REDAXO is a lightweight content management system designed for small to medium-sized websites. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing REDAXO on Linux Mint.
Before you begin, make sure you have the following:
The first step is installing PHP on your Linux Mint machine. You can do that by running the following command:
sudo apt install php7.3
This command installs the latest version of PHP 7.x on your machine. Once the installation is complete, verify that PHP is installed correctly by running:
php --version
The command should output the version of PHP installed on your system, for example:
PHP 7.3.20-1+ubuntu18.04.1+deb.sury.org+1 (cli) (built: Jul 17 2020 12:08:08) ( NTS )
REDAXO CMS requires a MySQL or MariaDB database for its operation. You can install either of them by running:
sudo apt install mysql-server
or
sudo apt install mariadb-server
During the installation process, you will be prompted to set a root password for MySQL. Make sure to remember this password as you will need it later.
Once the installation is complete, start the MySQL or MariaDB service using:
sudo systemctl start mysql
or
sudo systemctl start mariadb
You can then check the service status by running:
sudo systemctl status mysql
or
sudo systemctl status mariadb
REDAXO CMS requires a web server to serve the pages. You can install either Apache or Nginx by running:
sudo apt install apache2
or
sudo apt install nginx
Once installed, start the web server using:
sudo systemctl start apache2
or
sudo systemctl start nginx
You can then check the service status by running:
sudo systemctl status apache2
or
sudo systemctl status nginx
The next step is downloading REDAXO CMS from their website. You can do that by running:
wget https://github.com/redaxo/redaxo/releases/download/5.12.0/redaxo_5.12.0.zip
This command will download REDAXO version 5.12.0. If you want to install a different version, replace the URL with the desired version's URL.
Next, extract the ZIP file using:
unzip redaxo_5.12.0.zip
This command will extract the contents of the ZIP file in the current directory. You can then move the contents to your web server's document root:
sudo cp -r redaxo/* /var/www/html/
Make sure to replace the document root with your server's document root if it is different.
You need to create a MySQL database for REDAXO to use. You can do that by logging in to MySQL:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Enter the root password you set during MySQL installation.
Once logged in, create a new database for REDAXO:
CREATE DATABASE redaxo;
Create a new user for REDAXO to access the database:
CREATE USER 'redaxo_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
Replace 'password' with a strong and secure password of your choice.
Grant the redaxo_user user privileges to the redaxo database:
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON redaxo.* TO 'redaxo_user'@'localhost';
Exit MySQL:
exit
Now that you have installed REDAXO and created a database for it to use, you need to configure it. Open a web browser and navigate to:
http://localhost
The REDAXO installer should load. Follow the on-screen instructions to configure REDAXO. When prompted for a database connection, enter the following details:
Complete the rest of the installation steps, including creating an administrator account.
Once the installation and configuration are complete, you can test REDAXO by logging in to the admin area. Navigate to:
http://localhost/redaxo/
Log in using the administrator account you created during installation. You should now be able to create pages and manage your site's content using REDAXO.
REDAXO is now installed and running on your Linux Mint machine. You can use it to manage your website's content, create pages, and more.
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