Contao is a content management system that allows you to build and manage websites. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Contao on Kali Linux latest version.
Before we start the installation process, let's make sure that Kali Linux is up to date. Open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
This will update all the packages and libraries on your Kali Linux.
Contao is a PHP-based application, and we need to install the Apache webserver and PHP on our Kali Linux machine. Run the following command on the terminal:
sudo apt-get install apache2 php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql
This command will install the Apache webserver, PHP, and other necessary packages.
Contao also requires a database to store the website data. MySQL is the most popular open-source relational database management system. Run the following command to install MySQL:
sudo apt-get install mysql-server
Once the installation is complete, we need to configure MySQL. Run the following command:
sudo mysql_secure_installation
This command will launch a script that will guide you through the MySQL security settings. Follow the prompts, and set the MySQL root password.
Download the latest version of Contao from the official website: https://contao.org/en/. Once the download is complete, extract the contents of the archive.
We need to set the permissions of the Contao directory. Run the following command:
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/contao
sudo chmod -R 777 /var/www/html/contao
These commands will set the permissions of the Contao directory to the Apache webserver user.
The final step is to configure Apache to serve the Contao website. Edit the Apache configuration file using your favorite text editor:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/contao.conf
Add the following lines to the configuration file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin admin@localhost
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/contao
ServerName example.com
<Directory /var/www/html/contao>
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Replace example.com with your domain name or IP address. Save and close the file.
Next, enable the Contao virtual host and restart Apache:
sudo a2ensite contao.conf
sudo systemctl restart apache2
Open your web browser and navigate to http://example.com/install.php. Follow the instructions on the screen to install Contao.
That's it! You have successfully installed Contao on Kali Linux. You can now log in to the Contao admin panel and start building your website.
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