How to install Clipper CMS On REDHAT 8.5

To Install Clipper CMS on REDHAT 8.5

Introduction

Clipper CMS is a flexible and powerful open source content management system that allows to create and publish personal blogs, complex and dynamic applications on the web. Although it is commonly used for web publishing and managing content on an intranet or on a single computer.

Step 1 Check the installed version of OS by using the below command

[root@linuxhelp ~]# cat /etc/os-release 
NAME="Red Hat Enterprise Linux"
VERSION="8.5 (Ootpa)"
ID="rhel"
ID_LIKE="fedora"
VERSION_ID="8.5"
PLATFORM_ID="platform:el8"

Step 2: Download a Clipper CMS package by using the below URL

 [root@linuxhelp ~]# wget https://github.com/ClipperCMS/ClipperCMS/archive/clipper_1.3.3.zip --no-check-certificate
--2022-06-21 05:42:46--  https://github.com/ClipperCMS/ClipperCMS/archive/clipper_1.3.3.zip
Resolving github.com (github.com)... 13.234.176.102
Connecting to github.com (github.com)|13.234.176.102|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found
Location: https://codeload.github.com/ClipperCMS/ClipperCMS/zip/refs/tags/clipper_1.3.3 [following]

--2022-06-21 05:42:47--  https://codeload.github.com/ClipperCMS/ClipperCMS/zip/refs/tags/clipper_1.3.3
Resolving codeload.github.com (codeload.github.com)... 13.127.152.42
Connecting to codeload.github.com (codeload.github.com)|13.127.152.42|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK

Step 3: The downloaded package is a zip file, so unzip the file by using the below command

[root@linuxhelp ~]# unzip clipper_1.3.3.zip 
inflating: ClipperCMS-clipper_1.3.3/assets/js/i18n/jquery-ui-timepicker-pl.js  
  inflating: ClipperCMS-clipper_1.3.3/assets/js/i18n/jquery-ui-timepicker-pt.js  
  inflating: ClipperCMS-clipper_1.3.3/assets/js/i18n/jquery-ui-timepicker-ru.js  
  inflating: ClipperCMS-clipper_1.3.3/assets/js/i18n/jquery-ui-timepicker-sv.js  
  inflating: ClipperCMS-clipper_1.3.3/assets/js/i18n/jquery-ui-timepicker-zh-CN.js  
  inflating: ClipperCMS-clipper_1.3.3/assets/js/i18n/jquery.ui.datepicker-bg.js  
  inflating: ClipperCMS-clipper_1.3.3/assets/js/i18n/jquery.ui.datepicker-cs.js  
  inflating: ClipperCMS-clipper_1.3.3/assets/js/i18n/jquery.ui.datepicker-da.js  
  inflating: ClipperCMS-clipper_1.3.3/assets/js/i18n/jquery.ui.datepicker-de.js  
  inflating: ClipperCMS-clipper_1.3.3/assets/js/i18n/jquery.ui.datepicker-es.js  
  
inflating: ClipperCMS-clipper_1.3.3/assets/js/i18n/jquery.ui.datepicker-fa.js  
  inflating: ClipperCMS-clipper_1.3.3/assets/js/i18n/jquery.ui.datepicker-fi.js  

Step 4: Move the extracted file into the following path by using the below command

[root@linuxhelp ~]# mv ClipperCMS-clipper_1.3.3 /var/www/

Step 5: Switch to the following directory by using the below command

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

Step 6: Change the ownership of the file by using the below command

[root@linuxhelp www]# chown -R apache.apache ClipperCMS-clipper_1.3.3

Step 7: Change the permission of the file by using the below command

[root@linuxhelp www]# chmod -R 775 ClipperCMS-clipper_1.3.3 

Step 8: Create a new virtual host configuration for accessing the Clipper CMS application by using the below command

[root@linuxhelp www]# vim /etc/httpd/conf.d/clipper.conf 
< VirtualHost *:80> 
ServerName www.linuxhelp1.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/ClipperCMS-clipper_1.3.3/

< Directory /var/www/ClipperCMS-clipper_1.3.3/> 
AllowOverride All

allow from all
< /Directory> 
< /VirtualHost> 

Step 9: Enter the Host Entry by using the below command

[root@linuxhelp www]#  Vim /etc/hosts

Step 10: Restart the httpd service by using the below command

[root@linuxhelp www]# systemctl restart httpd

Step 11: Once completed the above step go to the browser and type URL as shown in the below image

Step 12: Click Install Now as shown in the below image

Step 13: Select Installation mode as shown in the below image

Conclusion:

We have reached the end of this article. In this guide, we have walked you through the steps required to install clipper CMS on REDHAT 8.5. Your feedback is much welcome.