In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Contao on EndeavourOS Latest. Contao is a web-based content management system (CMS) that allows you to create and manage websites.
Before installing any new software, it is recommended to update your system to ensure that you have the latest packages installed.
To update your system, run the following command:
sudo pacman -Syu
This command will update your system to the latest packages.
Contao requires a web server to run. In this tutorial, we will be using Apache as our web server.
To install Apache, run the following command:
sudo pacman -S apache
After the installation is complete, start the Apache service and enable it to start automatically at boot:
sudo systemctl start httpd
sudo systemctl enable httpd
Contao requires PHP (version 7 or higher) to run. In this tutorial, we will be using PHP 7.
To install PHP and all required extensions, run the following command:
sudo pacman -S php php-apache
After the installation is complete, restart the Apache service:
sudo systemctl restart httpd
Contao requires a database to store its data. In this tutorial, we will be using MariaDB as our database management system.
To install MariaDB, run the following command:
sudo pacman -S mariadb
After the installation is complete, start the MariaDB service and enable it to start automatically at boot:
sudo systemctl start mariadb
sudo systemctl enable mariadb
Run the following command to secure your MariaDB installation:
sudo mysql_secure_installation
To create a database for Contao, you need to log in to your MariaDB server:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Enter your MariaDB root password when prompted.
Create a new database for Contao:
CREATE DATABASE contao;
Create a new user for Contao:
CREATE USER 'contao'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
Grant privileges to the Contao user:
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON contao.* TO 'contao'@'localhost';
Exit the MariaDB prompt:
exit;
Download the latest version of Contao from the official website:
wget https://download.contao.org/contao-latest.tar.gz
Extract the downloaded archive:
tar -xvf contao-latest.tar.gz
Move the extracted files to the Apache document root directory:
sudo mv contao-*/ /srv/http/
Modify the ownership and permissions of the Contao files:
sudo chown -R http:http /srv/http/contao-*/
sudo chmod -R 755 /srv/http/contao-*/
Create a new virtual host file for Contao:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/extra/contao.conf
Add the following configurations:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin webmaster@example.com
DocumentRoot "/srv/http/contao/web"
ServerName example.com
ServerAlias www.example.com
ErrorLog "/var/log/httpd/contao-error_log"
CustomLog "/var/log/httpd/contao-access_log" common
<Directory "/srv/http/contao/web">
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
Save and close the file.
Enable the new virtual host file and restart Apache:
sudo a2ensite contao.conf
sudo systemctl restart httpd
Open your web browser and navigate to your domain name or IP address. You should see the Contao installation page:
Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. When prompted, enter the database credentials that you created earlier.
After the installation is complete, log in to the Contao backend using the admin username and password that you created during the installation.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Contao on EndeavourOS Latest.
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