How to Install Koken CMS on CentOS 7.5

Installation of Koken CMS on CentOS 7.5

Koken is a free and open source content management system. It's written in php and uses a MySQL database. Koken is a free website publishing system developed for photographers, designers, and creative DIYs. The main benefit of using Koken CMS is that it does not require significant technical skill or knowledge to manage. In this tutorial, we will cover the installation of Koken CMS on CentOS 7.5.

Requirements for koken cms:

Apache

MySQL

PHP and its modules

php php-gd php-curl php-zip php-soap php-mbstring php-mcrypt php-xml php-curl php-cli php-ldap php-imap  php-mysql

Installation procedure

Before you begin, make sure you check your CentOS version by using the following command.

[root@linuxhelp ~]# rpm -q centos-release
centos-release-7-5.1804.el7.centos.x86_64

configure the MySQL database. Log into MySQL as a root user and make the necessary settings.

[root@linuxhelp ~]# mysql -u root -p
Enter password: 
Welcome to the MariaDB monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MariaDB connection id is 10
Server version: 5.5.60-MariaDB MariaDB Server

Copyright (c) 2000, 2018, Oracle, MariaDB Corporation Ab and others.

Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the current input statement.

MariaDB [(none)]> create database koken;
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)

MariaDB [(none)]> create user 'kokenuser'@localhost identified by '123456';
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.01 sec)

MariaDB [(none)]> grant all privileges on koken.* to 'kokenuser'@localhost;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)

MariaDB [(none)]> flush privileges;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)

MariaDB [(none)]> Ctrl-C -- exit!
Aborted

Once the database configuration is done, you shall download the koken cms with the help of the following command.

[root@linuxhelp ~]# wget https://s3.amazonaws.com/koken-installer/releases/Koken_Installer.zip
--2019-04-30 00:53:37--  https://s3.amazonaws.com/koken-installer/releases/Koken_Installer.zip
Resolving s3.amazonaws.com (s3.amazonaws.com)... 52.217.0.198
Connecting to s3.amazonaws.com (s3.amazonaws.com)|52.217.0.198|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 11881 (12K) [application/zip]
Saving to: ‘Koken_Installer.zip’

100%[==========================================================>] 11,881      --.-K/s   in 0.003s  

2019-04-30 00:53:39 (3.35 MB/s) - ‘Koken_Installer.zip’ saved [11881/11881]

Once the download is completed extract the download package using unzip command.

[root@linuxhelp ~]# unzip Koken_Installer.zip
Archive:  Koken_Installer.zip
  inflating: koken/index.php      

Move the Koken cms directory to apache root directory.

[root@linuxhelp ~]# mv koken /var/www

Set the ownership and permission for Koken CMS by using the following commands.

[root@linuxhelp ~]# chown -R apache:apache /var/www/koken
[root@linuxhelp ~]# chmod -R 755 /var/www/koken

Configure the virtualhost for accessing the Koken CMS.

[root@linuxhelp ~]# vim /etc/httpd/conf.d/koken.conf

Restart the apache service by using the following command.

 [root@linuxhelp ~]# systemctl restart httpd

Switch to your browser and enter the domain name. Now click on begin installation to start the installation procedure. Configure the admin credentials. configure the database connection setup as follows. Configure the time zone of your region.

Signup with your email to keep in touch with Koken. After configuring all the setup click on install now to start the installation. After the successful installation, you will see the following screen.then click start Now login to the Koken CMS using the admin credentials After the successful login, you will see the admin page of Koken CMS.

With this, the method to install Koken CMS on centos 7.5 comes to an end.