CouchCMS is a free, open source content management system that allows you to create and manage powerful websites without any technical skills. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install CouchCMS on Void Linux.
Before we start installing CouchCMS, we need to install Apache, PHP, and MySQL on our Void Linux. To install the required components, launch a terminal and run the following commands:
# Update the system packages
sudo xbps-install -Suy
# Install Apache, PHP, and MySQL
sudo xbps-install -S apache2 mysql-server php php-mysql
Once the required components have been installed, we can now download CouchCMS from their official website. Head over to the download page and download the latest version of CouchCMS.
Alternatively, you can also download the latest version using the following command:
wget https://www.couchcms.com/downloads/latest
After downloading CouchCMS, extract the zip file using the following command:
unzip couch.zip
Next, move the CouchCMS files to the Apache web directory:
# Move the CouchCMS files to the Apache web directory
sudo mv couch/* /srv/http/
After moving the files, set the correct permissions on the directories:
# Set permissions on directories
sudo chown -R http:http /srv/http/*
sudo chmod -R 755 /srv/http/*
CouchCMS requires a MySQL database. To create a new database, log into the MySQL server using the following command:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Once you are logged in to the MySQL console, create a new database using the following command:
CREATE DATABASE couchcms;
Next, create a new user and grant the required privileges to the user using the following commands:
CREATE USER 'couchcmsuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON couchcms.* TO 'couchcmsuser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Be sure to replace 'password' with your own password.
Finally, we need to configure CouchCMS to use the MySQL database. Open the couch/config.php file using a text editor and edit the following lines:
$CNF['db']['type'] = 'mysql';
$CNF['db']['server'] = 'localhost';
$CNF['db']['database'] = 'couchcms';
$CNF['db']['username'] = 'couchcmsuser';
$CNF['db']['password'] = 'password'; // Replace this with your MySQL user password
Save your changes and exit the text editor.
Now that everything is set up, we can start the Apache and MySQL services using the following commands:
sudo systemctl start httpd
sudo systemctl start mysqld
Congratulations! You have successfully installed CouchCMS on Void Linux. You can now access CouchCMS by visiting http://localhost in your web browser.
CouchCMS is a powerful content management system that makes it easy to create and manage websites. With the help of this tutorial, you can easily install CouchCMS on Void Linux and start building your own website.
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