How to Install Monstra CMS on CentOS 7.5

How to install Monstra CMS on CentOS 7.5

Monstra is an open source, modern and lightweight CMS application that is easy to install, upgrade within a few steps. It contains various options for plugins, themes, and core development. It also supports several administrators, editors, and users. It is SEO friendly and supports multiple levels of security for the content. This tutorial covers the installation of monstra CMS on CentOS 7.5

Requirements for monstra cms:

Apache

Php and its modules

Installation procedure

Check the CentOS version by using the following command

[root@linuxhelp ~]# rpm -q centos-release
centos-release-7-5.1804.el7.centos.x86_64

Download the Monstra CMS with the help of the following command.

 [root@linuxhelp ~]# wget https://github.com/monstra-cms/monstra/archive/dev.zip
--2019-04-30 23:11:37--  https://github.com/monstra-cms/monstra/archive/dev.zip
Resolving github.com (github.com)... 192.30.253.113, 192.30.253.112
Connecting to github.com (github.com)|192.30.253.113|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found
Location: https://codeload.github.com/monstra-cms/monstra/zip/dev [following]
--2019-04-30 23:11:38--  https://codeload.github.com/monstra-cms/monstra/zip/dev
Resolving codeload.github.com (codeload.github.com)... 192.30.253.121
Connecting to codeload.github.com (codeload.github.com)|192.30.253.121|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: unspecified [application/zip]
Saving to: ‘dev.zip’

    [            <=>                                             ] 1,706,085    529KB/s   in 3.2s   

2019-04-30 23:11:43 (529 KB/s) - ‘dev.zip’ saved [1706085]

Once the installation package is downloaded, you shall extract by using unzip command.

[root@linuxhelp ~]# unzip dev.zip
Archive:  dev.zip
1ff51860eaba83e8ab91d5deb1d6b157e0847455
   creating: monstra-dev/
  inflating: monstra-dev/.gitignore  
  inflating: monstra-dev/.htaccess   
  inflating: monstra-dev/CHANGELOG.md  
  inflating: monstra-dev/LICENSE.md  
  inflating: monstra-dev/README.md   
   creating: monstra-dev/admin/
.
.
extracting: monstra-dev/tmp/logs/.empty  
   creating: monstra-dev/tmp/minify/
 extracting: monstra-dev/tmp/minify/.empty  
 extracting: monstra-dev/tmp/minify/.htaccess  

Move the Monstra directory to apache root directory.

[root@linuxhelp ~]# mv monstra-dev /var/www/monstra

Change the ownership for the monstra directory with the help of the following command.

[root@linuxhelp ~]# chown -R apache:apache /var/www/monstra

Set the permission for Monstra CMS.

[root@linuxhelp ~]# chmod -R 755 /var/www/monstra

Next step is very crucial. You need to configure the Apache VirtualHost for monstra.

[root@linuxhelp ~]# vim /etc/httpd/conf.d/monstra.conf

Once the above step is completed restart the apache service.

[root@linuxhelp ~]# systemctl restart httpd

Switch to your browser and enter your domain name Check the pre-installation system for monstra cms Enter the site details such as site name, site URL and admin credentials The welcome page of monstra cms Enter the required admin credentials and login to the site. The dashboard of the Monstra CMS appears on the screen.

With this the installation of monstra cms on centos 7.5 comes to end