CMS Made Simple is a popular and free content management system that allows users to create and manage websites easily. In this tutorial, we’ll guide you through the installation process of CMS Made Simple on Debian Latest.
Before you start the installation process, it’s essential to update the system to ensure that all packages are up-to-date. You can do this by running the following command in your terminal:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
CMS Made Simple requires a web server, a database server, and PHP to function correctly. We’ll use Apache as the web server, MySQL as the database server, and PHP as the scripting language.
To install these dependencies, run the following command:
sudo apt-get install apache2 mysql-server php php-mysql
After the installation process completes, start the Apache and MySQL services using the following command:
sudo systemctl start apache2
sudo systemctl start mysql
After installing the necessary dependencies, you need to create a database for CMS Made Simple. You can do this by running the following command:
mysql -u root -p
This command will open the MySQL prompt, where you can create a new database for CMS Made Simple using the following command:
CREATE DATABASE cmsmadesimple;
You can replace 'cmsmadesimple' with a name of your choice.
Now it’s time to download and install CMS Made Simple on your Debian Latest system. You can go to the CMS Made Simple website and download the latest .zip or .tar.gz archive.
Once you’ve downloaded the archive, extract it using the following command:
tar -xvf file_name.tar.gz
Replace 'file_name.tar.gz' with the name of the downloaded archive.
After extracting the archive, move the CMS Made Simple directory to the webroot directory by running the following command:
sudo mv cmsmadesimple /var/www/html/
Now it’s time to configure CMS Made Simple. Change to the CMS Made Simple directory by running the following command:
cd /var/www/html/cmsmadesimple/
Next, give write permission to the following directories:
sudo chmod 777 config.php
sudo chmod 777 tmp/
sudo chmod 777 uploads/
After giving write permission, visit the following URL on your web browser to install CMS Made Simple:
http://your_server_ip_or_domain_name/cmsmadesimple/
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process.
Once you’ve installed CMS Made Simple, you need to secure the installation by removing the installation directory and creating a .htaccess file. Run the following command to remove the installation directory:
sudo rm -rf /var/www/html/cmsmadesimple/installation/
Next, create a .htaccess file in the CMS Made Simple directory by running the following command:
sudo vi /var/www/html/cmsmadesimple/.htaccess
And add the following code to the file:
# Apache 2.2+
<FilesMatch "\.(tpl|ini|log)">
Order deny,allow
Deny from all
</FilesMatch>
# Apache 2.4+
<IfModule mod_authz_core.c>
<FilesMatch "\.(tpl|ini|log)">
Require all denied
</FilesMatch>
</IfModule>
Congratulations! You’ve successfully installed CMS Made Simple on Debian Latest. With this, you can create and manage your website easily.
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