How to Install Roadiz on Manjaro

Roadiz is an open-source CMS platform for managing websites. In this tutorial, we will guide you in how to install Roadiz on Manjaro.

Prerequisites

• A Manjaro Linux installation
• A web server (Apache or Nginx)
• PHP version 7.3 or later
• Composer

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Before installing Roadiz, you need to install some dependencies on your system. Execute the following command in your terminal to install them:

sudo pacman -S apache php php-apache php-gd php-xml php-curl composer

Step 2: Install Roadiz

Once you have installed the dependencies, you can proceed to download and install Roadiz. Follow these steps:

1. Create a directory where you want to install Roadiz. For example, /var/www/roadiz.

   sudo mkdir /var/www/roadiz
   

2. Move to the directory you just created:

   cd /var/www/roadiz
   

3. Clone the Roadiz repository using git:

   git clone https://github.com/roadiz/roadiz.git .
   

4. Install the dependencies using composer:

   composer install --no-dev --prefer-dist --optimize-autoloader
   

5. Copy the .env.dist file to .env:

   cp .env.dist .env
   

6. Generate a new secret key:

   php bin/roadiz generate:secret
   

Step 3: Configure the Web Server

Now that you have installed Roadiz, you need to configure your web server to serve the application. Here, we will configure Apache.

1. Open the Apache configuration file in a text editor:

   sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
   

2. Add the following configuration at the end of the file:

   <VirtualHost *:80>
       ServerName your_domain.com
       DocumentRoot /var/www/roadiz/public
       <Directory "/var/www/roadiz/public">
           AllowOverride All
           Order allow,deny
           Allow from all
           Require all granted
       </Directory>
   </VirtualHost>
   

   Replace your_domain.com with your domain name, or use localhost if you are installing Roadiz locally.

3. Restart Apache:

   sudo systemctl restart httpd
   

Step 4: Install and Setup MySQL

Roadiz requires a MySQL database to work. Here, we will install and configure MySQL.

1. Install MySQL:

   sudo pacman -S mysql
   

2. Start and enable MySQL:

   sudo systemctl start mysqld
   sudo systemctl enable mysqld
   

3. Secure the MySQL installation:

   sudo mysql_secure_installation
   

4. Connect to MySQL:

   sudo mysql -u root -p
   

5. Create a new database and user for Roadiz:

   CREATE USER 'roadiz'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
   CREATE DATABASE roadiz;
   GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON roadiz.* TO 'roadiz'@'localhost';
   FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
   

   Replace password with a secure password for the roadiz user.

6. Exit MySQL:

   exit
   

Step 5: Configure Roadiz

Now that you have configured your web server and database, you need to configure Roadiz.

1. Open the .env file in a text editor:

   sudo nano /var/www/roadiz/.env
   

2. Update the following lines to match your MySQL configuration:

   DB_DRIVER=mysql
   DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
   DB_PORT=3306
   DB_NAME=roadiz
   DB_USER=roadiz
   DB_PASSWORD=password
   

   Replace password with the password you set for the roadiz user.

3. Save and close the file.

4. Install the database schema:

   php bin/roadiz orm:schema-tool:create
   

5. Install the default data:

   php bin/roadiz install
   

6. Set the correct permissions for the var directory:

   sudo chmod -R 777 var/
   

Step 6: Access Roadiz

You have successfully installed and configured Roadiz on Manjaro. You can access the application by visiting localhost in a web browser.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install and configure Roadiz on Manjaro. You should now be able to use Roadiz to manage your website.

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