How to Install Typemill on Linux Mint

In this tutorial, we'll go through the process of installing Typemill on Linux Mint, using the latest version available. Typemill is a simple and intuitive CMS that allows you to create and publish content easily.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, ensure that you have the following:

• Linux Mint installed on your system
• A non-root user with sudo privileges
• Apache web server installed
• PHP installed

Step 1: Install Required PHP Extensions

To get started with Typemill, we need to install some PHP extensions. Use the following commands to install them:

sudo apt-get install php7.4 php7.4-common php7.4-mysql php7.4-xml php7.4-curl php7.4-gd php7.4-json php7.4-mbstring php7.4-zip```

Once installed, ensure that the extensions are available in your PHP installation by running:

```php -m```

You should see a list of installed PHP modules.


## Step 2: Install Composer

Typemill requires Composer to manage its dependencies. Use the following command to download and install Composer:

```sudo apt update 
sudo apt install composer```


## Step 3: Download and Extract Typemill

Now that Composer is installed, change into the Apache document root directory and download the Typemill package using the following command:

```cd /var/www/html
sudo composer create-project typemill/typemill```

Once the download is complete, Typemill files will be extracted to the `/var/www/html/typemill` directory.


## Step 4: Adjust File Permissions

For the Apache web server to correctly serve Typemill pages, we need to adjust file permissions. Execute the following commands:

```sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/typemill
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/typemill```


## Step 5: Configure Apache

Create a new Apache virtual host configuration file for Typemill:

```sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/typemill.conf```

Then, add the following content:

<VirtualHost *:80> ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost DocumentRoot /var/www/html/typemill/public ServerName yourdomain.com

<Directory /var/www/html/typemill/public>
    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
    AllowOverride All
    Require all granted
</Directory>

ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/typemill-error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/typemill-access.log combined

Make sure you replace the ServerName with your domain name.

Next, enable the virtual host by executing:

sudo a2ensite typemill.conf

Finally, restart Apache:

sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 6: Install and Configure MySQL

Typemill requires a MySQL database to store its content. Follow these steps to install and configure MySQL on your machine:

sudo apt-get install mysql-server

sudo mysql_secure_installation```

Follow the MySQL secure installation prompts to configure MySQL with appropriate security settings.

Once you have completed the installation, create a new database for Typemill by executing the following SQL commands:

sudo mysql -u root -p CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS typemill_db; GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON typemill_db.* TO 'typemill_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your_password_here'; FLUSH PRIVILEGES; EXIT;

## Step 7: Configure Typemill

Finally, we must tell Typemill the details of our MySQL database. Open the `/.env` file and configure your MySQL database settings:

DB_CONNECTION=mysql DB_HOST=localhost DB_PORT=3306 DB_DATABASE=typemill_db DB_USERNAME=typemill_user DB_PASSWORD=your_password_here

After configuring your database settings, navigate to http://yourdomain.com to access Typemill. 

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Typemill on Linux Mint!

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