Tutorial for Installing Pagekit on Debian Latest

Pagekit is an open source content management system that allows users to create and manage websites more easily. In this tutorial, we will guide you step-by-step on how to install Pagekit on Debian latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure you have the following:

• A server running Debian latest.
• A sudo user account.

Step 1: Update and Upgrade the System

It is always important to ensure that your system is up-to-date before installing anything. Run the following commands to update and upgrade your system.

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade

Step 2: Install a Web Server

Pagekit requires a web server to function. You can choose any web server of your choice. In this tutorial, we will use the Apache web server.

Install Apache using the command below:

sudo apt install apache2

Once installed, start the Apache web server and enable it to start on boot using these commands:

sudo systemctl start apache2
sudo systemctl enable apache2

Step 3: Install PHP

Pagekit requires PHP to be installed on your system. Install PHP by running the following command:

sudo apt install php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql php-curl php-gd php-json php-mbstring php-xml php-zip

Restart Apache to apply PHP configurations:

sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 4: Install MariaDB

Pagekit requires a database to store website data. We will install MariaDB, a popular open-source database management system.

Install MariaDB with this command:

sudo apt install mariadb-server

Once installed, start the MariaDB service and enable it to start on boot:

sudo systemctl start mariadb
sudo systemctl enable mariadb

Configure the database by running:

sudo mysql_secure_installation

Step 5: Create a Database for Pagekit

Log in to the MariaDB server as the root user:

sudo mysql -u root -p

Create a database named pagekit with this command:

CREATE DATABASE pagekit;

Create a user named pagekit with a password:

CREATE USER 'pagekit'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';

Grant privileges to the user for the pagekit database:

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON pagekit.* TO 'pagekit'@'localhost' WITH GRANT OPTION;

Flush privileges to apply changes:

FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Exit the MariaDB shell:

exit

Step 6: Download and Install Pagekit

Navigate to the /var/www/html directory, then download the latest version of Pagekit using the command below:

sudo curl -sS https://pagekit.com/api/download/latest -o pagekit.zip

Unzip the package to the current directory and rename the extracted folder to pagekit:

sudo unzip pagekit.zip -d /var/www/html/
sudo mv /var/www/html/pagekit-* /var/www/html/pagekit

Change the ownership of the Pagekit files to the Apache user and the Apache group:

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/pagekit/

Step 7: Configure Pagekit

Create a new virtual host configuration file for Pagekit:

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/pagekit.conf

Add the following content to the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName your_domain.tld
    ServerAlias www.your_domain.tld
    DocumentRoot /var/www/html/pagekit
    <Directory /var/www/html/pagekit/>
        Options FollowSymlinks
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/pagekit_error.log
    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/pagekit_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Replace your_domain.tld with your domain name or IP address.

Enable the virtual host configuration and restart Apache:

sudo a2ensite pagekit.conf
sudo systemctl restart apache2

Navigate to your website in your browser, and you should see the Pagekit setup screen. Follow the setup wizard to complete the installation.

Conclusion

In this tutorial we have shown you step-by-step how to install Pagekit on Debian latest. You can now begin using Pagekit to create and manage websites.

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