Bolt CMS
Bolt CMS is a free and open-source PHP-based CMS developed with the aim of simplifying website creation and management. Compatible with Apache, Nginx web server with SQLite, MySQL, and MariaDB, and PHP at least 7.2.9, it is best suited for small to mid-level projects. Combining the best of PHP with Silex/Symfony framework and Twig template engine, Bolt CMS in equally easy-to-use and feature rich for developers, designers, and content creators. Bolt CMS is a highly customisable CMS which allows adding unlimited functionalities by extensions. Bolt CMS has a very broad utility scope as it can be used for E-Commerce, mobile-friendly, feature rich, and SEO friendly websites.
Features
Rich Content
Rich content editors like Article and Redactor allow smooth creation and adaptation of content. No need of technical knowledge!
Customizable
Bolt CMS is customizable without limits. It’s a Composer Package which means that it’s functionality can be broadened by extensions. Autoload and Autowire extensions from one or more composer packages into Bolt CMS.
Robust API
Bolt CMS is backed by RESTful and GraphQL API which saves lots of configuration effort. It can be used in the Headless mode coupled with a static website generator or it can be employed to send data to multiple platforms.
Content Types
Publish, edit, or delete multiple Content Types like blog posts, news, webpages, testimonials, and sections etc. that make up the structure of your pages and website.
Flexible Deployment
Bolt CMS acts as a Composer Package that enables deployment in multiple environments. Deploy with ease without compromising on your workflow as Blot CMS offers complete flexibility with release strategy depending upon your preferences.
It will take a few minutes for your VM to be deployed. When the deployment is finished, move on to the next section.
Connect to virtual machine
Create an SSH connection with the VM.
bashCopy
ssh azureuser@10.111.12.123
Usage/Deployment Instructions
Step 1: Access the BoltCMS in Azure Marketplace and click on Get it now button.
Click on Continue and then click on Create.
Step 2: Now to create a virtual machine, enter or select appropriate values for zone, machine type, resource group and so on as per your choice.
Click on Review + create.
Step 3: The below window confirms that VM was deployed.
Step 4: Open putty and connect with your machine. Add IP address of the running virtual machine instance. Login with user name and password that you provided during instance creation.
Step 5: Run the Following commands in SSh;
cd /var/www/html/bolt/
You can find the database details here;
nano app/config/config.yml
In this file, the database details are;
Host: localhost
Database name: boltcms
Database User: root
Database Password: Niles@123
Step 6: Now open the URL;
You should see Bolt installation page, Create your Account;
Enjoy Your Application.
Until now, small developers did not have the capital to acquire massive compute resources and ensure they had the capacity they needed to handle unexpected spikes in load. Amazon EC2 enables any developer to leverage Amazon’s own benefits of massive scale with no up-front investment or performance compromises. Developers are now free to innovate knowing that no matter how successful their businesses become, it will be inexpensive and simple to ensure they have the compute capacity they need to meet their business requirements.
The “Elastic” nature of the service allows developers to instantly scale to meet spikes in traffic or demand. When computing requirements unexpectedly change (up or down), Amazon EC2 can instantly respond, meaning that developers have the ability to control how many resources are in use at any given point in time. In contrast, traditional hosting services generally provide a fixed number of resources for a fixed amount of time, meaning that users have a limited ability to easily respond when their usage is rapidly changing, unpredictable, or is known to experience large peaks at various intervals.
Traditional hosting services generally provide a pre-configured resource for a fixed amount of time and at a predetermined cost. Amazon EC2 differs fundamentally in the flexibility, control and significant cost savings it offers developers, allowing them to treat Amazon EC2 as their own personal data center with the benefit of Amazon.com’s robust infrastructure.
When computing requirements unexpectedly change (up or down), Amazon EC2 can instantly respond, meaning that developers have the ability to control how many resources are in use at any given point in time. In contrast, traditional hosting services generally provide a fixed number of resources for a fixed amount of time, meaning that users have a limited ability to easily respond when their usage is rapidly changing, unpredictable, or is known to experience large peaks at various intervals.
Secondly, many hosting services don’t provide full control over the compute resources being provided. Using Amazon EC2, developers can choose not only to initiate or shut down instances at any time, they can completely customize the configuration of their instances to suit their needs – and change it at any time. Most hosting services cater more towards groups of users with similar system requirements, and so offer limited ability to change these.
Finally, with Amazon EC2 developers enjoy the benefit of paying only for their actual resource consumption – and at very low rates. Most hosting services require users to pay a fixed, up-front fee irrespective of their actual computing power used, and so users risk overbuying resources to compensate for the inability to quickly scale up resources within a short time frame.
No. You do not need an Elastic IP address for all your instances. By default, every instance comes with a private IP address and an internet routable public IP address. The private address is associated exclusively with the instance and is only returned to Amazon EC2 when the instance is stopped or terminated. The public address is associated exclusively with the instance until it is stopped, terminated or replaced with an Elastic IP address. These IP addresses should be adequate for many applications where you do not need a long lived internet routable end point. Compute clusters, web crawling, and backend services are all examples of applications that typically do not require Elastic IP addresses.
You have complete control over the visibility of your systems. The Amazon EC2 security systems allow you to place your running instances into arbitrary groups of your choice. Using the web services interface, you can then specify which groups may communicate with which other groups, and also which IP subnets on the Internet may talk to which groups. This allows you to control access to your instances in our highly dynamic environment. Of course, you should also secure your instance as you would any other server.
Taking control of your site with a content management system also has great advantages as far as your search engine rankings are concerned. All search engines like to see that websites are updated regularly and favor sites that alter their content on a regular basis. Our CMS platform provides search engine friendly web pages and also allows you to create your own page titles and meta tags used by the Search Engines for page rankings.
The CMS is browser-based and will work on both PC and Mac platforms using either Internet Explorer and Firefox. Keyboard shortcuts may vary between the two systems.
1) Reattach the link. If the page was renamed, the link might have been affected.
2) Confirm that the folder and content block do not contain special characters (such as ‘ “ # % & + / : ; < > ) in the title.
When in doubt, avoid using non-numerical or -alphabetical characters.
Requirements gathering is crucial, to make sure you buy on what you need, not on the shiny features that look good in the demonstration.
Another important factor is how easy the system is to use – most likely, the people you’d like to update the site won’t be that technically comfortable, so the best solution is one that has solid usability.
no. That is the biggest myth of CMSs. Most of the time, the real issues in content creation are around people and processes, not the technology. You need to manage your content creation like any other project – with a clear workflow and timetable, and enough people—with the right skills—to handle what you need to create. The CMS will help you get the content on to the site, but the much more difficult challenge is creating it. And computers don’t write very well.
The Web CMS does not require any special software or any technical knowledge to use. It is a web-based platform and can be accessed wherever you have an Internet connection and a web browser. The interface is very similar to Microsoft Word and does all of the HTML coding for you. You can concentrate on the content and not worry about how it will affect the page layout. It also automatically optimizes your site’s content for search, so that when someone searches for information on your site it is more likely to be found.