RazorCMS is a flat-file CMS (Content Management System), that allows you to create websites without the need for a separate database and prioritizes simplicity and speed. It offers features that may not be available to other PHP-based CMS, like WordPress Joomla, or Drupal. For one, it doesn’t need a database server, call it database-less. It also provides native markdown WYSIWYG support, SEO-friendly, flexible CSS framework, and easy installation and management. RazorCMS uses a unique algorithm to find or list any content based on date, type, category, tag, or author, and the performance will remain fast even if you have thousands of posts and hundreds of tags. For more about RazorCMS, please check its homepage. This brief tutorial shows students and new users how to install RazorCMS on Ubuntu 16.04 and 18.04 LTS with Nginx and PHP 7.2 support.

Install Nginx HTTP Server on Ubuntu

Nginx HTTP Server is the most popular web server in use. so install it, since RazorCMS needs it. To install Nginx HTTP on the Ubuntu server, run the commands below. After installing Nginx, the commands below can be used to stop, start and enable the Nginx service to always start up with the server boots. To test the Nginx setup, open your browser and browse to the server hostname or IP address and you should see the Nginx default test page as shown below. When you see that, then Nginx is working as expected.

PHP 7.2 may not be available in Ubuntu default repositories for some systems. if you need it, you will have to get it from third-party repositories. Run the commands below to add the below third party repository to upgrade to PHP 7.2 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 config file for Nginx. Then make the changes on the following lines below in the file and save. The value below is a great setting to apply in your environment. After making the change above, save the file and close it. After installing PHP and related modules, all you have to do is restart Nginx to reload PHP configurations. To restart Nginx, run the commands below

Download RazorCMS Latest Release

Next, visit the RazorCMS site and download the latest package. or run the commands below to download RazorCMS packages from GitHub. After downloading, run the commands below to extract the downloaded file and move it into a new RazorCMS root directory. After that, change into RazorCMS root directory to install PHP required packages. Then run the commands below to set the correct permissions for RazorCMS to function properly.

Configure Nginx RazorCMS Site

Finally, configure the Nginx configuration file for RazorCMS. This file will control how users access RazorCMS content. Run the commands below to create a new configuration file called razorcms 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. After configuring the VirtualHost above, enable it by running the commands below

Enable the RazorCMS Site

After configuring the VirtualHost above, enable it by running the commands below, then restart the Nginx server. Restart Nginx Next, open your browser and browse to the server hostname or IP address and you should see the RazorCMS page. enter your blog info and complete the setup. Login with the following credentials:

Username/email: razorcms@razorcms.co.uk Password: password

Enjoy! razorCMS began as a database-less flat file content management system, forked from a project called uCMS. Its structure allowed you to have just the amount of functionality you needed in a flat file CMS solution, adding extensions (blade packs) for further functionality, whilst allowing setup on simple servers with no database. You may also like the post below: