How to Install HTMLy on Arch Linux

HTMLy is a lightweight and easy-to-use content management system based on Markdown. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install HTMLy on Arch Linux.

Step 1: Install Apache and PHP

Before proceeding with HTMLy's installation, make sure you have Apache and PHP installed on your system.

To install Apache and PHP, open a terminal and enter the following command:

sudo pacman -Syu apache php

Step 2: Install MariaDB

Next, install MariaDB, which is a drop-in replacement for MySQL. HTMLy requires MariaDB as its database.

To install MariaDB, enter the following command:

sudo pacman -Syu mariadb

After installing MariaDB, start and enable its service by running the following commands:

sudo systemctl start mariadb
sudo systemctl enable mariadb

Step 3: Install HTMLy

To install HTMLy, first, download the latest version from the official website (https://www.htmly.com/).

You can use wget to download HTMLy:

wget https://github.com/danpros/htmly/archive/master.zip

After downloading, unzip the downloaded file:

unzip master.zip

This command will extract the HTMLy files in the current directory.

Step 4: Configure Apache

Now, let's configure Apache to serve HTMLy using a virtual host.

Create a virtual host configuration file named htmly.conf in the /etc/httpd/conf/extra/ directory:

sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/extra/htmly.conf

Put the following lines in the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName localhost
    DocumentRoot /path/to/htmly/
    <Directory /path/to/htmly>
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Replace /path/to/htmly/ with the path to the HTMLy installation directory.

After making the changes, save the file and restart Apache to apply the changes:

sudo systemctl restart httpd

Step 5: Configure MariaDB

HTMLy requires a database to store its data. Let's create a new database for HTMLy and a user to access the database.

First, log in to MariaDB:

sudo mysql -u root

Create a new database for HTMLy:

CREATE DATABASE htmly_db CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;

Create a new user and grant access to the database:

CREATE USER 'htmly_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'htmly_password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON htmly_db.* TO 'htmly_user'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Replace htmly_user and htmly_password with your preferred username and password.

Exit MariaDB:

EXIT;

Step 6: Install HTMLy

Navigate to the HTMLy installation directory:

cd htmly-master

Copy the config.sample.php file to config.php:

cp config.sample.php config.php

Edit config.php and update the database settings:

define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');
define('DB_NAME', 'htmly_db');
define('DB_USER', 'htmly_user');
define('DB_PASS', 'htmly_password');

Replace the values with your database settings.

Save the file and exit the editor.

Run the web installer by visiting http://localhost/install in your web browser.

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

Once the installation is complete, delete the install directory for security reasons:

sudo rm -rf install

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install HTMLy on Arch Linux. Now you can easily create and manage your content using HTMLy. Happy blogging!