Contao is a leading open-source CMS (Content Management System) that provides a user-friendly and flexible web-based interface for building professional websites.
In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Contao on Fedora Server Latest.
Before we start the installation process, it is essential to ensure that the system is up-to-date. To achieve this, follow the steps below:
Open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo dnf update -y
This command will automatically update your system packages.
Contao requires a web server, PHP, and a database to function correctly. Therefore, we need to install the LAMP stack.
We can install the LAMP stack via the LAMP script installer, which installs all the necessary packages in one command.
To install the LAMP stack, execute the following command:
sudo dnf install -y lamp-server
The LAMP script will install the following packages:
After installing MariaDB, run the following commands to configure the root user and password of the database.
sudo mysql_secure_installation
This will prompt you for your MariaDB root password, then guide you through the secured installation process. You can opt to change the root password, require a strong password, and remove the anonymous user and test database.
Contao requires various PHP extensions to function. Therefore, you need to install the necessary PHP modules. To install PHP modules, execute the following command:
sudo dnf install -y php-opcache php-imagick php-intl php-xml php-mysqlnd php-mbstring php-gd
Next, let's download Contao by following the steps below:
Run the following command to navigate to the webserver document root directory:
cd /var/www/html/
Download the latest stable release of Contao by executing the following command:
sudo wget https://download.contao.org/4.10.7.tar.gz
Extract the downloaded file by running the following command:
sudo tar -xf 4.10.7.tar.gz
The extracted Contao files should now be located in the /var/www/html/4.10.7 directory.
To utilize Contao, we need to configure an Apache virtual host. To achieve this, follow the steps below:
Create a virtual host file, contao.conf, using the following command:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf.d/contao.conf
Add the following content to the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/4.10.7/web/
ServerName your-domain.com
<Directory "/var/www/html/4.10.7/web/">
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
Remember to replace "your-domain.com" with your website domain name.
Save and close the file.
After creating the virtual host file, we need to restart Apache to apply the changes. Run the following command to restart Apache:
sudo systemctl restart httpd
We can now complete the Contao installation by following the steps below:
Navigate to the following URL on your browser:
http://your-domain.com/contao/install
On the installation page, fill out the necessary information, select the desired admin username and password, then click the "Install Contao" button.
After the installation process completes, you will receive a successful message on the last page.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Contao on Fedora Server Latest.
Now that you have installed Contao, you can start using its features and functionality to develop websites. We hope this tutorial has been helpful in guiding you through the installation process.
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