How to Install Zimplit CMS on Linuxmint 19

Installation Of Zimplit CMS On Linuxmint 19

Zimplit is a Content Management System (CMS) that is extremely lightweight, simple and customizable. Zimplit consists of only one core engine file and it does not require any database to run the application. Zimplit supports the HTML and CSS to edit templates in the on-site editor. It requires uploading just a few files to your server, logging in, and you are off and running. It has an easy-to-use menu on the left side to add pages, change settings, and edit menus. This tutorial explains the installation procedure of Zimplit CMS On Linuxmint 19

Requirements for zimplit cms:

Apache

Php and its modules

Installation procedure

Check the Linuxmint version by using the following command

root@linuxhelp:~# lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID:	LinuxMint
Description:	Linux Mint 19 Tara
Release:	19
Codename:	tara

Download the zimplit installation package by using the wget command.

root@linuxhelp:~# wget https://github.com/niutech/zimplitcms/archive/3.0.zip
--2019-08-01 08:13:01--  https://github.com/niutech/zimplitcms/archive/3.0.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/niutech/zimplitcms/zip/3.0 [following]
--2019-08-01 08:13:02--  https://codeload.github.com/niutech/zimplitcms/zip/3.0
Resolving codeload.github.com (codeload.github.com)... 140.82.114.9
Connecting to codeload.github.com (codeload.github.com)|140.82.114.9|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: unspecified [application/zip]
Saving to: ‘3.0.zip’

3.0.zip                        [      <=>                               ] 435.81K   269KB/s    in 1.6s    

2019-08-01 08:13:05 (269 KB/s) - ‘3.0.zip’ saved [446272]

Once the above step is completed extract the downloaded package using unzip command

root@linuxhelp:~# unzip 3.0.zip
Archive:  3.0.zip
c88bcee6f23b0277309e52d421fa84545843b370
   creating: zimplitcms-3.0/
  inflating: zimplitcms-3.0/README.md  
   creating: zimplitcms-3.0/Z-scripts/
  inflating: zimplitcms-3.0/Z-scripts/pclzip.lib.php  
  inflating: zimplitcms-3.0/Zconfig.php  
   creating: zimplitcms-3.0/editor/
.
.
inflating: zimplitcms-3.0/editor/zimplitTemplate_site.js  
  inflating: zimplitcms-3.0/editor/zimplit_default_modules.js  
  inflating: zimplitcms-3.0/editor/zimplit_gui.js  
  inflating: zimplitcms-3.0/editor/zimplit_js.php  
  inflating: zimplitcms-3.0/editor/zimplit_views.js  
  inflating: zimplitcms-3.0/zimplit.php  

Move the zimplit cms directory to apache root directory by using the following command

root@linuxhelp:~# mv zimplitcms-3.0 /var/www/zimplit

Change the ownership and permission for zimplit cms by using the following command

root@linuxhelp:~# chown -R www-data.www-data /var/www/zimplit

root@linuxhelp:~# chmod -R 755 /var/www/zimplit

Configure the Apache VirtualHost for accessing the zimplit cms by using the command

root@linuxhelp:~# vim /etc/apache2/sites-available/zimplit.conf
<Virtualhost *:80>
  Servername www.linuxhelp1.com
	documentroot /var/www/zimplit
<directory /var/www/zimplit>
allowoverride all
allow from all
</directory>
</Virtualhost>

Disable the default site access for accessing the zimplit cms

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

Enable the site access for zimplit cms

root@linuxhelp:~# a2ensite zimplit.conf
Enabling site zimplit.
To activate the new configuration, you need to run:
systemctl reload apache2

Enable the rewrite module

root@linuxhelp:~# a2enmod rewrite
Enabling module rewrite.
To activate the new configuration, you need to run:
systemctl restart apache2

Once the above step is completed restart the apache service

root@linuxhelp:~# systemctl restart apache2

Once it completed switch to your browser and enter your domain name

The installation page of zimplit gets opened. Fill all the required details and click on the Start button. Enter the URL and proceed further. Now, the Zimplit CMS application gets opened, you can use it for creating your web content. With this, the method to installation of Zimplit CMS on Linuxmint 19 comes to end