data/

Step 7: Access the CouchCMS Installation

After performing all the above steps, you can now access your CouchCMS installation by going to http://localhost/couch/ or http://your_IP_address/couch/ in a web browser.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed CouchCMS on Arch Linux!

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