FlatPress is a lightweight and easy-to-use blogging platform. It is built with PHP and doesn't require a database. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install FlatPress on NetBSD.
To install FlatPress on NetBSD, you need the following:
To get started, you need to install PHP and Apache on your NetBSD server. Use the following command to install PHP and Apache:
sudo pkgin in apache php73-apache
This command will install Apache and PHP 7.3 on your NetBSD server.
To download FlatPress, use the following command:
wget https://github.com/flatpress/flatpress/releases/download/v1.1/flatpress-1.1.1.zip
This command will download the latest version of FlatPress.
Once you have downloaded FlatPress, extract the zip file and move the files to the Apache document root directory:
unzip flatpress-1.1.1.zip
sudo mv flatpress/* /var/www/htdocs/
Next, change the ownership of the FlatPress files to the Apache user:
sudo chown -R www:www /var/www/htdocs/
To configure Apache for FlatPress, create a new Apache virtual host configuration file:
sudo vi /usr/pkg/etc/httpd/extra/httpd-flatpress.conf
Copy and paste the following code into the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin email@example.net
DocumentRoot /var/www/htdocs/
ServerName flatpress.example.net
ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/flatpress.error.log
CustomLog /var/log/httpd/flatpress.access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Save the file and exit.
After you have configured Apache, you need to restart it for the changes to take effect. Use the following command to restart Apache:
sudo apachectl restart
Open your web browser and navigate to your NetBSD server IP address or domain name. You should see the FlatPress installation page.
Follow the on-screen instructions to install FlatPress.
In this tutorial, we learned how to install and configure FlatPress on NetBSD. With FlatPress, you can create a lightweight and easy-to-use blog without the need for a database.
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