TriTan doesn’t require a database. all its data is simply stored in the file system (file-based, flat file CMS). It also provides native markdown WYSIWYG support, SEO friendly, flexible CSS framework with no installation required. For more about TriTan, please check its homepage. When you’re ready to get TriTan working, continue with the steps below: To get started with installing TriTan, follow the steps below:
Install Apache2 HTTP Server
TriTan CMS requires a web server and the Apache2 HTTP server is the most popular open-source web server available today. To install the Apache2 server, run the commands below: After installing Apache2, the commands below can be used to stop, start and enable the Apache2 service to always start up with the server boots. Now that Apache2 is installed. to test whether the web server is working, open your browser and browse to the URL below. If you see the page above, then Apache2 is successfully installed.
Install PHP 7.2 and Related Modules
TriTan CMS is a PHP-based CMS and PHP is required. However, PHP 7.2 may not be available in Ubuntu’s default repositories. To run PHP 7.2 on Ubuntu 16.04 and previous, you may need to run the commands below: Then update and upgrade to PHP 7.2 Next, run the commands below to install PHP 7.2 and related modules. After installing PHP 7.2, run the commands below to open the PHP default configuration file for Apache2. The lines below are a good setting for most PHP-based CMS. Update the configuration file with these and save. Every time you make changes to the PHP configuration file, you should also restart the Apache2 web server. To do so, run the commands below: Now that PHP is installed, to test whether it’s functioning, create a test file called phpinfo.php in the Apache2 default root directory. ( /var/www/html/) Then type the content below and save the file. Next, open your browser and browse to the server’s hostname or IP address followed by phpinfo.php You should see the PHP default test page.
Download TriTan Latest Release
To get v latest release you may want to get it from GitHub. Use Composer and git to download the latest version. After installing curl and Composer above, change into the Apache2 root directory and download TriTan packages from GitHub… Next, change into the root directory and install via Composer Open config.php and edit the following constants and save the file: TTCMS_MAINSITE & TTCMS_MAINSITE_PATH. If you install on a dev server and then move it to a new server with a different domain, you will need to edit these for the new server. Edit the highlighted line and save. After that, run the commands below to set the correct permissions for TriTan root directory and give Apache2 control.
Configure Apache2
Finally, configure the Apahce2 site configuration file for TriTan. This file will control how users access TriTan content. Run the commands below to create a new configuration file called Tritan.conf Then copy and paste the content below into the file and save it. Replace the highlighted line with your domain name and directory root location. Save the file and exit.
Enable the TriTan and Rewrite Module
After configuring the VirtualHost above, enable it by running the commands below Then open your browser and browse to the server domain name. You should see the TriTan setup wizard complete. Please follow the wizard carefully. You should then see TriTan default home page. To login to the backend portal, type:
username: TriTan password: TriTanCMS
Congratulation! You have successfully installed TriTan CMS on Ubuntu 16.04 | 18.04 and 18.10. You may also like the post below:
