Installation Tutorial: REDAXO on Manjaro

Introduction:

REDAXO is a content management system that is built for small to mid-sized websites. It has a modular and flexible structure that allows you to extend its functionality. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install REDAXO on Manjaro.

Prerequisites

  • Manjaro (latest version)
  • Apache or Nginx web server
  • PHP (version 7.3 or higher)
  • MySQL or MariaDB database server

Steps:

  1. To start, open the Terminal application on your Manjaro system.

  2. Update your packages to the latest version using the below command:

sudo pacman -Syyu
  1. Install Apache web server by running the following command:
sudo pacman -S apache
  1. Enable Apache to start during the boot time:
sudo systemctl enable httpd
  1. Start the Apache service:
sudo systemctl start httpd
  1. Now, you need to install PHP:
sudo pacman -S php php-apache
  1. Configure the PHP settings:
sudo nano /etc/php/php.ini

  1. Inside the file, search for short_open_tag parameter and set its value to On.

  2. Search for error_reporting parameter and set its value to E_ALL.

  3. Save and close the file.

  4. Restart Apache service to apply the changes:

sudo systemctl restart httpd
  1. Install MySQL database server:
sudo pacman -S mysql
  1. Configure the MySQL server by running the below command:
sudo mysql_secure_installation

  1. Follow the prompt to set a new password, remove anonymous users, remove test database, and disable root login.

  2. Install REDAXO using the below command:

cd /var/www
sudo git clone https://github.com/redaxo/redaxo
  1. Change the permissions of the REDAXO directory:
sudo chown -R http:http /var/www/redaxo
  1. Create a new virtual host file for the REDAXO installation:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/extra/redaxo.conf
  1. Inside the file, copy and paste the below configuration:
<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerAdmin [email protected]
    DocumentRoot "/var/www/redaxo"
    ServerName example.com
    ServerAlias www.example.com
    <Directory "/var/www/redaxo">
        Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
    ErrorLog "/var/log/httpd/redaxo-error_log"
    CustomLog "/var/log/httpd/redaxo-access_log" common
</VirtualHost>

  1. Save and close the file.

  2. Check syntax errors in the configuration file:

sudo apachectl configtest
  1. If there are no errors, restart Apache:
sudo systemctl restart httpd
  1. Finally, access REDAXO installation on your browser by typing example.com in the address bar. Follow the installation steps prompted to install REDAXO.

Conclusion:

Congratulations, you have successfully installed REDAXO on your Manjaro system. You can now utilize REDAXO to create your custom web content management system.