How to install Textpattern on OpenSUSE Latest?

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Textpattern, which is a popular content management system, on OpenSUSE Latest. The tutorial assumes that you have already set up OpenSUSE Latest and have access to the command line interface.

Step 1: Install required packages

Textpattern requires the following packages to be installed on the system:

  • Apache web server
  • MySQL database server
  • PHP scripting language

To install these packages, open the terminal and run the following command:

sudo zypper install apache2 mysql mysql-client php php-mysql php-gd php-xml

Step 2: Create a database

Next, you need to create a MySQL database to store Textpattern data. To do this, log in to MySQL as the root user:

sudo mysql -u root -p

Enter your MySQL root user password when prompted.

Once you are in the MySQL console, type the following commands to create a new database called 'textpattern':

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

Replace the 'password' with a strong password of your choice.

Step 3: Download and extract Textpattern

Download the latest version of Textpattern from the official website (https://textpattern.com/download) and extract it:

wget https://textpattern.com/file_download/1801/textpattern-4.8.7.zip
unzip textpattern-4.8.7.zip

Alternatively, you can use the following command to download and extract Textpattern all together:

sudo zypper install unzip
wget https://textpattern.com/file_download/1801/textpattern-4.8.7.zip && unzip textpattern-4.8.7.zip

This will create a new folder called 'textpattern' in the current directory.

Step 4: Configure Apache

To configure Apache to serve Textpattern, create a new configuration file called 'textpattern.conf' in the '/etc/apache2/conf.d/' directory:

sudo nano /etc/apache2/conf.d/textpattern.conf

Then add the following configuration:

Alias /textpattern /path/to/textpattern
<Directory /path/to/textpattern>
    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
    AllowOverride All
    Require all granted
</Directory>

Replace '/path/to/textpattern' with the actual path to the 'textpattern' folder created in Step 3.

Save and close the file.

Step 5: Restart Apache

To apply the changes, restart the Apache web server:

sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 6: Install Textpattern

Visit http://localhost/textpattern/ in your web browser to start the installation process.

  • Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
  • When prompted, enter the MySQL database information created in Step 2.
  • Set up a strong admin password to secure the Textpattern installation.

That's it! Now you have Textpattern installed and ready to use on OpenSUSE Latest.