Installing Roadiz on OpenSUSE Latest

Roadiz is an open-source content management system built on Symfony, aimed at developers and designers who want to build flexible and innovative web projects. This tutorial will guide you through the installation process of Roadiz on OpenSUSE Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you start, make sure that you have:

• Access to a terminal with sudo access
• PHP 7.2 or higher installed
• Apache or Nginx web server installed
• MySQL or MariaDB database server installed

Step 1: Download Roadiz

The first step is to download the latest version of Roadiz from their website:

wget https://github.com/roadiz/roadiz/releases/latest/download/roadiz-full.zip

Step 2: Unzip the package

Unzip the package in your web server's root directory. If you are using Apache, the root directory will be /srv/www/htdocs. If you are using Nginx, the root directory will be /srv/www.

unzip roadiz-full.zip -d /srv/www/htdocs/

Step 3: Set Permissions

Set the correct permissions for the unzipped files by running the following command:

sudo chown -R wwwrun:www /srv/www/htdocs/

Step 4: Create a Database

Log in to your MySQL or MariaDB server and create a new database and user for Roadiz:

CREATE DATABASE roadiz;
CREATE USER 'roadiz'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your_password_here';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON roadiz.* TO 'roadiz'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Step 5: Configure Roadiz

Navigate to the app/conf/ directory in your Roadiz installation and copy the .dist files:

cd /srv/www/htdocs/app/conf/
cp database.conf.dist database.conf
cp parameters.yml.dist parameters.yml

Edit the database.conf file and change the database_host, database_name, database_user, and database_password values to match your MySQL/MariaDB setup.

Modify the parameters.yml file and set the database_host, database_name, database_user, and database_password values to match your MySQL/MariaDB setup. Additionally, set the secret value to a random string of characters.

Step 6: Install Dependencies

Install the dependencies required by Roadiz by running the following command:

cd /srv/www/htdocs/
composer install

Step 7: Configure Web Server

Next, you need to configure your web server to serve the Roadiz files. Follow the instructions below depending on which web server you are using.

Apache

Create a new virtual host file in /etc/apache2/vhosts.d/ with the following content:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName yourdomain.com
    DocumentRoot /srv/www/htdocs/public
    <Directory /srv/www/htdocs/public>
        Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
        AllowOverride All
        Order allow,deny
        Allow from all
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Enable the mod_rewrite module:

sudo a2enmod rewrite

Finally, restart the Apache web server:

sudo systemctl restart apache2

Nginx

Create a new virtual host file in /etc/nginx/vhosts.d/ with the following content:

server {
    listen       80;
    server_name  yourdomain.com;
    root /srv/www/htdocs/public;

    location / {
        try_files $uri /index.php$is_args$args;
    }

    location ~ \.php$ {
        include fastcgi.conf;
        fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php-fpm.sock;
    }
}

Finally, restart the Nginx web server:

sudo systemctl restart nginx

Step 8: Run Installer

Run the Roadiz installer by navigating to http://yourdomain.com/installer.php. Follow the instructions provided by the installer.

Conclusion

You have now successfully installed Roadiz on OpenSUSE Latest! You can now start building your website or application using Roadiz. If you encounter any issues, refer to the official Roadiz documentation or reach out to the Roadiz community for support.

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