Flextype is an open-source content management system that enables you to create and manage websites easily. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Flextype on Linux Mint, the latest version.
It's always a good practice to update the system before starting any installation. Run the following command in your terminal to update your system.
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
Before installing Flextype, you need to install a web server, a database server, and PHP on your system. A LAMP stack is the most popular choice for this requirement. Run the following command in your terminal to install LAMP stack.
sudo apt install apache2 mysql-server php libapache2-mod-php7.4 php-mysql
Composer is a dependency manager for PHP that manages the libraries required by Flextype. Use the following command to install Composer on your system.
sudo apt install composer
Download the latest version of Flextype from the official website using the following command.
wget https://github.com/flextype/flextype/releases/download/v1.8.4/flextype-1.8.4.zip
Extract the downloaded zip file using the following command.
unzip flextype-1.8.4.zip
Copy the extracted files to the Apache web server document root folder.
sudo cp -r flextype /var/www/html/
Set the file permissions for the Flextype folder.
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/flextype/
Create a new MySQL database for Flextype using the following commands.
sudo mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE flextype;
CREATE USER 'flextype'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON flextype.* TO 'flextype'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;
Replace 'password' with the password you want to set for the Flextype database user.
Create a new virtual host configuration file for Flextype using the following command.
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/flextype.conf
Add the following content to the file.
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin admin@example.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/flextype/
ServerName example.com
ServerAlias www.example.com
<Directory /var/www/html/flextype/>
Options FollowSymlinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Replace 'example.com' with your domain name. Save and close the file.
Enable the virtual host and restart the Apache web server.
sudo a2ensite flextype.conf
sudo systemctl restart apache2
Open your web browser and access your Flextype site by entering your server's IP address or domain name in the address bar.
http://example.com
You should see the Flextype installation wizard. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
Congratulations, you have successfully installed Flextype on Linux Mint. You can now start creating and managing your website using the Flextype content management system. Enjoy!
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