Installing BigTree CMS on Clear Linux

BigTree CMS is an open-source content management system that allows you to create and manage your website. Clear Linux is a free and open-source operating system optimized for performance and security. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing BigTree CMS on Clear Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before installing BigTree CMS on Clear Linux, you need to have the following:

• A running Clear Linux Latest instance
• A web server software installed in Clear Linux, we recommend Apache web server
• A MySQL database installed in Clear Linux, we recommend MariaDB Database Server

Step 1 - Download and Install BigTree CMS

1. Open your terminal window in Clear Linux
2. Navigate to the directory where you want to install BigTree CMS, for example, cd /var/www/
3. Download the latest version of BigTree CMS by running the following command:

sudo wget https://bigtreecms.org/attachments/download/3108/bigtree-4.4.18.zip

4. Extract the downloaded zip file using:

sudo unzip bigtree-4.4.18.zip

Make sure to replace bigtree-4.4.18.zip with the name of the BigTree CMS zip file that you have downloaded.

5. Rename the extracted directory to bigtree_cms:

sudo mv bigtree-4.4.18 bigtree_cms

Step 2 - Configure the Database

1. Start the MariaDB service using:

sudo systemctl start mariadb

2. Log in to MySQL shell:

sudo mysql -u root -p

3. Create a new database for BigTree CMS:

CREATE DATABASE bigtree_cms;

4. Create a new user and grant it full access to the bigtree_cms database:

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

Make sure to replace password with a secure password of your choice.

5. Exit from MySQL shell:

EXIT;

Step 3 - Configure Apache Server

1. Open the Apache configuration file using your favorite text editor:

sudo vim /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

2. Add the following lines at the end of the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerAdmin admin@example.com
    ServerName example.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/bigtree_cms/html/

    <Directory /var/www/bigtree_cms/html/>
        Options FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>

    ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/bigtree_cms_error.log
    CustomLog /var/log/httpd/bigtree_cms_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Make sure to replace example.com with the actual domain name of your website.

3. Save and close the configuration file.

4. Restart the Apache service:

sudo systemctl restart httpd

Step 4 - Install BigTree CMS

1. Open your web browser and navigate to http://yourdomain.com/install/

2. Enter the database connection details that you have set in Step 2:

• Database Host: localhost
• Database Name: bigtree_cms
• Database User: bigtreeuser
• Database Password: password

Make sure to replace password with the actual password that you have set.

3. Follow the installation wizard to set up your BigTree CMS administrator account and configure your website.

4. Once the installation is complete, you can access your BigTree CMS dashboard by navigating to http://yourdomain.com/admin/.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed BigTree CMS on Clear Linux.

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