Installing SilverStripe on Fedora CoreOS

SilverStripe is a powerful and flexible content management system (CMS) that you can use to create websites and web applications. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install SilverStripe on Fedora CoreOS, a minimal and container-ready operating system optimized for running containerized workloads.

Prerequisites

Before you proceed with this tutorial, you will need:

• A running instance of Fedora CoreOS with administrative privileges
• Access to a terminal or command-line interface (CLI)

Step 1: Install PHP and its dependencies

SilverStripe requires PHP, a popular server-side scripting language used to build dynamic web pages. To install PHP and its dependencies, run the following command:

sudo dnf install php php-mysqlnd php-mbstring php-xml php-gd php-curl php-zip

Step 2: Download and install Composer

Composer is a dependency manager for PHP that you can use to install SilverStripe. To download and install Composer, run the following commands:

sudo curl --silent https://getcomposer.org/installer | php
sudo mv composer.phar /usr/local/bin/composer
sudo ln -s /usr/local/bin/composer /usr/bin/composer

Step 3: Download and extract SilverStripe

Download the latest version of SilverStripe from the official website:

sudo curl -O https://www.silverstripe.org/assets/releases/SilverStripe-cms-v4.8.0.tar.gz

Extract the contents of the archive to the web server document root directory:

sudo tar -xvzf SilverStripe-cms-v4.8.0.tar.gz -C /var/www/html/
sudo mv /var/www/html/SilverStripe* /var/www/html/silverstripe

Set the ownership and permissions of the extracted files :

sudo chown -R apache:apache /var/www/html/silverstripe/ 
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/silverstripe/

Step 4: Create a new database and user for SilverStripe

SilverStripe uses a database to store content and metadata. In this step, we will create a new database and user by running the following commands:

sudo mysql -u root -p

Enter your MySQL root password when prompted. Then, enter the following commands to create a new database and user:

CREATE DATABASE silverstripe_db;
CREATE USER 'silverstripe_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'new_password_here'; 
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON silverstripe_db.* TO 'silverstripe_user'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;

Step 5: Configure SilverStripe

Open the SilverStripe configuration file using your preferred text editor:

sudo nano /var/www/html/silverstripe/.env

Edit the following lines to match your MySQL database details:

SS_DATABASE_CLASS="MySQLPDODatabase"
SS_DATABASE_SERVER="localhost"
SS_DATABASE_NAME="silverstripe_db"
SS_DATABASE_USERNAME="silverstripe_user"
SS_DATABASE_PASSWORD="new_password_here"

Step 6: Launch the web server and install SilverStripe

Launch the Apache web server using the following command:

sudo systemctl start httpd

You can now access your SilverStripe installation by entering your server's IP address or domain name in your web browser's address bar. To complete the installation, follow the on-screen instructions and provide the required information, such as your site title, administrator account, and email address.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you have learned how to install SilverStripe on Fedora CoreOS, a container-optimized operating system. You have also configured Apache web server and MySQL database for SilverStripe, and started the installation process. Now that you have a fully functional SilverStripe installation, feel free to explore its features and capabilities, and start building your dream website or web application.

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