WonderCMS is a lightweight, easy-to-use content management system that can be installed on various web hosting platforms. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing WonderCMS on Kali Linux, the popular penetration testing operating system.
Before we begin, please make sure you have access to a Kali Linux virtual machine or dedicated server instance.
First, we need to install the required dependencies that will allow WonderCMS to run on Kali Linux. Open a terminal window on Kali Linux and run the following command:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install apache2 php libapache2-mod-php php-sqlite3
This will install Apache, PHP, and SQLite3 modules that WonderCMS requires to function properly.
Next, we'll download the WonderCMS source code from their official website by using the wget command in the terminal:
cd /var/www/html
sudo wget https://www.wondercms.com/download
This command will download the latest version of WonderCMS into the /var/www/html directory, which is the default root directory for Apache on Kali Linux.
We need to extract the downloaded WonderCMS.zip file and rename the directory to a more manageable name. In the terminal, run the following commands:
sudo unzip download -d wondercms
sudo mv wondercms/WonderCMS-* wondercms
This will extract the downloaded ZIP file and rename the directory to wondercms.
For security reasons, we need to secure the directory and its files by setting proper permissions. In the terminal, run the following commands:
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/wondercms
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/wondercms
This will assign proper ownership and permissions to the WonderCMS directory.
Now, we can access the WonderCMS installer by navigating to http://localhost/wondercms/ in a web browser. If you're accessing it from a remote machine, replace localhost with the IP address of your Kali Linux machine.
In the installation wizard, follow the on-screen instructions to set up WonderCMS on your Kali Linux host.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed WonderCMS on your Kali Linux machine. You can now use this lightweight CMS to create and manage your website's content. Happy web developing!
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