How to Install Quick CMS with Apache on AlmaLinux 8
Quick CMS is a free content management system software. In this article, we are going to learn how to install Quick CMS on AlmaLinux 8. So, let’s get started.
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Pre-requisites
-
A system with AlmaLinux 8 installed and running.
root
access to the system.
Once you're all set, we'll proceed with Quick 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 Quick CMS
Download Quick CMS from official website : Click here.
cd /var/www/html/
mkdir quickcms
cd /var/www/html/quickcms
wget https://opensolution.org/download/home.html?sFile=Quick.Cms_v6.7-en.zip
mv 'home.html?sFile=Quick.Cms_v6.7-en.zip' quickcms.zip
unzip quickcms.zip
rm quickcms.zip
Setting up File Permissions
Let's make the folders readable.
chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/quickcms
chown -R apache:apache /var/www/html/quickcms
chcon -R -t httpd_sys_content_rw_t /var/www/html/quickcms
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/quickcms
<Directory /var/www/html/quickcms/>
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 in :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 Quick CMS
Now open the URL from your browser, this will redirect you to configuring the final parts of the Quick CMS installation.
https://dev3.domainhere.info/admin.php
Replace the
dev3.domainhere.info
with the actual IP or domain configured on the server.
Your can set your password on /admin.php page. Just enter your preferred username and password then enter :
Now you have successfully installed Quick CMS with Apache on AlmaLinux 8.
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