How to Install FlatPress on OpenSUSE Latest

FlatPress is a lightweight, fast, and easy-to-use content management system that allows you to create dynamic websites using a simple user-friendly interface. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install FlatPress on OpenSUSE 15.3.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:

• A working OpenSUSE 15.3 system
• Apache web server
• PHP 7.2 or later
• MySQL server

Step 1: Download the FlatPress Package

First, download the latest FlatPress package from the official website. You can use either the ZIP or the TAR.GZ package. To download the package using the wget command run the following command:

$ wget https://flatpress.org/file/flatpress-1.1.3-herbie.zip

Step 2: Install Required Dependencies

Next, you need to install the required dependencies to run FlatPress, which include PHP GD, PHP Mbstring, PHP Zip, and PHP SQLite3. To install these dependencies run the following command:

$ sudo zypper in php7-ctype php7-fileinfo php7-gd php7-json php7-mbstring php7-mysql php7-opcache php7-posix php7-session php7-sqlite3 php7-tokenizer php7-xmlreader php7-xmlwriter php7-zip

Step 3: Create a Virtual Host for FlatPress

Next, you need to create a virtual host for FlatPress. To do that, first create a new Apache configuration file for FlatPress:

$ sudo nano /etc/apache2/conf.d/flatpress.conf

Then, add the following configuration to the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName flatpress.example.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/flatpress/
<Directory /var/www/flatpress/>
  Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
  AllowOverride All
  Order allow,deny
  allow from all
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Make sure to replace flatpress.example.com with your own domain name.

Save and close the file when you are done.

Step 4: Extract FlatPress

Next, extract the downloaded FlatPress package to the DocumentRoot of the virtual host that you have created in the last step:

$ sudo unzip flatpress-1.1.3-herbie.zip -d /var/www/flatpress

Step 5: Set Permissions

Before running FlatPress, you need to set correct file and directory permissions for the FlatPress files:

$ sudo chown -R wwwrun:www /var/www/flatpress
$ sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/flatpress/

Step 6: Run the FlatPress Installer

Open your web browser and navigate to your FlatPress URL. The FlatPress installer will open automatically:

http://flatpress.example.com/admin.php

Follow the installer prompts to finish the installation process.

Step 7: Finish FlatPress Configuration

After installation, you should be redirected to the admin control panel. You should set up your blog's configurations and set your desired themes and plugins.

Conclusion

Congratulations! you have successfully installed FlatPress on your OpenSUSE 15.3 system. You can now start creating your website using FlatPress.

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