How to Install PluXml on Arch Linux

PluXml is a lightweight and easy-to-use content management system that allows you to create and manage websites with ease. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing PluXml on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

Before we start the installation process, make sure that you have the following prerequisites installed:

• Arch Linux installed on your system
• A user account with sudo privileges
• Apache web server installed and running
• PHP installed on your system

Step 1: Install PluXml

To install PluXml on Arch Linux, follow these steps:

1. Open a terminal window on your Arch Linux system and update the package list with the following command:

sudo pacman -Syu

2. Next, install the php-apache package, which contains the PHP module for Apache:

sudo pacman -S php-apache

3. Install the pluxml package:

sudo pacman -S pluxml

Step 2: Configure Apache

To configure Apache for PluXml, follow these steps:

1. Open the Apache configuration file with a text editor:

sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

2. Find the following line:

#LoadModule php7_module modules/libphp7.so

3. Uncomment it by removing the # character from the beginning of the line.

4. Save and close the file.

5. Restart the Apache web server to apply the changes:

sudo systemctl restart httpd

Step 3: Configure PluXml

To configure PluXml, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to the directory where PluXml is installed:

cd /usr/share/pluxml/

2. Rename the default settings.xml file to settings.xml.dist:

sudo mv settings.xml settings.xml.dist

3. Copy the settings.xml.dist file to settings.xml:

sudo cp settings.xml.dist settings.xml

4. Open the settings.xml file with a text editor:

sudo nano settings.xml

5. Update the following settings in the file:

<info>
    <titre>My PluXml Blog</titre>
    <description>My personal blog</description>
    <email>youremail@example.com</email>
    <racine>http://localhost/pluxml/</racine>
    <keywords>blog, personal</keywords>
    <theme>default</theme>
    <lang>en</lang>
    <charset>utf-8</charset>
</info>

Make sure to replace the values with your own information.

6. Save and close the file.

Step 4: Access PluXml

To access PluXml, follow these steps:

1. Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost/pluxml/.

2. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process.

That's it! You've now successfully installed PluXml on your Arch Linux system.

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