How To Install Quick CMS on Debian 11.3

To Install Quick CMS on Debian 11.3

Introduction:

Quick CMS is an ideal choice for beginners and for people who are looking to make simple websites. It is one of the easiest solutions available on the Internet. A basic understanding of HTML and CSS is needed to design the site.

Installation process:

Step 1: Run lsb_release command to check the installed version of OS.

root@linuxhelp:~# lsb_release –a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Debian
Description:    Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye)
Release:        11
Codename:       bullseye

Step 2: Start the Apache by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# systemctl start apache2

Step 3: Check the status of Apache by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# systemctl status apache2
● apache2.service - The Apache HTTP Server
     Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/apache2.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
     Active: active (running) since Fri 2022-07-08 14:22:21 IST; 17min ago
       Docs: https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/
    Process: 10654 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/apachectl start (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
   Main PID: 10658 (apache2)
      Tasks: 11 (limit: 4620)
     Memory: 23.5M
        CPU: 312ms
     CGroup: /system slice/apache2.service
            Jul 08 14:22:21 linuxhelp systemd[1]: Starting The Apache HTTP Server...
Jul 08 14:22:21 linuxhelp apachectl[10657]: AH00558: apache2: Could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified domain name, using 127.0.1.1. Set the 'ServerName' directive globally to suppress>
Jul 08 14:22:21 linuxhelp systemd[1]: Started The Apache HTTP Server.

Step 4: Install PHP modules by using below command

root@linuxhelp:~# apt install php php-xml php-mysql php-mbstring php-zip php-soap php-sqlite3 php-curl php-gd php-ldap php-imap php-common
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
  libapache2-mod-php7.4 libc-client2007e libonig5 libzip5 mlock php7.4 php7.4-cli php7.4-common php7.4-curl php7.4-gd
  php7.4-imap php7.4-json php7.4-ldap php7.4-mbstring php7.4-mysql php7.4-opcache php7.4-readline php7.4-soap php7.4-sqlite3
  php7.4-xml php7.4-zip

Step 5: Create database for quick CMS by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# mysql -u root -p
Enter password: 
Welcome to the MySQL monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 8
Server version: 8.0.22-0ubuntu0.20.04.2 (Ubuntu)
Copyright (c) 2000, 2020, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its
affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective
owners.
Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the current input statement.
mysql> create database quick;
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.02 sec)
mysql> use quick;
Database changed
mysql> create user user1@localhost identified by 'linuxc';
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.02 sec)
mysql>  grant all on quick.* to user1@localhost;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.01 sec)
mysql> flush privileges;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.01 sec)
mysql> exit
Bye

Step 6: Change to Apache directory by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# cd /var/www

Step 7: Create a directory for Quick by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:/var/www#  mkdir quick

Step 8: Change the path to quick directory by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:/var/www# cd quick

Step 9: Download the Quick file by using wget command

root@linuxhelp:/var/www/quick# wget https://opensolution.org/download/home.html?sFile=Quick.Cms_v6.7-en.zip
--2022-07-08 14:13:51--  https://opensolution.org/download/home.html?sFile=Quick.Cms_v6.7-en.zip
Resolving opensolution.org (opensolution.org)... 94.152.51.156
Connecting to opensolution.org (opensolution.org)|94.152.51.156|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: unspecified [application/zip]
Saving to: ‘home.html?sFile=Quick.Cms_v6.7-en.zip’

home.html?sFile=Quick.Cms_v6.7-en.zip                  [    <=>                                                                                                        ] 895.62K   783KB/s    in 1.1s

2022-07-08 14:13:56 (783 KB/s) - ‘home.html?sFile=Quick.Cms_v6.7-en.zip’ saved [917111]

Step 10: List the directory by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:/var/www/quick# ls
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 806242 Jul 25 11:45 'home.html?sFile=Quick.Cms_v6.7-en.zip'

Step 11: Extract the zip file by using below command

root@linuxhelp:/var/www/quick# unzip home.html\?sFile\=Quick.Cms_v6.7-en.zip
Archive:  home.html?sFile=Quick.Cms_v6.7-en.zip
   creating: core/
  inflating: core/common-admin.js
  inflating: core/common-admin.php
  inflating: core/common.js
  inflating: core/common.php
  inflating: core/files-admin.php
  inflating: core/files.php
  inflating: core/lang-admin.php
   creating: core/libraries/
  inflating: core/libraries/file-jobs.php

Step 12: Give the Ownership and permissions to quick directory by using the below commands

root@linuxhelp:/var/www/quick# chown -R www-data. ./

root@linuxhelp:/var/www/quick# chmod -R 775 ./

Step 13: List the directory by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:/var/www/quick# ls
total 828
drwxrwxr-x 7 www-data www-data   4096 Nov 25 11:46  ./
drwxr-xr-x 4 root     root       4096 Nov 25 11:45  ../
-rwxrwxr-x 1 www-data www-data   3573 Dec 28  2016  admin.php*
drwxrwxr-x 3 www-data www-data   4096 Jan 17  2019  core/
drwxrwxr-x 3 www-data www-data   4096 Jan 18  2019  database/
drwxrwxr-x 4 www-data www-data   4096 Jan 17  2019  files/
-rwxrwxr-x 1 www-data www-data 806242 Nov 25 11:45 'home.html?sFile=Quick.Cms_v6.7-en.zip'*
-rwxrwxr-x 1 www-data www-data     63 Jan 18  2019  HOW_TO_INSTALL.txt*
-rwxrwxr-x 1 www-data www-data   2628 Dec 31  2018  index.php*
drwxrwxr-x 5 www-data www-data   4096 Jan  3  2019  plugins/
drwxrwxr-x 4 www-data www-data   4096 Jan 17  2019  templates/

Step 14: Give the permissions for database directory by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:/var/www/quick# chmod -R 777 database files

Step 15: Change to database directory by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:/var/www/quick# cd database

Step 16: List the directory by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:/var/www/quick/database# ls
admin.php   core   database   favicon.ico   files  'home.html?sFile=Quick.Cms_v6.6-en.zip'  'home.html?sFile=Quick.Cms_v6.7-en.zip'   HOW_TO_INSTALL.txt   index.php   plugins   templates

**Step 17: Open the configuration file by using the below command **

root@linuxhelp:/var/www/quick/database# nano config.php 

Step 18: Create a virtualhost for quick CMs by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:/var/www/quick/database# nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/quick.conf
<virtualhost *:80>
Servername www.linuxhelp1.com
Documentroot /var/www/clipper
</virtualhost>

Step 19: Disable default access by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:/var/www/quick/database# a2dissite 000-default.conf
Site 000-default disabled.
To activate the new configuration, you need to run:
  systemctl reload apache2

Step 20: Enable site access by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:/var/www/quick/database#  a2ensite quick.conf 
Enabling site quick.
To activate the new configuration, you need to run:
  systemctl reload apache2

Step 21: Enable rewrite module by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:/var/www/quick/database# a2enmod rewrite

Enabling module rewrite.
To activate the new configuration, you need to run:
  systemctl restart apache2

Step 22: Once it is completed, Restart the Apache Web Server by running the below command

root@linuxhelp:/var/www/quick/database# systemctl restart apache2

Step 23: Once completed, go to browser and type the URL as shown in the below image

Step 24: This is the home page for quick CMS

Open new tab and type URL for admin page as shown in the below image

Step 25: Give the login credentials as shown in the below image

Step 26: This is the administration panel for quick CMS

Conclusion:

We have reached the end of this article. In this guide, we have walked you through the steps required to Install Quick CMS on Debian 11.3. Your feedback is much welcome.