How to Install REDAXO on Arch Linux

In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install REDAXO on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, you should have:

• A user account on Arch Linux with sudo privileges
• Access to a terminal window or command-line interface
• A web server installed on your system (e.g. Apache or Nginx)

Step 1: Install PHP and Dependencies

To install REDAXO, we need to have PHP and some required dependencies installed on our system. We can install them using the following command:

$ sudo pacman -S php php-fpm php-gd php-mbstring php-sqlite

Once the installation is completed, we need to enable the PHP FastCGI Process Manager (php-fpm) service to run at boot time:

$ sudo systemctl enable php-fpm.service

Step 2: Install the REDAXO CMS

Now, we will download the latest version of REDAXO from its official website using wget:

$ wget https://github.com/redaxo/redaxo/releases/download/5.12.3/redaxo_5.12.3.zip

Extract the downloaded file to the web server's root directory:

$ sudo unzip redaxo_5.12.3.zip -d /srv/http/

Rename the extracted folder to something more meaningful like "redaxo":

$ sudo mv /srv/http/redaxo* /srv/http/redaxo

Set the correct ownership and permissions for the "redaxo" directory:

$ sudo chown -R http:http /srv/http/redaxo/
$ sudo chmod -R 755 /srv/http/redaxo/

Step 3: Configure the Web Server for REDAXO

Now, we need to create a virtual host configuration file for REDAXO on our web server.

Apache

If you are using Apache as your web server, create a new file called "redaxo.conf" in the "/etc/httpd/conf/extra/" directory with the following content:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName your_domain.com
    ServerAlias www.your_domain.com
    DocumentRoot /srv/http/redaxo/

    <Directory /srv/http/redaxo/>
        AllowOverride All
        Options -Indexes +FollowSymLinks
        Require all granted
    </Directory>

    ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/redaxo_error.log
    CustomLog /var/log/httpd/redaxo_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Save the file and restart the Apache service to apply the changes:

$ sudo systemctl restart httpd.service

Nginx

If you are using Nginx as your web server, create a new file called "redaxo.conf" in the "/etc/nginx/conf.d/" directory with the following content:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name your_domain.com www.your_domain.com;
    root /srv/http/redaxo/;
    index index.php index.html index.htm;

    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args;
    }

    location ~ \.php$ {
        fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php-fpm/php-fpm.sock;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
        include fastcgi_params;
    }

    error_log /var/log/nginx/redaxo_error.log;
    access_log /var/log/nginx/redaxo_access.log;
}

Save the file and restart the Nginx service to apply the changes:

$ sudo systemctl restart nginx.service

Step 4: Install REDAXO

Now, open your web browser and navigate to "http://your_domain.com/redaxo" (replace "your_domain.com" with your actual domain name).

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

Once the installation is completed, you can log in to your REDAXO dashboard by visiting "http://your_domain.com/redaxo/index.php?page=login" and entering your login credentials.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have learned how to install REDAXO on Arch Linux and configure it to work with a web server. You can now start building your website using REDAXO.

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