CMS Made Simple is an open-source Content Management System that makes it easy for users to manage and publish web content. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install CMS Made Simple on Fedora CoreOS Latest.
Before starting the installation, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:
Access to a user account with administrative privileges in Fedora CoreOS Latest.
A stable internet connection.
Before installing CMS Made Simple, it's essential to ensure that your Fedora CoreOS system is up to date. For this, open the terminal and execute the following commands:
sudo dnf update
sudo dnf upgrade
This will update the existing software packages, including the system's kernel.
CMS Made Simple is a PHP-based application. Hence, before installing it, you need to ensure that your system has the necessary PHP extensions and tools installed. To do so, execute the following command in the terminal:
sudo dnf install php php-opcache php-gd php-curl php-mysqlnd php-mbstring php-xml mariadb mariadb-server -y
This command will install the required PHP extensions, MySQL database server, and other necessary packages.
To download CMS Made Simple's latest version, head over to the official website (https://www.cmsmadesimple.org/downloads/) and copy the download link. Then, use wget to download the package in the terminal:
wget https://download.cmsmadesimple.org/cmsms-2.2.15-install.tar.gz
This will download the CMS Made Simple packages to your current working directory.
After downloading, you need to extract the downloaded package. To do so, use the following command in the terminal:
tar -xvf cmsms-2.2.15-install.tar.gz
This command will extract the CMS Made Simple package to a new directory called cmsms.
The next step is to copy the extracted CMS Made Simple files into the document root. In Fedora CoreOS Latest, the default document root folder is /var/www/html/. You can copy the files there by executing the following command in the terminal:
sudo cp -a cmsms/. /var/www/html/
This command will copy all the CMS Made Simple files into the document root folder.
Before you can start using CMS Made Simple, you need to create a database for it. For this, you can use the following command in the terminal:
sudo mysql_secure_installation
This command will prompt you several questions to create a root password, remove anonymous users, disallow remote root login, and remove the test database. Answer the questions accordingly.
Afterward, you can create a new database and user for CMS Made Simple using the following commands:
sudo mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE cmsms_db;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON cmsms_db.* TO 'cmsms_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'CMSMS_PASSWORD';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;
Ensure to replace CMSMS_PASSWORD with the desired password for the cmsms_user.
After setting up the database, navigate to your website's URL using a web browser. You should see the CMS Made Simple installation wizard. Follow the instructions to complete the installation.
During the installation, you'll be prompted to enter the following details:
Database name: Enter the database name you created earlier, i.e., cmsms_db.
Database username: Enter the database username, i.e., cmsms_user.
Database password: Enter the password you used to create the cmsms_user.
Database host: Enter localhost.
Site name: Enter the site name you wish to use.
Superuser login: Enter the desired superuser login details.
Email address: Enter the email address associated with the superuser.
After entering all the required details, click the "install" button to complete the installation.
By following the steps mentioned above, you can now install CMS Made Simple on Fedora CoreOS Latest. Once installed, you can start using CMS Made Simple to manage and publish your web content.
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