Installing MODX on POP! OS Latest

MODX is a popular, open-source content management system (CMS) that is known for its flexibility and ease of use. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install MODX on POP! OS Latest.

Prerequisites

• POP! OS Latest installed on your computer
• Access to the terminal

Step 1: Install Apache and PHP

MODX requires a web server and PHP to run properly. We will use Apache as our web server and PHP 7.3. To install Apache and PHP 7.3, run the following command in your terminal:

sudo apt-get install apache2 php7.3 libapache2-mod-php7.3 php7.3-mysql php7.3-curl php7.3-gd php7.3-mbstring php7.3-xml php7.3-xmlrpc php7.3-zip

This command will install Apache and the necessary PHP modules.

Step 2: Install MySQL

MODX stores its data in a MySQL database, so we need to install MySQL. To install MySQL, run the following command in your terminal:

sudo apt-get install mysql-server

During the installation process, you will be prompted to set a root password for MySQL.

Step 3: Create a MySQL Database

We will now create a MySQL database for MODX. To do this, log in to the MySQL server as the root user:

sudo mysql -u root -p

Enter the root password you set in Step 2.

Next, create a new database:

CREATE DATABASE modx;

Create a new MySQL user and grant it privileges on the new database:

CREATE USER 'modxuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON modx.* TO 'modxuser'@'localhost';

Replace "password" with a strong password for the new user.

Exit the MySQL console:

exit

Step 4: Download and Extract MODX

Go to the MODX website at https://modx.com/ and download the latest version of MODX Revolution. Extract the downloaded file to the /var/www/html directory:

sudo tar -xzf modx-2.x.x-pl.zip -C /var/www/html/

Replace "2.x.x" with the version number of the MODX package you downloaded.

Step 5: Set Permissions

Make sure that the Apache user has permission to write to the MODX files and directories:

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/

Step 6: Configure Apache

Create a new virtual host file for MODX:

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

Paste the following configuration into the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
    DocumentRoot /var/www/html/modx
    ServerName yourdomain.com
    <Directory "/var/www/html/modx">
        Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
        AllowOverride All
        Order allow,deny
        allow from all
    </Directory>
    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/modx_error.log
    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/modx_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Replace "yourdomain.com" with your own domain name.

Save and exit the file.

Enable the new virtual host:

sudo a2ensite modx.conf

Restart Apache:

sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 7: Install MODX

Open a web browser and navigate to your domain name. The MODX installation page should appear.

Follow the on-screen prompts to complete the installation. When prompted, enter the database information you created in Step 3.

After the installation is complete, delete the setup directory:

sudo rm -rf /var/www/html/modx/setup/

Conclusion

You have successfully installed MODX on POP! OS Latest. You can now log in to the MODX admin panel to start creating your website.

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