How to Install CouchCMS on FreeBSD Latest

CouchCMS is a free and open-source content management system that allows you to create and manage websites easily. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install CouchCMS on FreeBSD Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed with the installation, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:

  • A FreeBSD Latest server
  • A web server (Apache or Nginx)
  • PHP 5.5 or higher
  • MySQL 5.5 or higher

Step 1: Download CouchCMS

You can download the latest version of CouchCMS from the official website, https://www.couchcms.com/. Make sure you download the correct version of CouchCMS for your FreeBSD system. In our case, we will download the latest stable release:

$ cd /tmp/
$ wget https://www.couchcms.com/downloads/latest/

Step 2: Extract CouchCMS

After downloading, extract the downloaded .zip file into your web server's document root directory:

$ unzip couchcms_latest.zip -d /usr/local/www/apache24/data/

Step 3: Create a MySQL Database and User

Login to your MySQL server using the following command:

$ mysql -u root -p

Create a new database called couchcmsdb:

mysql> CREATE DATABASE couchcmsdb;

Create a new user called couchcmsuser with the password couchcmspassword:

mysql> CREATE USER 'couchcmsuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'couchcmspassword';

Grant permissions to this new user on the newly created couchcmsdb database:

mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON couchcmsdb.* TO 'couchcmsuser'@'localhost';

Flush the privileges and exit from the MySQL prompt:

mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
mysql> exit;

Step 4: Configure CouchCMS

Navigate to the CouchCMS directory in your web server's document root:

$ cd /usr/local/www/apache24/data/couch/

Rename the couch/config.php.sample file to couch/config.php:

$ mv couch/config.php.sample couch/config.php

Edit the couch/config.php file with the following details:

$dbServer = 'localhost';
$dbName = 'couchcmsdb';
$dbUser = 'couchcmsuser';
$dbPassword = 'couchcmspassword';

Step 5: Restart the Web Server

Restart your web server to load the new CouchCMS application:

$ service apache24 restart

Step 6: Visit CouchCMS Installation Page

Open your web browser and navigate to your web server's URL, followed by /couch/ directory. You will see the CouchCMS installation page. Follow the instructions on the page to complete the installation.

For example, if your web server's IP address is 192.168.0.100, open your web browser and enter the following URL:

http://192.168.0.100/couch/

That's it. You have now installed and configured CouchCMS on FreeBSD Latest.