How to install MediaCMS on OpenBSD

MediaCMS is a content management system that allows you to manage your media content like images, videos, and audio in a hassle-free manner. OpenBSD is a secure and reliable operating system that is suitable for serving media files. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install MediaCMS on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

• A running instance of OpenBSD.
• A user account with sudo privileges.
• A web server such as Apache or Nginx installed and running.

Step 1: Update the system

Before installing any new software, it's always a good idea to update the system. To do so, run the following command:

sudo sysupgrade

This command will update your OpenBSD installation to the latest version available.

Step 2: Install PHP and MySQL

MediaCMS requires PHP and a MySQL database to function correctly. To install these dependencies, run the following command:

sudo pkg_add php73 php73-mysql

This command will install PHP version 7.3 with the MySQL extension on your system.

Step 3: Download and extract MediaCMS

You can download the latest version of MediaCMS from the official website at https://mediacms.io. Alternatively, you can use the following command to download and extract MediaCMS:

curl -LJO https://github.com/mediacms-io/mediacms/releases/latest/download/mediacms-latest.tar.gz && sudo tar -zxvf mediacms-latest.tar.gz -C /var/www/htdocs

This command will download the latest version of MediaCMS from GitHub and extract it to the "/var/www/htdocs" directory.

Step 4: Create a MySQL database

Next, we need to create a new MySQL database for MediaCMS. Log in to the MySQL prompt using the following command:

mysql -u root -p

Enter your password when prompted, and you will see the MySQL prompt.

Now create a new database and user for MediaCMS using the following commands:

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

Make sure to replace "password" with a secure password for the new user.

Step 5: Configure MediaCMS

Now that we have the dependencies and database set up, it's time to configure MediaCMS.

Change to the MediaCMS directory:

cd /var/www/htdocs/mediacms

Copy the config file and open it using a text editor:

sudo cp config.default.php config.php
sudo nano config.php

Edit the following lines to reflect your database information:

$CONFIG = array (
  // ...
    'db_host'        => 'localhost',
    'db_name'        => 'mediacmsdb',
    'db_user'        => 'mediacmsuser',
    'db_pwd'         => 'password',
  // ...
);

Make sure to replace "password" with the password you used in step 4.

Step 6: Configure the web server

Finally, we need to configure the web server to serve MediaCMS. The configuration process varies depending on the server you are using.

Nginx

Create a new virtual host file using the following command:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/mediacms

Add the following lines to the file:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name your-domain.com;
    root /var/www/htdocs/mediacms;
    index index.php;

    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
    }

    location ~ \.php$ {
        try_files $uri =404;
        fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php-fpm.sock;
        fastcgi_index index.php;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
        include fastcgi_params;
    }
}

Save and close the file. Then, create a symbolic link to the sites-enabled directory:

sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/mediacms /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/

Restart the Nginx server:

sudo /etc/rc.d/nginx restart

Apache

If you are using Apache, create a new virtual host file using the following command:

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

Add the following lines to the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerAdmin your-email@example.com
    ServerName your-domain.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/htdocs/mediacms

    <Directory /var/www/htdocs/mediacms>
        Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
        AllowOverride All
        Order allow,deny
        allow from all
        Require all granted
    </Directory>

    ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/error.log
    LogLevel warn
    CustomLog /var/log/httpd/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Save and close the file. Then, restart the Apache server:

sudo /etc/rc.d/apache2 restart

Step 7: Access MediaCMS

Open a web browser and navigate to "http://your-domain.com". You should now see the MediaCMS installation screen. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed MediaCMS on OpenBSD. You can now start managing your media content with ease.

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