Installing Flextype on Alpine Linux Latest

Flextype is a flat-file content management system that allows users to create and manage websites with ease. Here's a step-by-step guide on how to install Flextype on Alpine Linux Latest:

Prerequisites

Before we start, you will need to make sure that the following prerequisites are installed:

  • Alpine Linux Latest
  • PHP 7.2 or higher with the following extensions enabled:
    • mbstring
    • zip

Installation

  1. Log in to your server as the root user or a sudo user.

  2. Open a terminal and update the package list:

apk update
  1. Install PHP and the required extensions:
apk add php7 php7-mbstring php7-zip
  1. Download the latest version of Flextype from the official website:
wget https://github.com/flextype/flextype/releases/latest/download/flextype-VERSION.zip
  1. Extract the downloaded ZIP file:
unzip flextype-VERSION.zip
  1. Move the extracted files to your web server's document root directory:
cp -R flextype/* /var/www/htdocs/
  1. Set the correct permissions for the cache/ and entries/ directories:
chmod -R 777 /var/www/htdocs/cache/ /var/www/htdocs/entries/

  1. Finally, open a web browser and enter your server's IP address or domain name followed by /flextype/ in the address bar. You should see the Flextype installation wizard.

  2. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Flextype on Alpine Linux Latest. You can now start using Flextype to create and manage your website.