SilverStripe is an open-source content management system that allows you to create and manage websites. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing SilverStripe on Kali Linux Latest.
Before you start installing SilverStripe, ensure that you have:
If you do not have these prerequisites, install them before starting the SilverStripe installation process.
First, we need to download the latest version of SilverStripe from the official website at https://www.silverstripe.org. You can download the ZIP file or clone the Git repository.
To clone the Git repository, open a terminal and type the following command:
git clone https://github.com/silverstripe/silverstripe-installer.git
Once the download is complete, navigate to the downloaded directory.
cd silverstripe-installer
We will use Composer to install SilverStripe. If you do not have Composer installed, install it by running the following commands:
php -r "copy('https://getcomposer.org/installer', 'composer-setup.php');"
php -r "if (hash_file('sha384', 'composer-setup.php') === 'baf1608c33254d00611ac1705c1d9958c817a1a33bce370c0595974b342601bd80b92a3f46067da89e3b06bff421f182') { echo 'Installer verified'; } else { echo 'Installer corrupt'; unlink('composer-setup.php'); } echo PHP_EOL;"
php composer-setup.php
php -r "unlink('composer-setup.php');"
sudo mv composer.phar /usr/local/bin/composer
Next, install SilverStripe by running the following command:
composer install --dev
This will download and install all the necessary dependencies for SilverStripe.
We need to configure the webserver to run SilverStripe. Create a virtual host configuration file for your domain by running the following command:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/silverstripe.conf
Add the following configuration to the file.
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName yourdomain.com
ServerAlias www.yourdomain.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/silverstripe-installer
<Directory /var/www/silverstripe-installer>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Note: Replace yourdomain.com with your domain name.
Save and close the file.
Enable the virtual host with the following command:
sudo a2ensite silverstripe.conf
Disable the default virtual host:
sudo a2dissite 000-default.conf
Then, restart Apache for the changes to take effect:
sudo systemctl restart apache2
We need to create a database for SilverStripe to store its data. Log in to the MySQL shell with the following command:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Create a database and a user with the following commands:
CREATE DATABASE dbname;
CREATE USER 'username'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON dbname.* TO 'username'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;
Note: Replace dbname, username, and password with your desired database name, username, and password respectively.
In your web browser, navigate to yourdomain.com (substitute yourdomain.com with your domain name). You should see the SilverStripe installation wizard.
Follow the Wizard's installation process and enter the database details you created in step 4.
Finally, create a SilverStripe administrator account.
Once the installation is complete, you can log in to the SilverStripe dashboard and start managing your website.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed SilverStripe on Kali Linux Latest. With SilverStripe installed, you can create and manage websites with ease.
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