Contao is a free and open source content management system (CMS) that allows you to create and manage websites with ease. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Contao on Manjaro Linux.
Before getting started, ensure that your Manjaro is up to date by running the following commands in the terminal:
sudo pacman -Syu
Contao requires a web server to run, Apache is a popular option that is easy to install. To install Apache on Manjaro, run the following command:
sudo pacman -S apache
Once Apache is installed, start it and ensure that it automatically starts at boot:
sudo systemctl start httpd
sudo systemctl enable httpd
To check if Apache is properly configured and running, open up your web browser and type in localhost in the address bar. You should see a welcome page that confirms that Apache is running.
Contao requires a database to store and manage content. MariaDB is a popular open-source database management system that is easy to install. To install MariaDB on Manjaro, run the following command:
sudo pacman -S mariadb
After MariaDB is installed, start the service and enable it to start at boot:
sudo systemctl start mariadb
sudo systemctl enable mariadb
To verify that MariaDB is working correctly, run the following command:
sudo mysql_secure_installation
The above command provides a prompt asking if you would like to enable the secure installation script. If you want to enable it, type Y and hit enter. You'll then be asked a series of questions to secure your database.
Contao is built using the PHP programming language, so we need to install it on our system. We will also install additional PHP modules that are required by Contao. To install PHP and the required modules, run the following command:
sudo pacman -S php php-apache php-gd php-imagick php-mbstring php-mcrypt php-intl php-xml php-zip
After PHP is installed, edit the PHP configuration file php.ini to adjust some of the settings to meet Contao’s requirements:
sudo nano /etc/php/php.ini
Edit the following settings:
max_execution_time=120
upload_max_filesize=64M
memory_limit=256M
Go to the Contao website to download the latest version of Contao. Once the download is complete, navigate to the folder containing the downloaded file and extract it.
tar -xf contao-4.9.16.tar.gz
Next, move the extracted files to the web root directory:
sudo mv contao-4.9.16/* /srv/http/
sudo rm -rf contao-4.9.16/
Then, change the ownership and permissions of the Contao folder:
sudo chown -R http:http /srv/http/*
sudo chmod -R 755 /srv/http/*
Contao has a step-by-step installation wizard that will guide you through the initial configuration process. To start the wizard, open up your web browser and navigate to http://localhost/install.php. Follow the instructions on the screen, entering the appropriate information for your site.
Congratulations! You’ve successfully installed Contao on your Manjaro operating system. You can now begin configuring your site and creating content. If you encounter any issues during the installation process, please refer to the Contao documentation or seek help from the Contao community.
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