REDAXO is an open-source content management system (CMS) that is designed to create and manage websites with ease. Kali Linux is a penetration testing and security auditing platform, but it can also be used for web development purposes. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install REDAXO on Kali Linux.
To complete this tutorial, you will need the following:
Before installing REDAXO, we need to install the Apache web server on our Kali Linux system. To do this, open a terminal window and type the following command:
sudo apt-get install apache2
After the installation is complete, start the Apache web server by running the following command:
sudo systemctl start apache2
By default, Apache should start automatically on boot. You can check if the Apache web server is running by typing the following command:
sudo systemctl status apache2
If Apache is running, you should see output that indicates it is active and running.
REDAXO requires PHP version 7.0 or higher to be installed on the system. To install PHP 7 on Kali Linux, open a terminal window and run the following command:
sudo apt-get install php7.0
Next, install the required PHP extensions by running the following command:
sudo apt-get install php7.0-mbstring php7.0-xml php7.0-gd php7.0-curl
REDAXO requires a database server to be installed. We will be using MariaDB as our database server. To install MariaDB on Kali Linux, run the following command:
sudo apt-get install mariadb-server
After the installation is complete, start the MariaDB service by running the following command:
sudo systemctl start mariadb
Enable the MariaDB service to start automatically on boot by running the following command:
sudo systemctl enable mariadb
After installing MariaDB, we need to configure it for use with REDAXO. Follow the steps below to do this:
sudo mysql_secure_installation
Follow the prompts to set a root password, remove anonymous users, disallow remote root login, and remove test databases.
Log in to the MariaDB server as the root user:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Enter the root password you set in step 2.
Create a new database for REDAXO and a new user with full access to the database. Replace [dbname], [username], and [password] with your preferred values:
CREATE DATABASE [dbname];
CREATE USER '[username]'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '[password]';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON [dbname].* TO '[username]'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Now that we have installed and configured the necessary components, we can download and install REDAXO. Follow the steps below to do this:
Go to the REDAXO download page at https://www.redaxo.org/download/.
Scroll down to the section "REDAXO Web Edition" and click the "Download .zip" button to download the latest version.
Extract the REDAXO archive to the web root directory. The web root directory on Kali Linux is typically located at /var/www/html. You can extract the archive using the following command:
sudo unzip redaxo_*.zip -d /var/www/html/
www-data. You can do this using the following command:sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/redaxo/
Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost/redaxo. Follow the prompts to complete the installation process.
When prompted for the database connection details, enter the database name, username, and password that you created in Step 4.
Once the installation is complete, you should be able to log in to the REDAXO backend by navigating to http://localhost/redaxo/login.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed REDAXO on Kali Linux. You can now start creating and managing your website using REDAXO.
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