How to install FlatPress CMS on Ubuntu 18.04

Download a Flatpress package using the following command

root@linuxhelp1:~# wget wget https://github.com/evacchi/flatpress/archive/v1.0.3.zip
--2018-06-25 14:33:09--  http://wget/
Resolving wget (wget)... failed: Name or service not known.
wget: unable to resolve host address ‘ wget’ 
.
.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: unspecified [application/zip]
Saving to: ‘ v1.0.3.zip’ 

v1.0.3.zip                  [        < =>                     ] 882.31K   333KB/s    in 2.6s    

2018-06-25 14:33:15 (333 KB/s) - ‘ v1.0.3.zip’  saved [903485]

FINISHED --2018-06-25 14:33:15--
Total wall clock time: 6.6s
Downloaded: 1 files, 882K in 2.6s (333 KB/s)

The downloaded package is a zip file, so unzip the package using the following command

root@linuxhelp1:~# unzip v1.0.3.zip
Archive:  v1.0.3.zip
d4ad93a661c158df52a53b17fcaad8a963545033
   creating: flatpress-1.0.3/
  inflating: flatpress-1.0.3/CHANGELOG 
  inflating: flatpress-1.0.3/COPYING 
  inflating: flatpress-1.0.3/LICENSE 
  inflating: flatpress-1.0.3/README
.
.
   creating: flatpress-1.0.3/setup/tpls/
  inflating: flatpress-1.0.3/setup/tpls/footer.tpl.php 
  inflating: flatpress-1.0.3/setup/tpls/header.tpl.php 
  inflating: flatpress-1.0.3/setup/tpls/locked.tpl.php 
  inflating: flatpress-1.0.3/setup/tpls/step1.tpl.php 
  inflating: flatpress-1.0.3/setup/tpls/step2.tpl.php 
  inflating: flatpress-1.0.3/setup/tpls/step3.tpl.php 
  inflating: flatpress-1.0.3/static.php  

Move the extracted file into the HTML directory

root@linuxhelp1:~# mv flatpress-1.0.3 /var/www/

Switch to the following directory

root@linuxhelp1:~# cd /var/www/

Change the ownership and permission of the file as follows

root@linuxhelp1:/var/www# chown -R www-data.www-data flatpress-1.0.3
root@linuxhelp1:/var/www# chmod -R 775 flatpress-1.0.3

Create a new virtual host configuration for accessing the Flatpress application

root@linuxhelp1:/var/www# vim /etc/apache2/sites-available/flatpress.conf
< VirtualHost *:80> 
ServerName www.linuxhelp1.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/flatpress-1.0.3/
< Directory /var/www/flatpress-1.0.3/> 
Allowoverride All
allow from all
< /Directory> 
< /VirtualHost> 

Enable the site access

root@linuxhelp1:/var/www# a2ensite flatpress.conf
Enabling site flatpress.
To activate the new configuration, you need to run:
  systemctl reload apache2

Disable the default access

root@linuxhelp1:/var/www# a2dissite 000-default.conf
Site 000-default disabled.
To activate the new configuration, you need to run:
  systemctl reload apache2

Enable the rewrite module

root@linuxhelp1:/var/www# a2enmod rewrite
Enabling module rewrite.
To activate the new configuration, you need to run:
  systemctl restart apache2

After the confirmation setup Restart the apache2 service

root@linuxhelp1:/var/www# systemctl restart apache2

Now you can proceed the further installation and configuration from the browser by navigating to the following URL: http://< ipaddress or domain name

Welcome page of Flatpress cms

Configure the Admin user setup as follows

After the configuration you will see the following page as shown below

After all the Setup you can log in using the admin user credentials

After the Successful login, you will see the welcome page of Flat press CMS as shown below