How to Install Monstra CMS with Apache on Rocky Linux 8
Monstra CMS is a modern and lightweight Content Management System. It is easy to install, upgrade and use. In this article, we are going to learn how to install Monstra CMS on Rocky Linux 8. So, let’s get started.
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Pre-requisites
-
A system with Rocky Linux 8 installed and running.
root
access to the system.
Once you're all set, we'll proceed with Monstra CMS installation and configuration.
Install Apache & PHP
Let's begin with installing Apache and PHP. Install using the below codes.
yum install httpd httpd-tools php php-curl php-gd php-mbstring php-zip php-json -y
Enable services
systemctl enable httpd
systemctl start httpd
systemctl status httpd
Enable Firewall
firewall-cmd --permanent --add-service=http
firewall-cmd --permanent --add-service=https
firewall-cmd --reload
Install Let's Encrypt SSL Certificate
Next we will install Let's Encrypt SSL cert so we can have the domain running on HTTPS.
You can refer the following link for instructions on how to Install Let's Encrypt.
Download Monstra CMS
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cd /var/www/html/
mkdir monstra
cd /var/www/html/monstra
wget https://monstra.org/monstra-3.0.4.zip
unzip monstra-3.0.4.zip
mv monstra-3.0.4 monstra
rm monstra-3.0.4.zip
cd monstra
Setting up File Permissions
Let's make the folders readable.
chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/monstra/monstra
chown -R apache:apache /var/www/html/monstra/monstra
chcon -R -t httpd_sys_content_rw_t /var/www/html/monstra/monstra
Configuring Apache vHost
Create a new apache configuration file dev3.domainhere.info.conf
for the domain with the following command:
vi /etc/httpd/conf.d/dev3.domainhere.info.conf
Add the following codes:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName dev3.domainhere.info
ServerAlias dev3.domainhere.info
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/monstra/monstra
<Directory /var/www/html/monstra/monstra/>
Options -Indexes +FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
</Directory>
ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/dev3.domainhere.info-error.log
CustomLog /var/log/httpd/dev3.domainhere.info-access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Change
dev3.domainhere.info
withYour Domain Name
.
Now, press the Esc
key, and type :wq!
and press the Enter
key to save and exit the file.
Now, restart & check the apache with the following commands:
systemctl restart httpd
systemctl status httpd
Configuring Monstra CMS
Now open the URL from your browser, this will redirect you to configuring the final parts of the Monstra CMS installation.
https://dev3.domainhere.info
Replace the
dev3.domainhere.info
with the actual IP or domain configured on the server.
You can set your password on /admin.php page. Just enter your preferred username and password then enter :
Now you have successfully installed Monstra CMS with Apache on Rocky Linux 8.
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