How to install Flat Press CMS on Debian 11.3

To Install Flat Press CMS On Debian 11.3

Introduction

CMS stands for the content management system, which is the software used to manage digital content. It relies on text files to store all of its content, so it does not need MySQL.

Prerequisites:

• Apache Web server

• PHP and its Modules

Installation Procedure :

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

[root@linuxhelp ~]# lsb_release -a
PRETTY_NAME="Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye)"
NAME="Debian GNU/Linux"
VERSION_ID="11"
VERSION="11 (bullseye)"
VERSION_CODENAME=bullseye

Step 2: Download the FlatPress CMS by using the below command

[root@linuxhelp ~]# wget https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/archive/1.1.zip
--2022-06-20 21:53:30--  https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/archive/1.1.zip
Resolving github.com (github.com)... 13.234.210.38
Connecting to github.com (github.com)|13.234.210.38|:443... connected.
Connecting to codeload.github.com (codeload.github.com)|13.233.43.20|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: unspecified [application/zip]
Saving to: ‘1.1.zip’

1.1.zip                 [ <=>                ]   1021K  --.-KB/s    in 0.1s

2022-06-20 21:53:42 (7.58 MB/s) - ‘1.1.zip’ saved [1045826]

Step 3 : Unzip the Flat press CMS zip file by using the below command

[root@linuxhelp ~#] unzip 1.1.zip

Archive:  1.1.zip

0b3fdc7d4e583f8be840b7130a9e4320a3f85200
   creating: flatpress-1.1/
  inflating: flatpress-1.1/.gitignore
  inflating: flatpress-1.1/CHANGELOG.md
  inflating: flatpress-1.1/LICENSE.md
  inflating: flatpress-1.1/README.md
  inflating: flatpress-1.1/admin.php
   creating: flatpress-1.1/admin/

STEP 4: Move the extracted file to the Apache home directory

[root@linuxhelp ~#] mv flatpress-1.1/ /var/www/flatpress

Step 5: Change Ownership to the CMS directory by using the below command

[root@linuxhelp:/var/www ~#] chown –R www-data.    /var/www/flatpress

Step 6: Give the Write permission to CMS directory

[root@linuxhelp:/var/www ~#] chmod -R 775 /var/www/flatpress

Step 7: Create Virtual Host for the FlatPress CMS

root@linuxhelp:/var/www ~#] nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/flatpress.conf

<virtualHost *:80>	
serverName www.linuxhelp.com
documentRoot /var/www/flatpress
</virtualhost>

Step 8: open Host Nano conf. editor and add host name and IP

[root@linuxhelp ~#] nano /etc/hosts
192.168.6.133 www.linuxhelp1.com

Step 9: Disable the default virtual Host file of Apache

[root@linuxhelp ~#] a2dissite 000-default.conf

Site 000-default disabled.
To activate the new configuration, you need to run:
  systemctl reload apache2

Step 10: Enable the virtual Host by using the below command

[root@linuxhelp ~#] a2ensite flatpress.conf

Enabling site flatpress.
To activate the new configuration, you need to run:
  systemctl reload apache2

Step 11: Enable the read write module of Apache by using the below command

[root@linuxhelp ~#] a2enmod rewrite

Enabling module rewrite.
To activate the new configuration, you need to run

Step 12: Restart the Apache2 by using the below command

[root@linuxhelp  #] systemctl restart apache2

Step 13: Ping the Domain as shown in the below image

Step 14: Click Next to Continue as shown in the below image

Step 15: Create User as shown in the below images

Step 16: Log in with Created User 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 Flat Press CMS On Debian 11.3. Your feedback is much welcome.