How to Install CMS Made Simple on Kali Linux

CMS Made Simple is a free and open-source content management system that can be used to design and manage websites. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing CMS Made Simple on Kali Linux.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure that you have the following:

  • A Kali Linux system with root privileges
  • Apache web server installed and running
  • PHP and MySQL server installed and configured

Step 1: Download CMS Made Simple

To download CMS Made Simple, visit the official website at https://www.cmsmadesimple.org/download/.

Click on the latest version of CMS Made Simple to download the installation file. You will get a compressed .zip file.

Step 2: Extract the CMS Made Simple ZIP File

After the download is complete, extract the contents of the downloaded ZIP file to a directory on your Kali Linux system. You can use the unzip command to extract the contents of the ZIP file.

unzip cmsms-X.X.X-install.zip

Replace X.X.X with the version of CMS Made Simple you downloaded.

Step 3: Move CMS Made Simple to Apache's Document Root

Next, move the extracted cmsms- directory to the Apache document root directory /var/www/html/. 

sudo mv cmsms- /var/www/html/

Step 4: Set Permissions

You need to make sure that the Apache user has permissions to read and write files in the cmsms- directory.

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/cmsms-/
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/cmsms-/

Step 5: Create a MySQL Database

Create a new database for the CMS Made Simple website. Open MySQL prompt and run the following commands:

mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE dbname;
CREATE USER 'dbuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON dbname.* TO 'dbuser'@'localhost';
quit

Replace dbname, dbuser, and password with your preferred values.

Step 6: Launch the CMS Made Simple Installer

Open your web browser and go to localhost/cmsms-. You will be greeted with the CMS Made Simple installer.

Follow the on-screen instructions to install CMS Made Simple. The installer will ask you to enter the database credentials and administrator login information.

Step 7: Complete the Installation

After the installation is complete, you can log in to the CMS Made Simple admin panel at localhost/cmsms-/admin/.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed CMS Made Simple on Kali Linux.