Installing CMS Made Simple on Clear Linux

This tutorial will guide you through the steps to install CMS Made Simple on Clear Linux.

Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure you have the following items:

• Clear Linux Latest installed and configured with an Internet connection.
• Root access to your Clear Linux machine.

Step 1 - Install the required packages

First, run the following command to update the package repositories and install the necessary packages:

sudo swupd update
sudo swupd bundle-add php apache-httpd mariadb

This command will install PHP, Apache HTTPD, and MariaDB on your system.

Step 2 - Download CMS Made Simple

After successfully installing the required packages, download the latest stable version of CMS Made Simple from the official website:

wget https://www.cmsmadesimple.org/uploads/downloads/cmsms/cmsms-2.2.15-full.tar.gz

Step 3 - Extract the downloaded file

Extract the downloaded archive with the following command:

tar -zxvf cmsms-2.2.15-full.tar.gz

Step 4 - Configure Apache HTTPD

Edit the Apache HTTPD configuration file /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf and uncomment the following line:

LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so

Then, add the following configuration block to enable the rewrite module:

<Directory "/var/www/html">
        AllowOverride All
</Directory>

Step 5 - Configure MariaDB

Run the following command to configure MariaDB:

sudo mysql_secure_installation

This command will set a password for the root user, remove anonymous users, and disable remote root login.

Step 6 - Create a new database and user

Log in to MariaDB with the following command:

mysql -u root -p

Create a new database, user, and grant privileges:

CREATE DATABASE cmsdb;
CREATE USER 'cmsuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON cmsdb.* to 'cmsuser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;

Replace password with a strong password for the user.

Step 7 - Configure CMS Made Simple

Copy the extracted CMS Made Simple files to the Apache HTTPD document root folder:

sudo cp -r cmsms-2.2.15/* /var/www/html/

Then, rename the configuration file:

sudo mv /var/www/html/cmsms.config.php-dist /var/www/html/cmsms.config.php

Edit the configuration file /var/www/html/cmsms.config.php and enter the database details you created earlier.

Step 8 - Restart Apache HTTPD

After completing the previous steps, restart Apache HTTPD with the following command:

sudo systemctl restart httpd

Step 9 - Access CMS Made Simple

Open your browser and navigate to http://<your-server-ip>. You will see the CMS Made Simple interface, where you can log in and start creating your website.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed CMS Made Simple on Clear Linux.

Conclusion

This tutorial has shown you how to install CMS Made Simple on Clear Linux. With CMS Made Simple, you can easily create and manage your website using a powerful CMS platform.

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