How to Install Contao on OpenSUSE Latest

Contao is a CMS (Content Management System) that is designed to create professional and user-friendly websites. It is easy to use, flexible and extendable with many features.

In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Contao on OpenSUSE latest version.

Step 1: Install Apache web server and PHP

Firstly, we will install Apache web server and PHP on OpenSUSE latest version. Run following command to install Apache:

sudo zypper install apache2

Then, install PHP with following command:

sudo zypper install php

Step 2: Install MariaDB

We will use MariaDB as our database server. To install MariaDB, run the following command:

sudo zypper install mariadb

Then, start and enable the MariaDB service with following commands:

sudo systemctl start mariadb
sudo systemctl enable mariadb

Step 3: Create a database for Contao

We will create a new database for Contao. Run the following commands to log in to MySQL as root:

sudo mysql -u root -p

Enter the root password and then create a new database for Contao with following command:

CREATE DATABASE contao_db;

Create a new user and grant privileges to the database with following command:

GRANT ALL ON contao_db.* TO 'contao_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';

Make sure to replace password with a strong password of your choice. Then, exit the MySQL shell with following command:

exit

Step 4: Download Contao

Download the Contao CMS package from official website for OpenSUSE. The package will be in .zip file format. Once downloaded, unzip the files to the document root directory with following command:

sudo unzip contao.zip -d /srv/www/htdocs/

Step 5: Configure Contao

We will now configure Contao to use the database we created earlier. Firstly, rename the file /app/config/parameters.yml.dist to /app/config/parameters.yml with following command:

sudo mv /srv/www/htdocs/contao-v*/app/config/parameters.yml.dist /srv/www/htdocs/contao-v*/app/config/parameters.yml

Then, edit /app/config/parameters.yml with following command:

sudo nano /srv/www/htdocs/contao-v*/app/config/parameters.yml

Find the section database_connection and edit the parameters as follows:

database_connection:
    driver: pdo_mysql
    host: localhost
    port: 3306
    dbname: contao_db
    user: contao_user
    password: password
    charset: UTF8

Make sure to replace password with the password you created earlier.

Step 6: Set up virtual host

We will create a virtual host for Contao. Create a new configuration file with following command:

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/contao.conf

Add following configuration to the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
        ServerName contao.example.com
        DocumentRoot /srv/www/htdocs/contao-v*

        <Directory /srv/www/htdocs/contao-v*>
                Options Indexes FollowSymLinks Includes ExecCGI
                AllowOverride All
                Require all granted
        </Directory>

        ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/contao_error.log
        CustomLog /var/log/apache2/contao_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Make sure to replace contao.example.com with the domain name or IP address of your server.

Then enable the virtual host with following command:

sudo a2ensite contao.conf

And, restart the Apache web server to apply the changes with following command:

sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 7: Install Contao

Finally, visit the Contao installer in your web browser by navigating to http://contao.example.com/install.php where contao.example.com is the domain name or IP address of your server.

Follow the instructions on the screen to install Contao. Once completed, remove the install.php file from the document root directory with following command:

sudo rm /srv/www/htdocs/contao-v*/install.php

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Contao on OpenSUSE latest version. You can now start building and managing your website with Contao.

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