How to Install PluXml on FreeBSD Latest

PluXml is a free and open-source content management system that allows users to create and manage their websites easily. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install PluXml on FreeBSD latest.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed with installing PluXml, ensure that your system meets the following requirements:

• A Unix-based operating system (FreeBSD version 13 or higher).
• Apache server installed and running.
• PHP.

Step 1: Download PluXml

You can download PluXml by visiting their official website. Once downloaded, extract the files to your preferred location. In our case, we will extract the files to the home directory (/home/username).

$ tar xvzf pluxml-x.x.x.tar.gz -C /home/username

Replace x.x.x with the version of PluXml you downloaded.

Step 2: Configure Apache

Before we move on with the configuration, you need to ensure that Apache is installed and running on your FreeBSD system. If you haven't installed Apache, you can install it by running the following command:

$ sudo pkg install apache24

Once Apache is installed, we need to configure it to serve PluXml. Navigate to the Apache configuration directory:

$ cd /usr/local/etc/apache24

Now, create a new configuration file for PluXml:

$ sudo touch pluxml.conf

Next, open the pluxml.conf file using your favorite text editor:

$ sudo vi pluxml.conf

Add the following lines to the file:

   Alias /pluxml "/home/username/pluxml/"
   <Directory "/home/username/pluxml">
       Options FollowSymLinks
       AllowOverride All
       Require all granted
   </Directory>

The Alias directive tells Apache to serve PluXml when a request to http://your-server/pluxml is made. Replace /home/username with the exact path you extracted PluXml to.

Step 3: Install PHP

PluXml requires PHP to run. We can install it by running the following command:

$ sudo pkg install php74

This installs PHP version 7.4. If you prefer to install a different version of PHP, replace php74 with your preferred version.

Step 4: Configure PHP

PHP needs to be configured to work with Apache. Open the httpd.conf file:

$ sudo vi /usr/local/etc/apache24/httpd.conf

Ensure that the following lines are present in the file:

LoadModule php_module        libexec/apache24/libphp7.so
<IfModule dir_module>
    DirectoryIndex index.php index.html
    <FilesMatch "\.php$">
        SetHandler application/x-httpd-php
    </FilesMatch>
</IfModule>

The LoadModule php_module directive loads the PHP module for Apache. The FilesMatch directive tells Apache to handle requests for files with the .php extension using PHP.

Save and exit the file.

Step 5: Restart Apache

Now that we have made changes to Apache and PHP configuration files, we need to restart Apache for the changes to take effect:

$ sudo service apache24 restart

Step 6: Install PluXml

Now that everything is configured, we can proceed to install PluXml. Open your web browser and navigate to http://your-server/pluxml/.

You will see a page displaying a message "PluXml is not installed." Click on the "Click here to install PluXml" link.

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

Conclusion

Now you have successfully installed PluXml on FreeBSD. You can now start creating and managing your website using PluXml.