How to Install Landing CMS on Oracle Linux 8

Landing CMS is a free and open-source CMS tool used for managing landing pages. Instead of using a database, it stores all data in a plain text file. The installation process is simple and straightforward. You will only need to install a web server and PHP to start with Landing CMS.

This post will show you how to install Landing CMS on Oracle Linux 8.

Step 1 – Install Apache and PHP

First, install the Apache web server by running the following command:

dnf install httpd -y

Next, enable the PHP 7.4 module with the following command:

dnf module enable php:7.4 -y

Next, install PHP with other required extensions using the following command:

dnf install -y php php-zip php-intl php-mysqlnd php-dom php-simplexml php-xml php-xmlreader php-curl php-exif php-ftp php-gd php-iconv php-json php-mbstring php-posix php-sockets php-tokenizer php-fpm -y

Once all the packages are installed, verify the PHP version using the following command:

php-fpm -v

You should see the following output:

PHP 7.4.19 (cli) (built: May  4 2021 11:06:37) ( NTS )
Copyright (c) The PHP Group
Zend Engine v3.4.0, Copyright (c) Zend Technologies

Next, start and enable the Apache and PHP-FPM services with the following command:

systemctl start httpd php-fpm
systemctl enable httpd php-fpm

Step 2 – Download Landing CMS

First, navigate to the Apache web root directory and download the latest version of Landing CMS with the following command:

cd /var/www/html/
wget https://github.com/Elias-Black/Landing-CMS/archive/refs/heads/master.zip

Once the download is complete, unzip the downloaded file with the following command:

unzip master.zip

Next, rename the extracted directory:

mv Landing-CMS-master landing

Next, set proper permissions and ownership to the landing CMS directory:

chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/landing/
chown -R apache:apache /var/www/html/landing/

Step 3 – Configure Apache for Landing CMS

Next, create an Apache virtual host configuration file for Landing CMS with the following command:

nano /etc/httpd/conf.d/landing.conf

Add the following configurations:

<VirtualHost *:80>

ServerName landing.example.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/landing

<Directory /var/www/html/landing/>
    Options -Indexes +FollowSymLinks
    AllowOverride All
</Directory>

ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/landing-error.log
CustomLog /var/log/httpd/landing-access.log combined

</VirtualHost>

Save and close the file, then restart the Apache service to apply the changes:

systemctl restart httpd

You can also check the Apache status using the following command:

systemctl status httpd

You should see the following output:

● httpd.service - The Apache HTTP Server
   Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/httpd.service; disabled; vendor preset: disabled)
  Drop-In: /usr/lib/systemd/system/httpd.service.d
           └─php-fpm.conf
   Active: active (running) since Tue 2022-07-19 05:25:12 EDT; 3s ago
     Docs: man:httpd.service(8)
 Main PID: 32712 (httpd)
   Status: "Started, listening on: port 80"
    Tasks: 213 (limit: 11409)
   Memory: 32.6M
   CGroup: /system.slice/httpd.service
           ├─32712 /usr/sbin/httpd -DFOREGROUND
           ├─32714 /usr/sbin/httpd -DFOREGROUND
           ├─32715 /usr/sbin/httpd -DFOREGROUND
           ├─32716 /usr/sbin/httpd -DFOREGROUND
           └─32717 /usr/sbin/httpd -DFOREGROUND

Jul 19 05:25:11 oraclelinux8 systemd[1]: httpd.service: Succeeded.
Jul 19 05:25:11 oraclelinux8 systemd[1]: Stopped The Apache HTTP Server.
Jul 19 05:25:11 oraclelinux8 systemd[1]: Starting The Apache HTTP Server...

Step 4 – Access Landing CMS

Now, open your web browser and access the Landing CMS web interface using the URL http://landing.example.com. You should see the following screen:

Click on Go to CMS. You should see the set password screen:

Set your new password and click on the Save button. You should see the Landing CMS dashboard:

Conclusion

In this post, we explained how to install Landing CMS on Oracle Linux 8. You can now use Landing CMS to manage all your Landing pages. For more information, visit the Landing CMS documentation. Try it on dedicated hosting from Atlantic.Net!