SPIP is a popular free CMS (Content Management System) that allows users to create websites and publish content easily. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing SPIP on Fedora CoreOS Latest operating system.
Before you begin the installation process, make sure your system meets the following requirements:
Follow the steps below to install SPIP on Fedora CoreOS:
SPIP requires a web server to run, and Apache is a popular choice. To install Apache on your Fedora CoreOS system, run the following command:
sudo dnf install httpd
Once Apache is installed, start the Apache service by running the following command:
sudo systemctl start httpd
You can also enable the Apache service to start automatically at system boot time by running the following command:
sudo systemctl enable httpd
SPIP is written in PHP, so you need to install PHP and some required modules. To install PHP and related modules, run the following command:
sudo dnf install php php-cli php-mysqlnd php-xml php-gd php-mbstring
Download the latest version of SPIP from the official SPIP website at https://www.spip.net/fr. Extract the downloaded package to the Apache web root directory /var/www/html/
directory as shown below:
sudo unzip spip-x.y.z.zip -d /var/www/html/
It is advised to rename the extracted SPIP directory to a more readable name:
sudo mv /var/www/html/spip-x.y.z /var/www/html/spip/
Set the proper permissions to the SPIP directory and subdirectories so that Apache can write to it. Run the following commands to set the directory permissions:
sudo chown -R apache:apache /var/www/html/spip/
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/spip/
Create an Apache virtual host configuration file for SPIP as shown below:
sudo vi /etc/httpd/conf.d/spip.conf
Add the following configuration in the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin example@example.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/spip/
ServerName spip.example.com
ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/spip.error.log
CustomLog /var/log/httpd/spip.access.log common
<Directory /var/www/html/spip>
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
Here, replace the ServerAdmin and ServerName values with your own, and save the file.
Once the virtual host configuration is saved, restart the Apache services to apply the changes:
sudo systemctl restart httpd
Open a web browser and navigate to the http://spip.example.com/
URL. You should see the SPIP installation page. Follow the on-screen instructions and provide the necessary details to complete the installation.
If your firewall is enabled, you should allow HTTP traffic to pass through it. To enable HTTP traffic in the firewall, run the following commands:
sudo firewall-cmd --add-service=http --permanent
sudo firewall-cmd --reload
Now you have successfully installed SPIP on Fedora CoreOS Latest.
In this tutorial, we have learned how to install SPIP on Fedora CoreOS, a popular free CMS, and publish content easily. We have also configured Apache virtual host to point to SPIP and enabled the firewall to allow HTTP traffic. You can now create your websites, publish content and manage them easily using SPIP on Fedora CoreOS.
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