# How to Install Landing CMS on CentOS 8

> URL: https://www.atlantic.net/vps-hosting/how-to-install-landing-cms-on-centos-8/ | Published: 2021-05-30 | Updated: 2023-11-24 | Author: Hitesh Jethva

Landing CMS is a free, open-source, cross-platform content management system used for managing landing pages. It is a flat file-based CMS, so it does not require any database. You only need a web server and PHP to host the Landing CMS. If you are looking for a simple but powerful CMS for landing pages, then Landing CMS is the best choice for you.

In this post, we will show you how to install Landing CMS on CentOS 8 VPS.

## Step 1 – Install Apache and PHP

Landing CMS is written in PHP and runs on a web server, so you will need to install Apache and PHP to your server. You can install both with the following command:

```
dnf update -y
dnf install httpd php php-cli php-gd php-json php-curl unzip -y
```

Once all the packages are installed, start the Apache service and enable it to start at system reboot:

```
systemctl start httpd
systemctl enable httpd
```

## Step 2 – Download Landing CMS

First, you will need to download the latest version of Landing CMS from the Github repository. You can download it with the following command:

```
wget https://github.com/Elias-Black/Landing-CMS/archive/master.zip
```

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

```
unzip master.zip
```

Next, move the extracted directory to the Apache web root with the following command:

```
mv Landing-CMS-master /var/www/html/landing
```

Next, set proper permissions and ownership with the following command:

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

## Step 3 – Configure Apache for Landing CMS

Next, you will need to create an apache virtual host configuration file for Landing CMS. You can create it with the following command:

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

Add the following lines:

```
<virtualhost *:80>
	ServerAdmin admin@example.com
        ServerName landing.example.com
        DocumentRoot /var/www/html/landing
<directory /var/www/html/landing>
allowoverride all
allow from all
</directory>
TransferLog /var/log/httpd/landing_access.log
ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/landing_error.log
</virtualhost>
```

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

```
systemctl restart httpd
```

At this point, the Apache web server is configured to host Landing CMS. You can now proceed to access Landing CMS.

## Step 4 – Access Landing CMS

Now, open your web browser and access the Landing CMS web UI using the URL **http://landing.example.com**. You will be redirected to the following page:

![Landing CMS Welcome Page](https://www.atlantic.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/p1-3-1024x482.png)

Click on the **Go to CMS**. You should see the following page:

![Landing CMS Set password Page](https://www.atlantic.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/p2-4-1024x531.png)

Now, set a password for Landing CMS and click on the **Save** button to apply the changes. You should see the Landing CMS dashboard on the following page:

![Landing CMS Dashboard Page](https://www.atlantic.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/p3-3-1024x529.png)

## Conclusion

That’s it for now. You can now use Landing CMS to create and manage landing pages for your CMS. Give it a try on [VPS hosting](https://www.atlantic.net/vps-hosting/) from Atlantic.Net!