How to Install WonderCMS with Apache on AlmaLinux 8
WonderCMS is an extremely small flat-file CMS Website Builder. It's fast, responsive, and doesn't require any configuration. It provides a simple way of creating and editing websites. In this article, we are going to learn how to install WonderCMS 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 WonderCMS 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 WonderCMS
Download WonderCMS from official website : Click here.
cd /var/www/html/
wget https://github.com/robiso/wondercms/releases/download/3.2.0/wondercms-320.zip
unzip wondercms-320.zip
rm wondercms-320.zip
cd /var/www/html/wondercms
Setting up File Permissions
Let's make the folders readable.
chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/wondercms
chown -R apache:apache /var/www/html/wondercms
chcon -R -t httpd_sys_content_rw_t /var/www/html/wondercms
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/wondercms
<Directory /var/www/html/wondercms/>
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 WonderCMS
Now open the URL from your browser, this will redirect you to editing the WonderCMS Pages.
https://dev3.domainhere.info/
Replace the
dev3.domainhere.info
with the actual IP or domain configured on the server.
Your password will be displayed on the Homepage, Copy your password and login:
Now you have successfully installed WonderCMS with Apache on AlmaLinux 8.
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