Installing GetSimple CMS on EndeavourOS Latest

GetSimple CMS is a lightweight content management system that provides an easy-to-use interface for managing website content. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of GetSimple CMS on EndeavourOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we start the installation, please ensure that you have the following:

• A VPS or a dedicated server with EndeavourOS installed and a non-root user with sudo privileges.
• A domain name pointed to your server IP address.
• PHP 7.4 or higher installed on your server.

Step 1: Update System Packages

Before we proceed, let's update the system package list and install necessary packages by running the following command:

sudo pacman -Syu
sudo pacman -S apache php php-apache mariadb

Step 2: Configure Apache

We need to configure Apache to serve our GetSimple CMS files. Open the Apache configuration file by running the following command:

sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

Add the following content at the end of the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName your_domain.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/html
    <Directory /var/www/html>
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Replace "your_domain.com" with your domain name.

Save and close the file by pressing Ctrl+O and Ctrl+X.

Step 3: Install GetSimple CMS

Download the latest version of GetSimple CMS from their website:

wget https://github.com/GetSimpleCMS/GetSimpleCMS/archive/master.zip

Extract the files to the Apache web root directory:

sudo unzip master.zip -d /var/www/html/

Change ownership of the directory to the Apache user:

sudo chown -R http:http /var/www/html/

Step 4: Configure MariaDB

MariaDB is a relational database management system required for GetSimple CMS to store data. Let's install and configure MariaDB by running the following commands:

sudo pacman -S mariadb
sudo mysql_install_db --user=mysql --basedir=/usr --datadir=/var/lib/mysql
sudo systemctl start mariadb
sudo systemctl enable mariadb
sudo /usr/bin/mysql_secure_installation

Follow the prompts to set a password for the root user, remove anonymous users, disable root login remotely, and remove test database and access to it.

Step 5: Create a Database

Log in to MariaDB using the following command:

sudo mysql -u root -p

Enter the MariaDB root password set during installation.

Create a new database and user for GetSimple CMS using the following commands:

CREATE DATABASE getsimpledb;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON getsimpledb.* TO 'getsimpleusr'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;

Replace "getsimpledb" and "getsimpleusr" with your desired database and username, and "password" with your desired password.

Step 6: Install GetSimple CMS

Open your web browser and navigate to your domain name. You will see the GetSimple CMS installation wizard.

Select your preferred language and click "Next".

Enter your database host, database name, database username, and database password. Leave the table prefix as "gs_".

Configure your site settings and admin account information.

Click "Install" to complete the installation.

Conclusion

You have successfully installed and configured GetSimple CMS on EndeavourOS. You can now manage your website content using the easy-to-use interface provided by GetSimple CMS.