Contao is an open-source content management system that allows you to create and manage your website with ease. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Contao on OpenBSD.
Before you start, you need to make sure you have the following:
First, we need to install the required packages for Contao to work. You can do this by running the following command:
sudo pkg_add php php-gd php-mysql apache-2.4.46p0 rsync unzip mysql-server
This command will install all the necessary packages required for the installation of Contao.
Next, download the latest version of Contao from the official website by running the following command:
wget https://download.contao.org/4.9.0/zip
This will download the latest version of Contao in a zip file.
Extract the downloaded zip file by running the following command:
sudo unzip zip
Once the zip file has been extracted, move the directory to the Apache document root by running the following command:
sudo mv contao /var/www/htdocs/
This will move the Contao files to the Apache document root directory.
Next, we need to set the appropriate permissions for the Contao files by running the following command:
sudo chown -R _www:_www /var/www/htdocs/contao
This command will set the ownership of the Contao files to the Apache default owner "_www".
Before we can start the installation process of Contao, we need to make sure MySQL is properly configured. Run the following command to start the configuration process:
sudo mysql_secure_installation
This will prompt you to set a root password and some other configuration options for MySQL.
Create a new database for Contao by running the following command:
sudo mysql -u root -p
This will prompt you to enter your root password. Once you are in the MySQL prompt, enter the following command to create a new database:
CREATE DATABASE contao;
Start Apache and MySQL by running the following commands:
sudo rcctl enable httpd
sudo rcctl enable mysqld
sudo rcctl start httpd
sudo rcctl start mysqld
Open your web browser and go to "http://localhost/contao". This will start the Contao installation process. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Contao on OpenBSD. You can now start creating and managing your website with Contao.
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