Posio is a lightweight and flexible CMS that can be easily installed on Linux Mint. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Posio from its official repository on Linux Mint.
Before proceeding with the installation, you need to have the following prerequisites:
Make sure that your system is up-to-date and has all the necessary packages installed. Open your terminal and type the following command:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
Once the update and upgrade process is complete, install the necessary packages by running the following command:
sudo apt-get install nginx mysql-server php-fpm php-mysql php-gd curl
This command will install the web server, database server, and other required packages.
Nginx is a popular web server that can be used to host Posio. Open the default Nginx configuration file /etc/nginx/sites-available/default in your favorite text editor and replace its contents with the following configuration:
server {
listen 80;
server_name your-domain.com;
root /var/www/posio;
index index.php;
location / {
try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
}
location ~ \.php$ {
include snippets/fastcgi-php.conf;
fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php/php7.4-fpm.sock;
}
}
Replace your-domain.com with your website’s domain name or IP address. Save the changes and exit the editor.
To test the configuration, run the following command:
sudo nginx -t
If the configuration is valid, restart the Nginx server by running:
sudo service nginx restart
Use the following commands to download and install the latest version of Posio:
cd /var/www
sudo git clone https://github.com/abrenaut/posio.git
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data posio/
These commands will download Posio from its official repository and install it in the /var/www directory. The last command sets the ownership of the posio directory to the web server user www-data.
Create a MySQL database for Posio by running the following commands:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Enter your MySQL password and run the following command:
CREATE DATABASE posio;
Exit the MySQL shell by running:
EXIT;
Configure Posio by renaming the config-sample.php file to config.php and editing the database settings. Use the following commands:
cd /var/www/posio
sudo cp config-sample.php config.php
sudo nano config.php
Replace the following configuration variables with the corresponding values:
define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');
define('DB_NAME', 'posio');
define('DB_USER', 'YOUR_USERNAME');
define('DB_PASSWORD', 'YOUR_PASSWORD');
define('DB_CHARSET', 'utf8');
define('DB_COLLATE', '');
Save and exit the editor.
Access your Posio installation by visiting your website’s domain name or IP address in a browser:
http://your-domain.com/
You should see the Posio installation page. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Posio on Linux Mint.
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