Installation Tutorial: REDAXO on Manjaro

Introduction:

REDAXO is a content management system that is built for small to mid-sized websites. It has a modular and flexible structure that allows you to extend its functionality. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install REDAXO on Manjaro.

Prerequisites

• Manjaro (latest version)
• Apache or Nginx web server
• PHP (version 7.3 or higher)
• MySQL or MariaDB database server

Steps:

1. To start, open the Terminal application on your Manjaro system.

2. Update your packages to the latest version using the below command:

sudo pacman -Syyu

3. Install Apache web server by running the following command:

sudo pacman -S apache

4. Enable Apache to start during the boot time:

sudo systemctl enable httpd

5. Start the Apache service:

sudo systemctl start httpd

6. Now, you need to install PHP:

sudo pacman -S php php-apache

7. Configure the PHP settings:

sudo nano /etc/php/php.ini

8. Inside the file, search for short_open_tag parameter and set its value to On.

9. Search for error_reporting parameter and set its value to E_ALL.

10. Save and close the file.

11. Restart Apache service to apply the changes:

sudo systemctl restart httpd

12. Install MySQL database server:

sudo pacman -S mysql

13. Configure the MySQL server by running the below command:

sudo mysql_secure_installation

14. Follow the prompt to set a new password, remove anonymous users, remove test database, and disable root login.

15. Install REDAXO using the below command:

cd /var/www
sudo git clone https://github.com/redaxo/redaxo

16. Change the permissions of the REDAXO directory:

sudo chown -R http:http /var/www/redaxo

17. Create a new virtual host file for the REDAXO installation:

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

18. Inside the file, copy and paste the below configuration:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerAdmin webmaster@example.com
    DocumentRoot "/var/www/redaxo"
    ServerName example.com
    ServerAlias www.example.com
    <Directory "/var/www/redaxo">
        Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
    ErrorLog "/var/log/httpd/redaxo-error_log"
    CustomLog "/var/log/httpd/redaxo-access_log" common
</VirtualHost>

19. Save and close the file.

20. Check syntax errors in the configuration file:

sudo apachectl configtest

21. If there are no errors, restart Apache:

sudo systemctl restart httpd

22. Finally, access REDAXO installation on your browser by typing example.com in the address bar. Follow the installation steps prompted to install REDAXO.

Conclusion:

Congratulations, you have successfully installed REDAXO on your Manjaro system. You can now utilize REDAXO to create your custom web content management system.

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