How to Install Pagekit on Manjaro

Pagekit is a free, open-source content management system that allows you to create and manage websites without a lot of technical knowledge. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps of installing Pagekit on Manjaro.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, you need to make sure that your system meets the following requirements:

• Manjaro Linux installed on your system.
• PHP installed on your system.
• MySQL installed on your system.

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Start by updating your system to the latest version:

sudo pacman -Syyu

Then, install Apache, PHP, and MySQL packages using the following command:

sudo pacman -S apache php php-apache mysql

Step 2: Download Pagekit

Next, download the latest version of Pagekit from their website:

wget https://pagekit.com/download/latest.zip

Once the download is complete, extract the archive to the Apache directory:

sudo unzip latest.zip -d /srv/http/

Step 3: Configure Apache

Create a new Apache virtual host configuration file for Pagekit:

sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/extra/pagekit.conf

Add the following lines to the configuration file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
  ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
  DocumentRoot "/srv/http/pagekit"
  ServerName your.domain.com
  ErrorLog "/var/log/httpd/pagekit-error.log"
  CustomLog "/var/log/httpd/pagekit-access.log" common

  <Directory "/srv/http/pagekit">
    AllowOverride All
    Require all granted
  </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Save and close the file.

Step 4: Create a MySQL Database

Create a new MySQL database for Pagekit:

mysql -u root -p

Enter your MySQL root password and then create a new database:

CREATE DATABASE pagekit;

Create a new MySQL user and set a password for the user:

CREATE USER 'pagekit'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';

Grant privileges to the user for the Pagekit database:

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON pagekit.* TO 'pagekit'@'localhost';

Exit the MySQL shell:

quit

Step 5: Install Pagekit

Now we are ready to install Pagekit.

First, navigate to the Pagekit root directory:

cd /srv/http/pagekit

Then, install Pagekit using Composer, a PHP dependency manager:

php composer.phar install

After the installation, you should see the following output:

Installing dependencies from lock file (including require-dev)
Package operations: 146 installs, — 0 updates, — 0 removals

Step 6: Configure Pagekit

Create a new configuration file for Pagekit:

nano /srv/http/pagekit/storage/_config/system.json

Add the following lines to the configuration file, replacing the values in the brackets with those that apply to your specific use:

{
  "application": {
    "debug": false,
    "secret": "your_secret_key"
  },
  "database": {
    "default": {
      "driver": "mysql",
      "host": "localhost",
      "dbname": "pagekit",
      "user": "pagekit",
      "password": "password",
      "prefix": "pk_",
      "charset": "utf8mb4"
    }
  }
}

Save and close the file.

Step 7: Start Apache

Now that all configurations are in place, start the Apache server:

sudo systemctl start httpd

Step 8: Done!

Pagekit is now installed and ready to use!

Visit your website by navigating to your.domain.com in your web browser, replacing your.domain.com with your website domain.

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