How to Install BigTree CMS on Elementary OS Latest

BigTree CMS is a free open source content management system for creating and managing websites and web applications. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps of installing BigTree CMS on Elementary OS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, you will need:

• A system running Elementary OS Latest
• A user account with sudo privileges
• Apache web server installed and running
• PHP and MySQL installed

Step 1: Download BigTree CMS

First, visit the official BigTree CMS website at https://www.bigtreecms.org/ and download the latest version of the software.

Step 2: Unzip and Move to Web Root

Next, unzip the downloaded file and move the extracted directory to the web root directory:

$ unzip bigtree-vX.X.X.zip
$ sudo mv bigtree-vX.X.X /var/www/html/bigtree

Step 3: Create MySQL Database and User

Create a MySQL database and user for BigTree CMS:

$ mysql -u root -p

mysql> CREATE DATABASE bigtreedb;
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON bigtreedb.* TO 'bigtreeuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
mysql> EXIT;

Note: Replace bigtreedb, bigtreeuser, and password with your desired values.

Step 4: Configure Apache

Create a new Apache virtual host configuration file for BigTree CMS:

$ sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/bigtree.conf

Paste the following configuration into the file:

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

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

        ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/bigtree_error.log
        CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/bigtree_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Note: Replace admin@example.com and example.com with your actual email address and domain name, respectively.

Enable the new virtual host and restart Apache:

$ sudo a2ensite bigtree.conf
$ sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 5: Install BigTree CMS

Open a web browser and navigate to http://example.com/install, where example.com is your domain name. Follow the installation wizard to install BigTree CMS.

During the installation process, you will be asked to provide the following information:

• Database Name: bigtreedb (or your chosen name)
• Database User: bigtreeuser (or your chosen name)
• Database Password: password (or your chosen password)
• Hostname: localhost
• Username: An administrator username to access the CMS
• Password: A strong password for the administrator account
• Website Name: The name of your website

After the installation is complete, you can access the BigTree CMS admin panel by navigating to http://example.com/admin, where example.com is your domain name.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed BigTree CMS on Elementary OS Latest. You can now start creating and managing your website or web application with BigTree CMS.

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