How to Install Roadiz on Kali Linux

Roadiz is a modern CMS framework that is easy to use and highly customizable. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Roadiz on Kali Linux.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:

Step 1: Install Apache and PHP

The first step is to install Apache and PHP on your Kali Linux system:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install apache2
sudo apt-get install php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql

To verify if Apache is installed successfully, you can open your browser and type http://localhost/. You should see the "Apache2 Debian Default Page".

Step 2: Install MySQL

Next, you need to install MySQL for the database backend of Roadiz.

sudo apt-get install mysql-server mysql-client

To verify if MySQL is installed successfully, you can run:

sudo service mysql start

Step 3: Install Composer

Composer is a dependency manager for PHP, which is used to manage the installation of Roadiz.

sudo apt-get install composer

Step 4: Download and Install Roadiz

Once you have all the prerequisites installed, you can proceed to download and install Roadiz. You can download the latest stable version of Roadiz from the official website.

After you have downloaded Roadiz, extract the package and navigate to the directory where you have extracted it.

tar -zxvf roadiz.tar.gz
cd roadiz

Now, use composer to install the required packages and dependencies.

composer install

Step 5: Configure Roadiz

Now it's time to configure Roadiz. Run the following command to start the installation script:

sudo php bin/roadiz install

Follow the on-screen instructions to configure Roadiz. You will be asked to provide MySQL database credentials, an admin username and password, and some other basic settings.

Once the installation is done, you can access Roadiz by visiting http://localhost/roadiz/ in your browser.

Conclusion

That's it! You have successfully installed Roadiz on your Kali Linux system. You can now start building your website on this CMS framework.

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