Trying to install CMS for first time to fresh install of Linux

[benedict]

Hi everyone,

I am new to the forum and trying to get my first cms working on a new server.

I have downloaded the latest version cmsmadesimple 1.5.4 full.tar.gz and copied it to the root directory. I am extremely new to linux and would appreciate step by step. It's a fresh (linux) install and I've tried various guide's I've found on google but I am at a loss. My objective is to to learn about Linux and CMS and have a personal blog setup.

Can I please get your advice on first steps or foundations that I should perform first i.e. setup mysql database(s). And how to run the CMS install.

Thanks,

Ben

[baresi]

Best places to start

http://wiki.cmsmadesimple.org/index.php ... stallation
http://wiki.cmsmadesimple.org/index.php ... _Tutorials

If any steps give you trouble or errors, reply back

EDIT: by the way you might want to try the newly released 1.6

[benedict]

Hi,
I got to step 7 (of the handbook installation) but couldn't go any further. The files appear to be in the directory I created as per document.. root/cmsmadesimple.

Step 7 says to goto http://www.yoursite.com/cmsmadesimple-1.6-full.tar but this is all installed on a local server, so I'm a bit confused about 'yoursite'. Should I setup up Apache or similar first and if so where can I get help for that?

Ben

[baresi]

You are running linux at home and are trying to install it there? and you untarred/unzipped the package? (I assume if you could get to step 7 you did)

try

localhost/cmsmadesimple-1.6-full.tar
or
127.0.0.1/cmsmadesimple-1.6-full.tar

(if the directory is actually called cmsmadesimple-1.6-full.tar, if not replace)

[Pierre M.]

Hello Ben,

...My objective is to to learn about Linux and CMS and have a personal blog setup.

I'm not sure CMSms is the right product for a "blog setup".
If you want to learn about both Linux and CMSms I suggest you give the ongoing LiveCD effort a try.
Have fun learning

Pierre M.