Installation of PluXml on NixOS

PluXml is a simple and lightweight CMS that is based on PHP. It allows users to create and manage content on websites easily. NixOS is a Linux distribution that is ideal for developers and sysadmins. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing PluXml on NixOS.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, please make sure you have the following:

• A NixOS machine with a user account and sudo privileges.
• A web server (we recommend using Apache, but you can also use Nginx).

Step 1: Update the system

The first step is to update your system. Run the following command:

sudo nix-channel --update
sudo nixos-rebuild switch

Step 2: Install PHP

PluXml is based on PHP, so you will need to install PHP and its related components. To do this, run the following command:

sudo nix-env -iA nixpkgs.php

This will install PHP and its dependencies.

Step 3: Install Apache

Next, you need to install a web server to run PluXml. We recommend Apache, so let's install it. Run the following command:

sudo nix-env -iA nixpkgs.apacheHttpd

Step 4: Download PluXml

Download the latest version of PluXml from their website: https://pluxml.org/en/download/. Once downloaded, extract the contents of the archive to your web server's document root. Assuming you installed Apache, the document root is located at /var/www/html/.

cd /var/www/html/
sudo wget https://download.pluxml.org/latest.zip
sudo unzip latest.zip

Step 5: Configure PluXml

Now that you have installed PluXml, you need to configure it. Copy the config.example.php file to config.php:

cd /var/www/html/pluxml/core/
cp config.example.php config.php

Open config.php in a text editor and edit the following lines:

define('XML_DIR', './data/configuration/');
define('PLX_ROOT', '../../../');
define('PLX_CONF', PLX_ROOT.'data/configuration/config.php');

Replace the above with:

define('XML_DIR', '/var/www/html/pluxml/data/configuration/');
define('PLX_ROOT', '../../');
define('PLX_CONF', PLX_ROOT.'config.php');

Step 6: Set file permissions

Set file permissions on the data directory so that PluXml can write to it:

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

Step 7: Restart Apache

Restart Apache to apply the changes:

sudo systemctl restart httpd

Step 8: Access PluXml

You can now access PluXml by opening your web browser and navigating to http://localhost/pluxml/.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed PluXml on NixOS. You can now start creating and managing content on your website.

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