How to install and configure Processwire CMS on Fedora 34

To Install And Configure ProcessWire CMS On Fedora 34.

Introduction:

ProcessWire is an open-source PHP-based content management system, web application framework, and content management framework. In addition to offering flexibility and ease of use, it enables you to have strong control over your pages, fields, templates, and markup at any scale.

Installation Procedure:

Step 1: Check the OS version by using the below command.

[root@linuxhelp ~]# cat /etc/os-release
NAME=Fedora
VERSION="34 (Workstation Edition)"
ID=fedora
VERSION_ID=34
VERSION_CODENAME=""
PLATFORM_ID="platform:f34"
PRETTY_NAME="Fedora 34 (Workstation Edition)"
ANSI_COLOR="0;38;2;60;110;180"
LOGO=fedora-logo-icon
CPE_NAME="cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:34"
HOME_URL="https://fedoraproject.org/"

Step 2: Change the document root directory to Apache’s Document root.

[root@linuxhelp ~]# cd /var/www

Step 3: Create a directory for process CMS by using the below command.

[root@linuxhelp www]# mkdir process

Step 4: Create a directory for process CMS and change the directory to process by using the below command.

[root@linuxhelp www]# cd process

Step 5: Download the ProcessWire CMS using composer by using the below command.

[root@linuxhelp process]# composer create-project processwire/processwire

bash: composer: command not found...
Install package 'composer' to provide command 'composer'? [N/y] y
* Waiting in queue... 
The following packages have to be installed:
 composer-2.1.12-1.fc34.remi.noarch	Dependency Manager for PHP
 libicu69-69.1-1.fc34.remi.x86_64	International Components for Unicode - libraries
 php-PsrLog-1.1.4-1.fc34.remi.noarch	Common interface for logging libraries
 php-composer-ca-bundle-1.3.1-1.fc34.remi.noarch	Lets you find a path to the system CA
 php-composer-metadata-minifier-1.0.0-1.fc34.remi.noarch	Library that handles metadata minification and expansion
 php-composer-semver3-3.2.6-1.fc34.remi.noarch	Semver library version 3
 php-composer-spdx-licenses-1.5.6-1.fc34.remi.noarch	SPDX licenses list and validation library
 php-composer-xdebug-handler2-2.0.2-1.fc34.remi.noarch	Restarts a process without Xdebug, version 2
 php-intl-7.4.26-1.fc34.remi.x86_64	Internationalization extension for PHP applications
 php-jsonlint-1.8.3-2.fc34.noarch	JSON Lint for PHP
 php-justinrainbow-json-schema5-5.2.11-1.fc34.remi.noarch	A library to validate a json schema
 php-psr-cache-1.0.1-11.fc34.noarch	PSR Cache: Common interface for caching libraries
 php-psr-container-1.1.2-1.fc34.remi.noarch	Common Container Interface
 php-psr-event-dispatcher-1.0.0-5.fc34.noarch	Standard interfaces for event handling
 php-react-promise-2.8.0-3.fc34.noarch	A lightweight implementation of CommonJS Promises/A for PHP
 php-seld-phar-utils-1.1.2-1.fc34.remi.noarch	PHAR file format utilities

 php-symfony-contracts-1.1.10-2.fc34.noarch	A set of abstractions extracted out of the Symfony
 php-symfony-polyfill-1.23.1-1.fc34.remi.noarch	Symfony polyfills backporting features to lower PHP versions
Proceed with changes? [N/y] y
* Waiting in queue... 
 * Waiting for authentication... 
 * Waiting in queue... 
 * Downloading packages... 
 * Requesting data... 
 * Testing changes... 
 * Installing packages... 
Do not run Composer as root/super user! See https://getcomposer.org/root for details
Creating a "processwire/processwire" project at "./processwire"
Installing processwire/processwire (3.0.184)
  - Downloading processwire/processwire (3.0.184)
  - Installing processwire/processwire (3.0.184): Extracting archive
Created project in /var/www/process/processwire
Loading composer repositories with package information
Updating dependencies
Nothing to modify in lock file
Writing lock file
Installing dependencies from lock file (including require-dev)
Nothing to install, update or remove
Generating autoload files.

Step 6: List the contents to view the downloaded file of ProcessWire CMS by using the below command.

[root@linuxhelp process]# ll

total 0
drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 400 Dec  9 12:21 processwire

Step 7: Rename the newly created directory to final by using the below command.

[root@linuxhelp process]# mv processwire/ final

Step 8: Change the directory to final by using the below command.

[root@linuxhelp process]# cd final/

Step 9: List the contents to view the extracted files by using the below command.

 [root@linuxhelp final]# ll

total 136
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   537 Aug 27 23:18 composer.json
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   624 Dec  9 12:21 composer.lock
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  3571 Aug 27 23:18 CONTRIBUTING.md
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 24623 Aug 27 23:18 htaccess.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  2471 Aug 27 23:18 index.php
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 60967 Aug 27 23:18 install.php
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 19125 Aug 27 23:18 LICENSE.TXT
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  8664 Aug 27 23:18 README.md
drwxr-xr-x 1 root root    78 Aug 27 23:18 site-beginner
drwxr-xr-x 1 root root    78 Aug 27 23:18 site-blank
drwxr-xr-x 1 root root    78 Aug 27 23:18 site-classic
drwxr-xr-x 1 root root   160 Aug 27 23:18 site-default
drwxr-xr-x 1 root root    78 Aug 27 23:18 site-languages
drwxr-xr-x 1 root root    96 Aug 27 23:18 site-regular
drwxr-xr-x 1 root root    40 Dec  9 12:21 vendor
drwxr-xr-x 1 root root   150 Aug 27 23:18 wire

Step 10: Create a customised configuration file for ProcessWire CMS by using the below command.

[root@linuxhelp final]# vim /etc/httpd/conf.d/process.conf

<virtualhost *:80>
servername www.linuxhelp1.com
documentroot /var/www/process/final/
<directory /var/www/process/final/>
allowoverride all
allow from all
</directory>
</virtualhost>

Step 11: Assign the ownership permissions to the final directory by using the below command.

[root@linuxhelp final]# chown -R apache:apache . ./

Step 12: Assign the writable permissions to the final directory by using the below command.

[root@linuxhelp final]# chmod -R 775 ./

Step 13: Configure MariaDB for ProcessWire CMS using the root password.

[root@linuxhelp final]# mysql -u root -p
Enter password: 
Welcome to the MySQL monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 8
Server version: 8.0.27 MySQL Community Server - GPL

Copyright (c) 2000, 2021, Oracle and/or its affiliates.

Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its
affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective
owners.

Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the current input statement.

mysql> create database process character set utf8mb4;
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.03 sec)

mysql> use process;
Database changed

mysql> create user puser@localhost identified by 'Linuxc#4';
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.05 sec)

mysql> grant all privileges on process.* to 'puser'@localhost;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.03 sec)

mysql> flush privileges;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)

mysql> exit
Bye

Step 14: Open the hosts entry file and enter your IP and domain name by using the below command.

[root@linuxhelp final]# vim /etc/hosts

127.0.0.1 www.linuxhelp1.com

Step 15: Restart the service of Apache by using the below command.

[root@linuxhelp final]# systemctl restart httpd

Step 16: You can now switch over to the browser and enter your IP on the URL search bar. The installation page appears on your screen. Click on Get Started as shown in the below images.

Step 17: Next page shows the site-installation and compatibility check, check it and click on Continue to Next Site as shown in the below images.

Step 18: Next page lets you to provide your database credentials and create admin credentials as shown in the below images.

Conclusion:

We have reached the end of this article. In this guide, we have walked you through the steps required to install and configure ProcessWire CMS on Fedora 34. Your feedback is much welcome.