How to install Elxis CMS on Linuxmint 18.03
To install Elxis CMS on Linuxmint 18.03
Elxis is a free and open source content management software application. It is simple, powerful, flexible, and easy to use software for all platforms. It contains features such as multi-level menus, contact forms, image galleries, a built-in commentary system, etc. It allows you to create web content ranging from personal websites to blogs to complex corporate websites all within a few clicks.
Prerequisites
Install LAMP(Apache, MariaDB an, php7.2)
Install MariaDB (create database and user and give privileges to that user )
Php installation with required following modules add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php apt-get update apt-get install php7.2 php7.2-mysql php7.2-curl php7.2-json php7.2-cgi libapache2-mod-php7.2 php7.2-mcrypt php7.2-xmlrpc php7.2-gd php7.2-mbstring php7.2 php7.2-common php7.2-xmlrpc php7.2-soap php7.2-xml php7.2-intl php7.2-cli php7.2-ldap php7.2-zip php7.2-readline php7.2-imap php7.2-tidy php7.2-recode php7.2-sq php7.2-intl
Installation
Download an Elxis cms package from the following URL . http://www.elxis.org/download.html
linuxhelp ~ # cd /home/user/Downloads/ linuxhelp Downloads # ls elxis_4.6_phaethon_rev1958.zip
The downloaded package is a zip file, so unzip the package
linuxhelp Downloads # unzip elxis_4.6_phaethon_rev1958.zip -d elxis
Archive: elxis_4.6_phaethon_rev1958.zip
creating: elxis/components/
creating: elxis/components/com_content/
inflating: elxis/components/com_content/content.article.xml
inflating: elxis/components/com_content/content.category.xml
inflating: elxis/components/com_content/content.menu.xml
inflating: elxis/components/com_content/content.php
inflating: elxis/components/com_content/content.xml
creating: elxis/components/com_content/controllers/
inflating: elxis/components/com_content/controllers/aarticle.php
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inflating: elxis/templates/system/images/print.png
inflating: elxis/templates/system/inner.php
inflating: elxis/templates/system/mobile.php
inflating: elxis/templates/system/offline.mobile.php
inflating: elxis/templates/system/offline.php
inflating: elxis/templates/system/security.mobile.php
inflating: elxis/templates/system/security.php
Change the ownership and permission for elxis directory.
linuxhelp Downloads # ls elxis elxis_4.6_phaethon_rev1958.zip linuxhelp Downloads # chown -R www-data:www-data elxis linuxhelp Downloads # chmod -R 775 elxis
Move the elxis directory into the /html location.
linuxhelp Downloads # mv elxis /var/www/html/
Create a new virtual host configuration for accessing the elxis cms application
linuxhelp Downloads # cd /etc/apache2/sites-available/
linuxhelp sites-available # vim elxis.conf
< VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName www.linuxhelp1.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/elxis/
< Directory /var/www/html/elxis/>
AllowOverride All
allow from all
< /Directory>
< /VirtualHost>
Enable the site access
linuxhelp sites-available # a2ensite elxis.conf
Enabling site elxis.
To activate the new configuration, you need to run:
service apache2 reload
Make an entry in the hosts file as follows
linuxhelp sites-available # vim /etc/hosts
< your ip address> < your domain name>
Restart the apache2 service
linuxhelp sites-available # systemctl restart apache2.service
Now you can proceed the further installation and configuration from the browser by navigating to the following URL: http://< ipaddress or domain name
Verify the system requirements and check the version of the Elxis CMS.
Agree to the Terms and Conditions of the Elxis.
Enter the required site settings such as site name, URL, language and database type.
Now, fill the admin details, then click submit.
The installation is now complete. Click Visit your new web site option.
The homepage of elxis cms
Log in using the admin user credentials
The dashboard of Elxis CMS is shown on the screen
With this, the method to install Elxis CMS on Linuxmint 18.03 comes toa n end.
Install MariaDB (create database and user and give privileges to that user )
# a2ensite elxis.conf