How to Install FlatPress on Kali Linux Latest

FlatPress is a lightweight and easy-to-use blogging platform that can be installed on your Kali Linux system. Follow these steps to install FlatPress on Kali Linux latest version:

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, make sure that you have the following software installed on your Kali Linux system:

• Apache or Nginx web server
• PHP version 5.3 or higher
• MySQL database server

You can install Apache, PHP, and MySQL using the commands below:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install apache2 php mysql-server

Step 1: Download and Extract FlatPress

First, download the latest FlatPress version from the official website. You can use wget command to download it:

wget https://flatpress.org/files/flatpress-latest.zip

Extract the downloaded file using the following command:

unzip flatpress-latest.zip -d /var/www/html/

The above command will extract the flatpress files to /var/www/html/flatpress directory.

Step 2: Create MySQL Database

FlatPress requires a MySQL database to store its data. Follow these steps to create a new database for FlatPress:

1. Log in to the MySQL server using the following command:

mysql -u root -p

2. Create a new database named flatpress using the following command:

CREATE DATABASE flatpress;

3. Create a new user and password for flatpress database using the following command:

CREATE USER 'flatpressuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your_password_here';

4. Grant all privileges to the flatpressuser for the flatpress database using the following command:

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON flatpress.* TO 'flatpressuser'@'localhost';

5. Flush the privileges using the following command:

FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Step 3: Configure FlatPress

Now, navigate to the flatpress directory using the following command:

cd /var/www/html/flatpress/

Copy the configuration file using the following command:

cp fp-config-sample.php fp-config.php

Open the fp-config.php file in your favorite text editor using the following command:

nano fp-config.php

Enter the database credentials that you have created in step 2 in the following section:

/**
* database settings
*/
define('FP_DB_TYPE', 'mysql'); // database type (supported: mysql)
define('FP_DB_NAME', 'flatpress'); // database name
define('FP_DB_USER', 'flatpressuser'); // database user
define('FP_DB_PASS', 'your_password_here'); // database password
define('FP_DB_CHARSET', 'utf8'); // set the charset used for the database tables

Save and close the file.

Step 4: Configure Apache or Nginx

If you are using Apache, create a new virtual host configuration file for FlatPress using the following command:

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/flatpress.conf

Add the following lines to the configuration file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerAdmin admin@yourdomain.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/html/flatpress/
    ServerName yourdomain.com
    ServerAlias www.yourdomain.com
    <Directory /var/www/html/flatpress/>
        Options FollowSymlinks
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
    ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/flatpress-error_log
    CustomLog /var/log/apache2/flatpress-access_log common
</VirtualHost>

Save and close the file.

Finally, enable the virtual host using the following command:

sudo a2ensite flatpress.conf

If you are using Nginx, create a new server block configuration file for FlatPress using the following command:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/flatpress

Add the following lines to the configuration file:

server {
        listen 80;
        server_name yourdomain.com www.yourdomain.com;
        root /var/www/html/flatpress;

        index index.php;

        location / {
                try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args;
        }

        location ~ \.php$ {
                include snippets/fastcgi-php.conf;
                fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php/php7.2-fpm.sock;
        }
}

Save and close the file.

Finally, enable the server block using the following command:

sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/flatpress /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/

Restart Apache or Nginx using the following command:

sudo systemctl restart apache2

or

sudo systemctl restart nginx

Step 5: Access FlatPress

Open your web browser and navigate to http://yourdomain.com. You should see the FlatPress installation page. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed FlatPress on your Kali Linux system.

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