REDAXO is a content management system that allows you to create and manage websites without any coding experience. If you're running Fedora Server Latest, this guide will walk you through the steps for installing REDAXO.
Before you begin, make sure your system meets the following requirements:
Before anything else, it's always best to update your system packages to ensure that your system is up to date. Open up a terminal and run the following command:
sudo dnf update -y
Once the updates are installed, you can move on to the next step.
REDAXO needs a web server to run, and Apache is one of the most popular web servers in the world. Run the following command to install Apache:
sudo dnf install httpd -y
Once Apache is installed, start the service and enable it to start on boot:
sudo systemctl start httpd
sudo systemctl enable httpd
Verify that Apache is running by visiting your server's IP address in your web browser. You should see the default Apache page.
REDAXO is written in PHP, so you'll need to install PHP and a few extensions to get it up and running. Run the following command:
sudo dnf install php php-mysqlnd php-gd php-xml -y
Once PHP is installed, you'll need to restart Apache for the changes to take effect:
sudo systemctl restart httpd
REDAXO also requires a database to store its content. Install MySQL with the following command:
sudo dnf install mysql-server -y
Once MySQL is installed, start the service and enable it to start on boot:
sudo systemctl start mysqld
sudo systemctl enable mysqld
By default, MySQL is not secured, so you'll need to run the following command to secure it:
sudo mysql_secure_installation
Follow the prompts to set a root password, remove anonymous users, disallow root login remotely, remove test databases and access to them, and reload privilege tables.
Now that MySQL is secured, you can create a database and user for REDAXO. Log into the MySQL command line interface with the following command:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Enter your root password when prompted. Once you're in, create a new database and user with the following commands:
CREATE DATABASE redaxo_db;
CREATE USER 'redaxo_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'YOUR_PASSWORD';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON redaxo_db.* TO 'redaxo_user'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;
Replace YOUR_PASSWORD with a secure password of your choice.
Download the latest version of REDAXO from the website and extract it to the Apache document root:
cd /var/www/html/
sudo dnf install wget -y
sudo wget https://github.com/redaxo/redaxo/releases/download/6.2.2/redaxo_6.2.2.zip
sudo unzip redaxo_6.2.2.zip
sudo mv redaxo/* .
sudo chown -R apache:apache /var/www/html/
sudo rm -rf redaxo redaxo_6.2.2.zip
In the above commands, we downloaded the latest version of REDAXO (6.2.2 at the time of writing), extracted it to the Apache document root (/var/www/html/), and set the ownership to the apache user and group.
Go to http://yourserverIP/redaxo/ in your web browser, and you'll be greeted with the REDAXO setup page. Follow the on-screen instructions to connect to your database and set up your admin user.
Once you've finished the setup, you can log in to the REDAXO admin area by going to http://yourserverIP/redaxo/ in your web browser and entering your admin credentials.
You've now successfully installed REDAXO on Fedora Server Latest. REDAXO is a powerful content management system that allows you to create and manage websites without any coding experience. Enjoy!
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