CMS Made Simple is an open-source content management system that allows you to create and manage websites with ease. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install CMS Made Simple on FreeBSD Latest.
Before we begin, ensure that you have the following:
It is important to update your FreeBSD Latest system to ensure that you have the latest security patches and updates installed. To update your system, run the following command:
sudo pkg update && sudo pkg upgrade
CMS Made Simple requires PHP to be installed on your FreeBSD Latest server. To install PHP, run the following command:
sudo pkg install php
Download the latest version of CMS Made Simple:
sudo wget https://downloads.cmsmadesimple.org/cmsmadesimple.tar.gz
Extract the downloaded file using the following command:
sudo tar -xzvf cmsmadesimple.tar.gz
Move the extracted CMS Made Simple directory to your web server's root directory (/usr/local/www/apache24/data for Apache):
sudo mv cmsmadesimple /usr/local/www/apache24/data
Change the ownership of the CMS Made Simple files to the web server user:
sudo chown -R www:www /usr/local/www/apache24/data/cmsmadesimple
Open your web browser and navigate to http://your_server_ip/cmsmadesimple.
Follow the on-screen instructions to configure CMS Made Simple. You will need to provide your database credentials and administrative login information.
Once you have completed the setup process, you can log in to CMS Made Simple and start building your website.
In this tutorial, we showed you how to install CMS Made Simple on FreeBSD Latest. With CMS Made Simple, you can easily create and manage websites without having to write a single line of code. If you run into any issues during the installation process, feel free to refer to the official CMS Made Simple documentation or seek help from the FreeBSD community.
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