FlatPress is a lightweight and easy-to-use blogging platform that allows you to create and publish content online. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing FlatPress on your Elementary OS Latest system.
Before you start, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
The first thing you need to do is update your system by running the following command in the terminal:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
FlatPress requires a LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) environment to run. You can install the LAMP server by running the following command in the terminal:
sudo apt-get install apache2 mysql-server php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql
During the installation process, you will be prompted to set a password for the MySQL root user.
After installing the LAMP server, the next step is to download and extract FlatPress. You can download the latest version of FlatPress from the official website using the following command:
wget https://github.com/flatpress/flatpress/releases/download/v1.1.3/FlatPress-1.1.3.tar.gz
Once the download is complete, extract the archive file using the following command:
tar -zxvf FlatPress-1.1.3.tar.gz
The extracted files should be located in a directory called FlatPress.
Now that you have downloaded and extracted FlatPress, the next step is to configure Apache. You can do this by creating a new Apache virtual host using the following command:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/flatpress.conf
In the file, add the following configuration:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
DocumentRoot /var/www/flatpress
<Directory /var/www/flatpress>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/flatpress_error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/flatpress_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Save and exit the file.
Enable the virtual host by running the following command:
sudo a2ensite flatpress.conf
Restart the Apache web server using the following command:
sudo systemctl restart apache2
FlatPress requires a MySQL database to store its data. You can create a new MySQL database and user using the following command:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Enter your MySQL root password when prompted.
Once you are logged into MySQL, create a new database and user by running the following commands:
CREATE DATABASE flatpress;
CREATE USER 'flatpressuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON flatpress.* TO 'flatpressuser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Replace 'password' with a strong password of your choice.
Exit MySQL by running the following command:
exit
Now that you have configured Apache and created a MySQL database, the next step is to install FlatPress. You can do this by copying the FlatPress files to the /var/www/flatpress directory using the following command:
sudo cp -r FlatPress/* /var/www/flatpress/
Once the files are copied, navigate to http://localhost/flatpress/ in your web browser to start the installation process.
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process, and enter the MySQL database details (database name, username, and password) when prompted.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed FlatPress on your Elementary OS Latest system. You can now start creating and publishing content on your new blog.
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