FlatPress is a lightweight and easy-to-use content management system that allows you to create and manage your blog or website using just your web browser.
In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install FlatPress on Clear Linux Latest. So let's get started!
Before we begin, ensure that you have the following:
FlatPress requires a web server with PHP and MySQL support. To install these, we need to install a LAMP stack.
Run the following command to install Apache web server, MariaDB database server, and PHP:
sudo swupd bundle-add lamp-server
After the installation is complete, start the Apache and MariaDB services and enable them to start at boot:
sudo systemctl start httpd mariadb
sudo systemctl enable httpd mariadb
Download the latest version of FlatPress from their official website using the following command:
wget https://github.com/flatpress/flatpress/archive/v1.1.3.tar.gz
Extract the downloaded archive using the following command:
tar -xzf v1.1.3.tar.gz
Move the contents of the extracted directory to your web server's document root directory:
sudo mv flatpress-1.1.3/* /var/www/html/
Create a new MySQL database for FlatPress using the following command:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Enter your MySQL root user password when prompted.
CREATE DATABASE flatpress;
Next, create a new MySQL user and grant it all privileges on the FlatPress database:
CREATE USER 'flatpressuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON flatpress.* TO 'flatpressuser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Replace password with a stronger password that you want to use for the MySQL user.
Exit MySQL using the following command:
exit
Navigate to the FlatPress directory in your web server's document root:
cd /var/www/html/
Copy the default fp-config.php file and rename it:
cp fp-includes/config.default.php fp-includes/config.php
Open the config.php file using a text editor of your choice:
sudo nano fp-includes/config.php
Edit the following lines:
$fp_config['blog_title'] = 'My FlatPress Blog';
$fp_config['db_hostname'] = 'localhost';
$fp_config['db_username'] = 'flatpressuser';
$fp_config['db_password'] = 'password';
$fp_config['db_name'] = 'flatpress';
Replace My FlatPress Blog, flatpressuser, password, and flatpress with your desired values.
Save and exit the file.
Open your web browser and go to http://<your-server>/admin.php. Replace <your-server> with your server's IP address or domain name.
You should now see the FlatPress installation wizard. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
That's it! You have successfully installed FlatPress on Clear Linux Latest. Now you can start creating and managing your blog or website.
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