MODX is an open-source content management system that allows you to build dynamic and responsive websites. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of MODX on Ubuntu Server Latest.
Before getting started, make sure you have the following requirements:
Open your preferred SSH terminal and connect to your Ubuntu server using your superuser credentials.
ssh username@server_ip_address
The first step is to update and upgrade the packages using the following command.
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
MODX requires a web server, PHP, and MySQL database to function correctly. Therefore, we need to install the LAMP stack on our Ubuntu server.
Run the following command to install the LAMP stack:
sudo apt install lamp-server^
Next, we need to create a MySQL database and a user for MODX. Run the following commands to create a new database and user and provide the necessary details.
sudo mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE modx_database;
CREATE USER 'modx_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your_password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON modx_database.* TO 'modx_user'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit
Download the latest version of MODX from their official website using the following command.
wget https://modx.com/download/direct/modx-latest.zip
Now, we need to extract the downloaded MODX zip file into the web directory.
sudo apt install unzip
sudo unzip modx-latest.zip -d /var/www/html/
Create a new Apache virtual host configuration file for MODX by running the following command.
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/modx.conf
Add the following virtual host configuration in the file and save it.
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName example.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/modx
<Directory /var/www/html/modx>
AllowOverride All
</Directory>
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/modx_error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/modx_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Activate the virtual host configuration.
sudo a2ensite modx.conf
Restart Apache service to apply the newly created virtual host.
sudo systemctl restart apache2
You can now access the MODX web installation wizard by visiting the following URL in your web browser:
http://your_server_ip_address/setup/
Follow the on-screen instructions, enter your MySQL database details, and complete the installation.
In this tutorial, you learned how to install MODX on Ubuntu Server Latest. You can now start building dynamic and responsive websites using MODX.
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