Pico is a fast and lightweight CMS (Content Management System) that is designed to be easy to use and easy to install. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Pico on a Fedora Server Latest environment.
The first step is to update your Fedora Server Latest system by running the following command:
sudo dnf update -y
This will ensure that your system is up to date with the latest security patches and bug fixes.
Pico is a PHP-based CMS, so the next step is to install PHP and its extensions. Run the following command to install PHP and its recommended extensions:
sudo dnf install -y php php-opcache php-gd php-mysqlnd php-pdo
Pico requires a web server to function, so the next step is to install Apache. Run the following command to install Apache on your Fedora server:
sudo dnf install -y httpd
The easiest way to install Pico is to use Composer, a PHP package manager. Run the following command to install Composer:
sudo dnf install -y composer
Next, create a new directory for your Pico website:
sudo mkdir /var/www/html/pico
Change the ownership and permissions of the directory to the Apache user:
sudo chown -R apache:apache /var/www/html/pico
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/pico
Now, navigate to the directory and run the following command to install Pico:
cd /var/www/html/pico
sudo composer require picocms/pico
To serve your Pico website from Apache, you need to configure an Apache virtual host. Create a new configuration file called "pico.conf" in the Apache "conf.d" directory:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf.d/pico.conf
Add the following configuration:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName pico.example.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/pico
<Directory /var/www/html/pico>
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
Replace "pico.example.com" with your own domain name or server IP address.
Save and close the file, then restart Apache:
sudo systemctl restart httpd
Now that Pico is installed and configured, you can create your new website. Create a new file called "index.md" in the Pico directory:
sudo nano /var/www/html/pico/index.md
Add some content to the file, using the Markdown syntax:
# Welcome to my Pico website!
This is my first Pico website.
Save and close the file.
Open your web browser and navigate to your Pico website address (http://pico.example.com). You should see your Pico website with the content you added in Step 6.
Congratulations, you have successfully installed Pico on Fedora Server Latest and created your first Pico website!
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