Microweber is a free, open-source and intuitive CMS (Content Management System) that allows you to create and manage websites easily. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Microweber on the latest version of MXLinux.
Before proceeding with this guide, you will need the following:
First, log in to your MXLinux server via SSH and navigate to the web directory where you want to install Microweber.
cd /var/www/html
Next, download the latest version of Microweber from the official website:
wget https://microweber.com/download.php
Once the download is complete, extract the downloaded file:
unzip download.php -d microweber
Next, change the ownership of the Microweber directory to the web server's user (www-data for Apache, nginx for Nginx):
chown -R www-data:www-data microweber
Next, create a new MySQL/MariaDB database and user for Microweber. You can use the following MySQL/MariaDB commands to do this:
mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE microweber;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON microweber.* TO 'microweber'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Note: Replace password with a strong password for the newly created user.
Open your web browser and navigate to the Microweber directory. In our case, it is located at http://yourserverIP/microweber.
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the Microweber installation process. You will need to provide the database details created in step 2 when prompted.
After completing the installation, you will be redirected to the Microweber dashboard.
To secure your Microweber installation, you can restrict access to the Microweber directory by creating an Apache or Nginx virtual host configuration file.
For Apache, create a new virtual host configuration file that points to the Microweber directory:
nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/microweber.conf
Add the following configuration:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName yourdomain.com
ServerAlias www.yourdomain.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/microweber
<Directory /var/www/html/microweber>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
AllowOverride All
Order allow,deny
allow from all
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/microweber_error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/microweber_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Enable the virtual host configuration and restart Apache:
a2ensite microweber.conf
systemctl restart apache2
For Nginx, create a new virtual host configuration file that points to the Microweber directory:
nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/microweber.conf
Add the following configuration:
server {
listen 80;
server_name yourdomain.com www.yourdomain.com;
root /var/www/html/microweber;
index index.php index.html index.htm;
location / {
try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
}
location ~ \.php$ {
include fastcgi_params;
fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php/php7.2-fpm.sock;
fastcgi_index index.php;
fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
}
access_log /var/log/nginx/access.log;
error_log /var/log/nginx/error.log;
}
Enable the virtual host configuration and restart Nginx:
ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/microweber.conf /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
systemctl restart nginx
In this tutorial, you have learned how to install Microweber on the latest version of MXLinux. You have also learned how to secure your Microweber installation by creating an Apache or Nginx virtual host configuration file. With Microweber, you can now easily create and manage your website's content.
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