How to Install Roadiz on Arch Linux

Roadiz is an open-source CMS (content management system) based on the Symfony framework. This tutorial will guide you through the installation process of Roadiz on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

Before starting the installation, you need to ensure that you have the following prerequisites:

• A system running Arch Linux
• Basic command-line knowledge
• Access to the root user account or a non-root user account with sudo privileges

Installation

1. Open a terminal and update the system repository using the following command:

   sudo pacman -Syu
   

2. Install the required packages by running the following command:

   sudo pacman -S apache mariadb php php-apache php-gd php-mbstring php-pdo php-xml
   

3. Install Composer, a dependency manager for PHP, using the following command:

   sudo pacman -S composer
   

4. Create a new database and user for Roadiz using the following commands:

   sudo mysql -u root -p
   

   This command will open the MySQL shell, where you need to enter the root password.

   CREATE DATABASE roadiz;
   CREATE USER 'roadiz'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
   GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON roadiz.* TO 'roadiz'@'localhost';
   FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
   

   Replace "password" with a strong password for the user "roadiz".

5. Download the latest stable release of Roadiz using the following command:

   sudo wget https://github.com/roadiz/roadiz/releases/latest/download/roadiz-latest.tar.gz
   

   This will download the Roadiz archive to your system.

6. Extract the Roadiz archive using the following command:

   sudo tar xzf roadiz-latest.tar.gz
   

7. Move the extracted Roadiz directory to the Apache web server document root using the following command:

   sudo mv roadiz-* /srv/http/
   

8. Open the Roadiz configuration file, located at /srv/http/roadiz-*/.env, using your preferred text editor, and edit the following lines:

   APP_ENV=prod
   APP_SECRET=your-secret-string
   DATABASE_URL=mysql://roadiz:password@localhost/roadiz
   

   Replace "your-secret-string" with a string of random characters, and replace "password" with the password you used in step 4.

9. Install the required PHP dependencies using the following command:

   sudo php /usr/bin/composer install
   

10. Change the ownership of the Roadiz directory to the Apache web server user using the following command:

sudo chown -R http:http /srv/http/roadiz-*

11. Restart the Apache web server using the following command:

sudo systemctl restart httpd

Conclusion

You have successfully installed Roadiz on Arch Linux. You can now access the Roadiz web interface by navigating to http://localhost/roadiz-* in your web browser.

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