# How to Install Craft CMS on Arch Linux > URL: https://www.atlantic.net/dedicated-server-hosting/how-to-install-craft-cms-on-arch-linux/ | Published: 2023-03-11 | Updated: 2024-04-19 | Author: Hitesh Jethva Craft CMS is an open-source, flexible, and user-friendly content management system for creating custom digital experiences on the web. Craft doesn’t have a website builder, so you will need to write your own HTML code to build a website. It is designed with web developers in mind and helps them to build beautiful websites in a modern fashion. In this post, we will show you how to install Craft CMS with Apache on Arch Linux. ## Step 1 – Configure Repository By default, the default repository is outdated in Arch Linux, so you will need to modify the default mirror list. You can do it by editing the mirror list configuration file: ``` nano /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist ``` Remove all lines and add the following lines: ``` ## Score: 0.7, United States Server = http://mirror.us.leaseweb.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch ## Score: 0.8, United States Server = http://lug.mtu.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch Server = http://mirror.nl.leaseweb.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch ## Score: 0.9, United Kingdom Server = http://mirror.bytemark.co.uk/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch ## Score: 1.5, United Kingdom Server = http://mirrors.manchester.m247.com/arch-linux/$repo/os/$arch Server = http://archlinux.dcc.fc.up.pt/$repo/os/$arch ## Score: 6.6, United States Server = http://mirror.cs.pitt.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch ## Score: 6.7, United States Server = http://mirrors.acm.wpi.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch ## Score: 6.8, United States Server = http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch ## Score: 7.1, India Server = http://mirror.cse.iitk.ac.in/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch ## Score: 10.1, United States Server = http://mirrors.xmission.com/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch ``` Save and close the file, then update all the package indexes with the following command: ``` pacman -Syu ``` ## Step 2 – Install Apache and PHP First, you will need to install the Apache web server and PHP on your server. First, install the Apache package using the following command. ``` pacman -Sy apache ``` After installing the Apache web server, start and enable the Apache service with the following command: ``` systemctl start httpd systemctl enable httpd ``` Next, install PHP and other required extensions using the following command: ``` pacman -Sy php php-gd php-cgi php-intl php-apache unzip ``` Next, edit the PHP configuration file and enable the required extensions: ``` nano /etc/php/php.ini ``` Add/modify the following lines: ``` extension=pdo_mysql extension=gd extension=json extension=mysqli extension=intl extension=xml extension=bcmath ``` Save and close the file when you are finished. ## Step 3 – Create a Database for Craft CMS Craft CMS uses a MariaDB as a database backend. Install the MariaDB server with the following command: ``` pacman -S libmariadbclient mariadb mariadb-clients ``` Next, initialize the MariaDB database with the following command: ``` mysql_install_db --user=mysql --basedir=/usr --datadir=/var/lib/mysql ``` Next, start and enable the MariaDB service with the following command: ``` systemctl start mysqld systemctl enable mysqld ``` Next, connect to the MariaDB console using the following command: ``` mysql ``` Once you are connected, create a database and user for Craft CMS: ``` CREATE DATABASE craft; GRANT ALL ON craft.* TO craft@localhost IDENTIFIED BY 'password'; ``` Next, flush the privileges and exit from the MariaDB shell with the following command: ``` FLUSH PRIVILEGES; EXIT; ``` ## Step 4 – Install Craft CMS First, install the Composer package using the following command. ``` pacman -S composer ``` Next, change the directory to the Apache web root and install Craft CMS using the following command. ``` cd /srv/http composer create-project craftcms/craft ``` Answer all the questions as shown below to install and configure Craft CMS on your server. ``` See https://craftcms.com/knowledge-base/craft-console-root for details on why that’s a bad idea. Proceed anyway? (yes|no) [no]:yes ______ .______ ___ _______ .___________. / || _ \ / \ | ____|| | | ,----'| |_) | / ^ \ | |__ `---| |----` | | | / / /_\ \ | __| | | | `----.| |\ \----./ _____ \ | | | | \______|| _| `._____/__/ \__\ |__| |__| A N E W I N S T A L L ______ .___ ___. _______. / || \/ | / | | ,----'| \ / | | (----` | | | |\/| | \ \ | `----.| | | | .----) | \______||__| |__| |_______/ Craft commands should not be run as the root/super user. See https://craftcms.com/knowledge-base/craft-console-root for details on why that’s a bad idea. Proceed anyway? (yes|no) [no]:yes Craft commands should not be run as the root/super user. See https://craftcms.com/knowledge-base/craft-console-root for details on why that’s a bad idea. Proceed anyway? (yes|no) [no]:yes Generating an application ID ... done (CraftCMS--f4491c3a-22ba-4fd1-ba62-53f69cb52c42) Craft commands should not be run as the root/super user. See https://craftcms.com/knowledge-base/craft-console-root for details on why that’s a bad idea. Proceed anyway? (yes|no) [no]:yes Generating a security key ... done (Ca1TEYLF_a-rixBWMFoeXgK9GledS5qD) Welcome to Craft CMS! Are you ready to begin the setup? (yes|no) [no]:yes Craft commands should not be run as the root/super user. See https://craftcms.com/knowledge-base/craft-console-root for details on why that’s a bad idea. Proceed anyway? (yes|no) [no]:yes Craft commands should not be run as the root/super user. See https://craftcms.com/knowledge-base/craft-console-root for details on why that’s a bad idea. Proceed anyway? (yes|no) [no]:yes Craft commands should not be run as the root/super user. See https://craftcms.com/knowledge-base/craft-console-root for details on why that’s a bad idea. Proceed anyway? (yes|no) [no]:yes Which database driver are you using? (mysql or pgsql) [mysql] Database server name or IP address: [127.0.0.1] Database port: [3306] Database username: [root] craft Database password: Database name: craft Database table prefix: Testing database credentials ... success! Saving database credentials to your .env file ... done Install Craft now? (yes|no) [yes]:yes Craft commands should not be run as the root/super user. See https://craftcms.com/knowledge-base/craft-console-root for details on why that’s a bad idea. Proceed anyway? (yes|no) [no]:yes Craft commands should not be run as the root/super user. See https://craftcms.com/knowledge-base/craft-console-root for details on why that’s a bad idea. Proceed anyway? (yes|no) [no]:yes Username: [admin] Email: hitjethva@gmail.com Password: Confirm: Site name: MY Site Site URL: http://craft.example.com Site language: [en-US] ``` Next, change the ownership of the Craft CMS directory to Apache: ``` chown -R http:http /srv/http/craft/ chmod -R 775 /srv/http/craft/ ``` ## Step 5 – Configure Apache for Craft CMS Next, you will need to create an Apache virtual host configuration file for Craft CMS. ``` nano /etc/httpd/conf/extra/craft.conf ``` Add the following lines: ``` ServerAdmin admin@example.com DocumentRoot "/srv/http/craft/web" ServerName craft.example.com DirectoryIndex index.php Options Indexes FollowSymLinks AllowOverride All Require all granted ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/error.log CustomLog /var/log/httpd/access.log combined ``` Next, edit the Apache main configuration file. ``` nano /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf ``` Uncomment the following line: ``` Include conf/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf LoadModule mpm_prefork_module modules/mod_mpm_prefork.so LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so ``` Comment the following line: ``` #LoadModule mpm_event_module modules/mod_mpm_event.so ``` Add the following lines: ``` LoadModule php_module modules/libphp.so AddHandler php-script .php Include conf/extra/php_module.conf Include conf/extra/craft.conf ``` Save and close the file. Next, restart the Apache service to apply the changes: ``` systemctl restart httpd ``` ## Step 6 – Access Craft CMS Now, open your web browser and access the Craft CMS admin page using the URL **http://craft.example.com/admin/login.** You should see the Craft CMS login page. ![Craft CMS Login Screen](https://www.atlantic.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/p1-3.png) Provide your admin user name and password and click on the **Sign in** button. You should see the Craft CMS dashboard on the following page. ![Craft CMS Dashboard Screen](https://www.atlantic.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/p2-3.png) ## Conclusion Congratulations! You have successfully installed Craft CMS on Arch Linux. You have now enough knowledge to host your own website with Craft CMS. You can now try Craft CMS on one of our [dedicated server hosting](https://www.atlantic.net/dedicated-server-hosting/) plans from Atlantic.Net!