In this tutorial, we will show you how to install and configuration of Typesetter CMS on your CentOS 7. For those of you who didn’t know, Typesetter is an open-source CMS written in PHP that allows website developers to create feature-rich and flexible websites using an easy-to-use true WYSIWYG editor. It uses flat-file storage, and this is one of the main differences between Typesetter and other content management systems, so there is no need for a database to store and retrieve the actual data.
This article assumes you have at least basic knowledge of Linux, know how to use the shell, and most importantly, you host your site on your own VPS. The installation is quite simple and assumes you are running in the root account, if not you may need to add ‘sudo‘ to the commands to get root privileges. I will show you the step-by-step installation of Typesetter CMS on a CentOS 7 server.
Prerequisites
- A server running one of the following operating systems: CentOS 7.
- It’s recommended that you use a fresh OS install to prevent any potential issues.
- SSH access to the server (or just open Terminal if you’re on a desktop).
- A
non-root sudo useror access to theroot user. We recommend acting as anon-root sudo user, however, as you can harm your system if you’re not careful when acting as the root.
Install Typesetter CMS on CentOS 7
Step 1. Update Your System.
First, let’s start by ensuring your system is up-to-date.
yum -y update
Step 2. Install the LAMP server.
A CentOS 7 LAMP server is required. If you do not have LAMP installed, you can follow our guide here. Also, install the required PHP modules:
yum install php-mysql php-gd php-ldap php-xml php-xmlrpc php-mbstring php-mcrypt curl zlib
Step 3. Installing Typesetter CMS.
The first thing to do is to go to Typesetter CMS’s download page and download the latest stable version of Typesetter CMS, At the moment of writing this article it is version 5.0.2 series:
wget https://github.com/Typesetter/Typesetter/releases/download/v5.1/Typesetter-5.1.zip
Unpack the Typesetter CMS archive to the document root directory on your server:
unzip Typesetter-5.1.zip mv Typesetter /var/www/html/typesettercms/
We will need to change some folder permissions:
chown apache:apache -R /var/www/html/typesettercms/
Step 4. Configuring Apache web server for Typesetter CMS.
We will create an Apache virtual host for your Typesetter website. First, create ‘/etc/httpd/conf.d/vhosts.conf’ file using a text editor of your choice:
nano /etc/httpd/conf.d/vhosts.conf IncludeOptional vhosts.d/*.conf
Next, create the virtual host:
mkdir /etc/httpd/vhosts.d/ nano /etc/httpd/vhosts.d/yourdomain.com.conf
Add the following lines:
<VirtualHost YOUR_SERVER_IP:80> ServerAdmin webmaster@yourdomain.com DocumentRoot "/var/www/html/typesettercms/" ServerName yourdomain.com ServerAlias www.yourdomain.com ErrorLog "/var/log/httpd/yourdomain.com-error_log" CustomLog "/var/log/httpd/yourdomain.com-access_log" combined <Directory "/var/www/html/typesettercms/"> DirectoryIndex index.html index.php Options FollowSymLinks AllowOverride All Require all granted </Directory> </VirtualHost>
Save and close the file. Restart the apache service for the changes to take effect:
systemctl restart httpd.service
Finally, edit the ‘php.ini’ file and add/modify the following lines:
### nano /etc/php.ini safe_mode = Off register_globals = Off magic_quotes_gpc = Off
Step 5. Accessing Typesetter content management system.
Typesetter CMS will be available on HTTP port 80 by default. Open your favorite browser and navigate to http://yourdomain.com/install.php or http://server-ip/install.php and complete the required steps to finish the installation. If you are using a firewall, please open port 80 to enable access to the control panel.
For security reasons, it is recommended to delete the install.php file from your server:
rm -rf /var/www/html/typesettercms/include/install/install.php
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Typesetter CMS. Thanks for using this tutorial for installing the Typesetter content management system on your CentOS 7 system. For additional help or useful information, we recommend you check the official Typesetter CMS website.
