{"id":2556,"date":"2013-12-21T22:21:00","date_gmt":"2013-12-21T21:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.networknet.nl\/?p=2556"},"modified":"2013-12-21T23:09:10","modified_gmt":"2013-12-21T22:09:10","slug":"bitnami-cms-made-simple-walkthrough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.networknet.nl\/apps\/wp\/archives\/2556","title":{"rendered":"BitNami: CMS Made Simple walkthrough"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"clip_image001\"<\/a>Some years ago I tried to create my own virtual appliance based on Ubuntu server and CMS Made Simple. Unfortunately I never finished that project myself.<\/p>\n

BitNami has created several installers and virtual machines that run CMSMadeSimple now. Bitnami is a stack application and an easy way to deploy ready to use applications.<\/p>\n

I wanted to see how this was working and download their virtual machine.<\/p>\n

BitNami CMS Made Simple Stack provides a one-click install solution for CMS Made Simple. Download installers and virtual machines or run your own CMS Made Simple server in the cl<\/a>oud<\/a>.<\/p>\n

CMS Made Simple provides a fast and easy way to create a web site and manage its contents. It can be used by everyone from large corporate IT departments to home users..<\/span><\/div>\n

I opened https:\/\/bitnami.com\/stack\/cms-made-simple<\/a> link and download the Virtual Machine for VMWare.<\/p>\n

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Download the 399MB ZIP file.<\/p>\n

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With my ISP cable connection download was completed instantly.<\/p>\n

Unzipped the file and opened the VM with VMWare Workstation.<\/p>\n

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1.02 GB image size when unpacked. Let’s get started! I am using VMWare Workstation to load the virtual machine.<\/p>\n

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I got my local IP address. I changed my password using passwd<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Some default services are running like http, https, ftp and mysql daemons.<\/p>\n

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Opened Firefox and wentmto IP address of my Bitnami VM. I got a nice webpage with all needed information.<\/p>\n

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“Access my application” link brings me to a out of the box installation of CMS Made Simple.<\/p>\n

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I like this development concept. Now I could work on my projects locally and offline without manual installation every time.<\/p>\n

For each project I could load my a virtual machine and work when needed to develop, later on push my development work to the production website.<\/p>\n

How to enable SSH server on Bitnami?<\/h3>\n

I was struggling for a bit enabling SSH server on the Bitnami appliance. I like the remote shell and prefer ssh session rather then a console one from VMWare.<\/p>\n

To enable SSH I needed to read the https:\/\/bitnami.com\/faq\/virtual_machines<\/a> FAQ page.<\/p>\n

$ sudo mv \/etc\/init\/ssh.conf.back \/etc\/init\/ssh.conf\r\n$ sudo start ssh<\/pre>\n
As CMS Made Simple Bitnami uses Ubuntu Linux version. Commands above were required to enable SSH server.<\/p>\n
How to enable Phpmyadmin on Ubuntu Bitnami?<\/h3>\n
Although everything was documented the file was not found on Bitnami appliance. I needed to edit the httpd-app.conf to get it running.<\/p>\n
nano \/opt\/bitnami\/apps\/phpmyadmin\/conf\/httpd-app.conf\r\nAllow from all\r\nRequire all granted<\/pre>\n
Restart apache server<\/p>\n
cd \/opt\/bitnami\/\r\nsudo .\/ctlscript.sh restart apache<\/pre>\n
Username and password: root<\/strong>\/bitnami<\/strong><\/p>\n
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How to access CMS Made Simple Admin?<\/h3>\n
Last but not least I wanted to enter the Admin area of CMSMadeSimple installation.<\/p>\n
The admin username is called user<\/strong> and password bitnami<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
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Whenever I need a new CMS Made Simple website, I will unzip the VM image file and start from scratch. This VM could be loaded on a server and being hosted there. Easy and quick development without hassle. Thank you<\/strong> BitNami!<\/p>\n
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