How To Install Zimplit CMS On Ubuntu 24.10

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Introduction:

Zimplit is a lightweight, user-friendly, and customizable Content Management System (CMS). It allows users to edit templates using HTML and CSS through an intuitive on-site editor. The platform features a straightforward menu on the left side, enabling users to add pages, modify settings, and manage menus with ease. This tutorial provides a comprehensive guide to the installation process for Zimplit CMS.

Procedure

Step 1 :Go to check the OS version

root@linuxhelp:~# lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description:    Ubuntu 24.10
Release:        24.10
Codename:       oracular

Step 2: Go to the Super user

root@linuxhelp:~#sudo -i
password:

Step 3: Install Apache

root@linuxhelp:~# apt install apache2

Step 4: Then check the status of Apache web server. If Apache web server not runner means need to start the Apache web server

root@linuxhelp:~# systemctl status apache2
● apache2.service - The Apache HTTP Server
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/apache2.service; enabled; preset: enabled)
     Active: active (running) since Tue 2025-02-04 06:59:19 UTC; 20s ago
 Invocation: 451c6ee0fca046f18bee6f1386dc1b80
       Docs: https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/
   Main PID: 2895 (apache2)
      Tasks: 55 (limit: 1829)
     Memory: 5.4M (peak: 5.6M)
        CPU: 100ms
     CGroup: /system.slice/apache2.service
             ├─2895 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
             ├─2897 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
             └─2898 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start

Step 5: Then go to install the php modules by using following command.

root@linuxhelp:~# apt install php php-xml php-mysql php-mbstring php-zip php-soap php-sqlite3 php-curl php-gd php-ldap php-imap php-common

Step 6: Then go to install the zimplitcms by using below command

root@linuxhelp:~# wget https://github.com/niutech/zimplitcms/archive/3.0.zip
--2025-02-04 06:03:35--  https://github.com/niutech/zimplitcms/archive/3.0.zip
Resolving github.com (github.com)... 20.207.73.82
Connecting to github.com (github.com)|20.207.73.82|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found
Location: https://codeload.github.com/niutech/zimplitcms/zip/refs/tags/3.0 [following]
--2025-02-04 06:03:36--  https://codeload.github.com/niutech/zimplitcms/zip/refs/tags/3.0
Resolving codeload.github.com (codeload.github.com)... 20.207.73.88
Connecting to codeload.github.com (codeload.github.com)|20.207.73.88|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: unspecified [application/zip]
Saving to: ‘3.0.zip’
3.0.zip                                                 [ <=>                                                                                                              ] 435.81K  --.-KB/s    in 0.1s
2025-02-04 06:03:36 (3.63 MB/s) - ‘3.0.zip’ saved [446272]

Step 7 : Then check the download file and unzip the file.

root@linuxhelp:~# unzip 3.0.zip	

Step 8 : That go to move the extract the file zimplitcms-3.0 directory to apache root directory.

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

Step 9: Then go to change the ownership and permission.

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

Step 10 : Go to configure the virtual host for access the Zimplit CMS.

<Virtualhost *:80>
        Servername zimplit.example.com
        Documentroot /var/www/html/zimplit
<directory /var/www/html/zimplit>
Allowoverride all
Allow from all
</directory>
</Virtualhost>

Step 11: Then go to disable the default site access.

root@linuxhelp:~# a2dissite 000-default.conf

Step 12: Then go to enable the default site access.

root@linuxhelp:~# a2ensite zimplit.conf
Enabling site zimplit.

Step 13: Then go to enable the rewrite module of Zimplit CMS.

root@linuxhelp:~# a2enmod rewrite
root@linuxhelp:~# etc/apache2/sites-available# a2enmod rewrite
Enabling module rewrite.

Step 14: Then, go to Restart the Apache web server.

root@linuxhelp:~# systemctl restart apache2