FlatPress is a lightweight and easy-to-use blogging platform that does not require a database. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install FlatPress on Arch Linux.
Before we begin, you should have the following:
The first step is to update your package lists and upgrade your system to the latest version.
sudo pacman -Syu
FlatPress requires several dependencies that we need to install before we can proceed. Run the following command to install them.
sudo pacman -S apache php php-apache php-gd zip unzip
To download and install FlatPress on your system, follow these steps:
Download the latest version of FlatPress using the wget command:
wget https://github.com/flatpress/flatpress/archive/refs/tags/v1.1.3.tar.gz
Unpack the downloaded package:
tar -xzf v1.1.3.tar.gz
Move the extracted files to your web directory (/srv/http/ in this example):
sudo mv flatpress-1.1.3/* /srv/http/
Set the appropriate permissions:
sudo chown -R http:http /srv/http/
Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost/install.php to complete the installation.
To enable FlatPress on your Apache web server, follow these steps:
Open the Apache configuration file:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
Uncomment the following lines by removing the # symbol:
LoadModule php_module modules/libphp.so
Include conf/extra/php_module.conf
Restart the Apache web server:
sudo systemctl restart httpd.service
You can now access your FlatPress installation using your web browser. Navigate to http://localhost/ to begin creating your blog.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed FlatPress on Arch Linux. You can now start blogging and customize your site as desired.
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