How to Install CMS Made Simple on MXLinux

Introduction

This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing CMS Made Simple on MXLinux. CMS Made Simple is an open-source platform for creating and managing websites, it provides an easy-to-use, powerful and flexible content management system. MXLinux is a lightweight, community-driven and easy-to-use Linux distribution.

Prerequisites

Before we start, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

• A computer with MXLinux installed
• Access to the internet
• A web browser
• Root or sudo access to your computer

Step 1: Download CMS Made Simple

• Open a web browser and go to https://www.cmsmadesimple.org/
• Click on the "Download" link in the top menu bar
• On the Download page, click on the "Download CMSMS" button
• Save the downloaded file to your Downloads folder

Step 2: Install Apache and PHP

CMS Made Simple requires the Apache web server and PHP to run, if you haven't already installed them, follow these steps:

• Open a terminal window by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T
• Install Apache using the command:

sudo apt-get install apache2

• Install PHP and some modules using the command:

sudo apt-get install php php-mysql libapache2-mod-php

• Restart Apache to apply changes using the command:

sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 3: Create a Database

CMS Made Simple stores its data in a MySQL database, follow these steps to create a new database:

• Open a terminal window
• Log in to the MySQL server as root user using the command:

sudo mysql -u root -p

• Create a new database using the command:

CREATE DATABASE dbname;

where dbname is the name of your new database.

• Create a new user and grant permissions to the database using the command:

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON dbname.* TO 'username'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';

where username is the name of your new user and password is the password you want to assign to the user. Change dbname if you want to use a different database name.

Step 4: Install CMS Made Simple

• Extract the CMS Made Simple zip file by right-clicking on the downloaded file and selecting "Extract Here"
• Open a file manager and navigate to the extracted folder
• Copy all the files and folders in the CMS Made Simple folder to the Apache web root directory using the command:

sudo cp -R * /var/www/html/

• Open a web browser and go to http://localhost
• Follow the CMS Made Simple installer wizard by choosing your preferred language, entering your database information, creating an admin account, and configuring your site settings.

Step 5: Test Your Site

• After the installation is complete, open a web browser and go to http://localhost
• You should see your CMS Made Simple website.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install CMS Made Simple on MXLinux by downloading the CMS Made Simple package, installing Apache and PHP, creating a MySQL database, and installing CMS Made Simple using the web installer. Now you can start building your own website using the powerful and flexible content management system that CMS Made Simple provides.

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