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How to install Bigtree CMS on CentOS 7

To install Bigtree CMS on CentOS 7

BigTree CMS is a fast, light-weight and open source content management system built based on PHP and MySQL. It was created mainly by content strategy experts mainly for a better user experience. BigTree CMS comes with lots of modules that can be used to manage complex content like blog posts, formatted news releases, calendar events, frequently asked questions, and homepage features. This tutorial will guide you through the installation of process of BigTreeCMS on CentOS 7.


Installing BigTree CMS

In order to download BigTree you need its origination installation package, which can be downloaded from its official website. Once done, make sure you unzip the contents of the downloaded file as follows. 

[root@linuxhelp ~]# unzip BigTreeCMS-4.2.19.zip -d /var/www/html/
Archive:  BigTreeCMS-4.2.19.zip
   creating: /var/www/html/BigTree-CMS/
  inflating: /var/www/html/BigTree-CMS/.gitmodules  
  inflating: /var/www/html/BigTree-CMS/README.md  
  inflating: /var/www/html/BigTree-CMS/bigtree.sql  
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inflating: /var/www/html/BigTree-CMS/core/router.php  
  inflating: /var/www/html/BigTree-CMS/core/version.php  
  inflating: /var/www/html/BigTree-CMS/example-site.sql  
  inflating: /var/www/html/BigTree-CMS/install.php  
  inflating: /var/www/html/BigTree-CMS/license.txt  
 
[root@linuxhelp ~]# cd /var/www/html/
[root@linuxhelp html]# ls -l
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 128 Aug 11 15:37 BigTree-CMS



Once its done, don' t forget to set the owner permission and read-write permission.

[root@linuxhelp html]# chown -R apache:apache /var/www/html/
[root@linuxhelp html]# chmod 775 /var/www/html/
[root@linuxhelp html]# systemctl restart httpd


Now, you need to switch to your browser and provide your machine’ s IP. Here it is http://192.168.7.165/BiggTree-CMS

Provide your database credentials in the appropriate fields.

Set the Site Routing options.

Finally, click on Install Now.

The installation gets complete soon. You click on the URL displayed under the Administration Area.

You' ll be taken to the login page. Enter the credentials.

Once you login, you' ll be taken to BigTree CMS dashboard.

With this, the complete installation of BigTree CMS on CentOS 7 is over. Enjoy constructing your websites and blogs with the help of BigTree CMS.

Tag : CentOS Content Management System (CMS)
FAQ
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Can I use BigTree with a nginx web server?
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Yes, BigTree will work on an ngninx environment but does not come with out of the box support. You'll need to add directives to either your global nginx configuration file or your virtual host as laid out here.
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How do I suggest a new BigTree feature?
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Users and developers are welcome to submit feature requests through the Feature Requests channel in our Forum.
Q
How does BigTree CMS stack up against the competition?
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We think it's the best, but don't take our word for it. BigTree CMS was recently ranked in the Top 50 CMS platforms available within the industry.
Q
How many other people are using BigTree CMS?
A
While we don't require a registration of BigTree for downloading it, we can share that over 7,000 people have dowloaded the most recent version of BigTree, and the forum has over 700 active users.
Q
I'm seeing a page with broken styles or a 500 error after installing BigTree, what's up?
A
Many shared hosts have issues with .htaccess files. We have a section dedicated to some common platforms for installing BigTree.