In this tutorial, you will learn step-by-step how to install MODX on OpenSUSE Latest.
Before installing MODX, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
If you have not installed Apache, PHP, or MySQL/MariaDB, you can follow these tutorials to install them:
First, download MODX from https://modx.com/download. Select the latest version of MODX and download the .zip archive.
After downloading the MODX archive, use the following command to extract it:
unzip modx-<version>.zip
Replace <version> with the version number of MODX you downloaded.
This will create a directory called modx-<version> in the current directory.
After extracting MODX, move it to the Apache web directory using the following command:
sudo mv modx-<version> /srv/www/htdocs/
This will move the MODX directory to the Apache web directory, which is /srv/www/htdocs/ on OpenSUSE.
Before installing MODX, you need to create a database to store its data. You can use either MySQL or MariaDB.
To create a database using MySQL/MariaDB, use the following command:
mysql -u root -p -e "CREATE DATABASE modx_db COLLATE utf8_general_ci;"
This will create a database called modx_db with a UTF-8 character set and collation.
Next, you need to set the correct permissions on the MODX directory.
sudo chown -R apache:apache /srv/www/htdocs/modx-<version>
sudo chmod -R 755 /srv/www/htdocs/modx-<version>
Replace <version> with the version number of MODX you downloaded.
This will change the owner of the MODX directory to apache and give it the necessary permissions.
Finally, you can run the MODX installer by visiting the following URL in your web browser:
http://<your-server>/modx-<version>/setup/
Replace <your-server> with the IP address or hostname of your server, and <version> with the version of MODX you downloaded.
Follow the instructions in the installer to configure MODX with your database credentials and settings.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed MODX on OpenSUSE Latest. You can now log in to the MODX Manager and start building your website.
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