Bolt CMS is a popular open-source content management system that offers powerful tools for creating and managing websites. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install Bolt CMS on Manjaro Linux.
Before installing Bolt CMS, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:
To download the latest version of Bolt CMS, visit their website at https://boltcms.io/. Once you have downloaded the ZIP file, extract its contents to the root directory of your web server. For example, if your web root directory is /var/www/html, then extract the contents of the ZIP file to this location.
Before starting the Bolt CMS installation process, we need to install some required packages or dependencies. Open the terminal and type the following command:
sudo pacman -Syu php-intl php-gd php-apcu mysql apache
This command installs the necessary packages for Bolt CMS to function properly.
Now that all dependencies are installed, let's create a new database for Bolt CMS. The following command creates a new MySQL database called bolt_db:
mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE bolt_db;
Next, let's create a new database user called bolt_user, with a secure password:
mysql -u root -p
CREATE USER 'bolt_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'yourpassword';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON bolt_db.* TO 'bolt_user'@'localhost' WITH GRANT OPTION;
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
To configure Bolt CMS, we need to create a new configuration file. Navigate to the root directory where Bolt CMS is installed, and rename the app/config/config.yml.dist file to app/config/config.yml:
cd /var/www/html/bolt
mv app/config/config.yml.dist app/config/config.yml
Next, edit the configuration file using your favorite text editor:
nano app/config/config.yml
Update the following settings:
database:
driver: mysql
databse: bolt_db
username: bolt_user
password: yourpassword
Save the file and exit.
Finally, we need to set the correct file permissions for Bolt CMS to work. Change to the root of your Bolt CMS installation and run the following commands:
cd /var/www/html/bolt
chmod -R 777 app/cache/ app/database/ app/config/ themes/ extensions/
This command sets the necessary permissions for Bolt CMS to create new files and directories.
Open your web browser and visit http://localhost/bolt/ (replace localhost with your server's hostname or IP address). You should see the Bolt CMS installation wizard. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Bolt CMS on your Manjaro Linux machine.
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