Flextype is a lightweight and easy-to-use content management system that can be easily installed on various systems, including Kali Linux. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the step-by-step process of installing Flextype on Kali Linux Latest.
Before you begin the installation process, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:
First, you need to install PHP on your Kali Linux system. To install PHP, open the terminal and enter the following command:
sudo apt-get install php7.4 php7.4-cli php7.4-common php7.4-curl php7.4-gd php7.4-mbstring php7.4-mysql php7.4-opcache php7.4-readline php7.4-xml php7.4-zip
Next, you need to install a web server (Apache or Nginx) on your Kali Linux system. For example, if you want to install Apache, enter the following command in the terminal:
sudo apt-get install apache2
Alternatively, if you prefer Nginx, you can install it with the following command:
sudo apt-get install nginx
After installing a web server, you also need to install a database server (MySQL or MariaDB) on your Kali Linux system. For example, if you want to install MySQL, enter the following command in the terminal:
sudo apt-get install mysql-server
Alternatively, if you prefer MariaDB, you can install it with the following command:
sudo apt-get install mariadb-server
During the installation process, you will be prompted to set a root password for the database server.
Once you have installed all the required software, you can download and extract the Flextype files. To do this, open the terminal and enter the following commands:
cd /var/www/html
sudo wget https://github.com/flextype/flextype/releases/download/v0.9.17/flextype-0.9.17.zip
sudo unzip flextype-0.9.17.zip
This will download and extract the Flextype files to the /var/www/html/flextype directory.
After downloading and extracting Flextype, you need to configure your web server (Apache or Nginx) to serve the files. For example, if you are using Apache, create a new virtual host file with the following command:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/flextype.conf
Then, add the following contents to the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName yourdomain.com
ServerAlias www.yourdomain.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/flextype
<Directory /var/www/html/flextype>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
AllowOverride All
Order allow,deny
allow from all
</Directory>
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Make sure to replace yourdomain.com with your actual domain name.
If you are using Nginx, create a new server block file with the following command:
sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/flextype.conf
Then, add the following contents to the file:
server {
listen 80;
server_name yourdomain.com www.yourdomain.com;
root /var/www/html/flextype;
index index.php;
location / {
try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
}
location ~ \.php$ {
include snippets/fastcgi-php.conf;
fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php/php7.4-fpm.sock;
}
location ~ /\.ht {
deny all;
}
}
Again, make sure to replace yourdomain.com with your actual domain name.
After configuring Apache or Nginx, you need to restart the web server to apply the changes. For example, if you are using Apache, enter the following command in the terminal:
sudo systemctl restart apache2
Alternatively, if you are using Nginx, enter the following command:
sudo systemctl restart nginx
Finally, you can access Flextype in your web browser by entering the URL of your domain name. For example, if your domain name is yourdomain.com, enter the following URL in your web browser:
http://yourdomain.com
This will open the Flextype installation wizard, where you can configure the site settings and create your first pages.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Flextype on Kali Linux Latest.
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