Installing CouchCMS on Clear Linux Latest

CouchCMS is a free open-source content management system that makes it very easy for content authors and web designers to manage websites. This tutorial will guide you through the installation of CouchCMS on a Clear Linux Latest system.

Prerequisites

Before you start with the installation, make sure your Clear Linux system is updated and upgraded.

$ sudo swupd update
$ sudo swupd upgrade

Step 1 – Installing Apache Server

CouchCMS requires a web server to run, and Apache server is the most popular web server. Therefore, we will install the Apache server first.

Run the following command to install Apache on Clear Linux:

$ sudo swupd bundle-add apache

Once the installation is complete, you can check the status of Apache by running the following command:

$ sudo systemctl status apache

Step 2 – Installing PHP and Required Extensions

CouchCMS requires PHP 5.4 or later and some PHP extensions to work correctly. Run the following command to install PHP and some required extensions:

$ sudo swupd bundle-add php-basic
$ sudo swupd bundle-add php-pdo_mysql
$ sudo swupd bundle-add php-mysqli
$ sudo swupd bundle-add php-mbstring

Step 3 – Installing MySQL Database Server

CouchCMS requires a MySQL database to store data. Run the following command to install the MySQL database server:

$ sudo swupd bundle-add mysql

After the installation, start the MySQL service and set it to start at boot time:

$ sudo systemctl start mysql
$ sudo systemctl enable mysql

Step 4 – Downloading and Installing CouchCMS

Visit the official CouchCMS website at https://www.couchcms.com/download and download the latest version of CouchCMS.

After the download is complete, extract the downloaded package by running the following command:

$ tar -xvzf couch.zip

Copy the extracted CouchCMS files to the Apache server's document root directory:

$ sudo cp -r couch/* /var/www/html/

Step 5 – Configuring CouchCMS

Next, we need to configure CouchCMS to use the MySQL database we installed earlier.

Open the /var/www/html/couch/config.php file with a text editor and modify the following lines:

$db_name   = 'couch';       // name of the database
$db_host   = 'localhost';   // name of the MySQL server
$db_user   = 'root';        // MySQL username
$db_pass   = 'password';    // MySQL password

Replace the values with your correct MySQL database credentials.

Save and close the file.

Step 6 – Creating a Virtual Host for CouchCMS

Create a virtual host configuration file for CouchCMS by running the following command:

$ sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/couch.conf

Add the following lines:

<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin [email protected]
DocumentRoot /var/www/html
ServerName yourdomain.com
ServerAlias www.yourdomain.com 

ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/error.log
CustomLog /var/log/apache2/access.log combined 
</VirtualHost>

Change ServerAdmin, ServerName and ServerAlias with your domain name and email address.

Save and close the file.

Step 7 – Enabling Virtual Host

Enable the newly created virtual host by running the following command:

$ sudo a2ensite couch.conf

Restart the Apache server to apply the changes:

$ sudo systemctl restart apache

Step 8 – Accessing CouchCMS

Open your web browser and type the following URL to access the CouchCMS installation wizard:

http://yourdomain.com/

Follow the installation wizard and complete the installation process.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install and configure CouchCMS on a Clear Linux Latest system. CouchCMS is now ready to use, and you can start managing your website using this powerful content management system.