How to install Backdrop CMS on CentOS 7 using LEMP
To install Backdrop CMS on CentOS 7 using LEMP
In our preceeding tutorial, we have been briefed about the installation process of Backdrop CMS on CentOS 7. In this tutorial, we will see about the installation procedure of Backdrop CMS on CentOS 7 using LEMP. Backdrop CMS is a full-featured content management system that permits the non-technical users to manage wide variety of content. It can be used to create all kinds of websites including blogs, image galleries, social networks, intranets, and more. It is very simple to use, that even users with minimal technical knowledge can easily create a web content using this CMS tool.
Pre - Requisite
LEMP Stack
- Nginx
- MariaDB
- PHP 7 by executing the following command along with the dependencies.
rpm -Uvh https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-7.noarch.rpm
rpm -Uvh https://mirror.webtatic.com/yum/el7/webtatic-release.rpm
yum install mod_php71w php71w-cli php71w-common php71w-gd php71w-mbstring php71w-mcrypt php71w-xml php71w-mysql
Installation procedure
To proceed with the installation procedure, go to its official website and get the latest stable version. Execute the following wget command followed by the download link.
[root@linuxhelp ~]# wget https://github.com/backdrop/backdrop/releases/download/1.8.0/backdrop.zip
--2017-10-23 10:52:05-- https://github.com/backdrop/backdrop/releases/download/1.8.0/backdrop.zip
Resolving github.com (github.com)... 192.30.255.112, 192.30.255.113
Connecting to github.com (github.com)|192.30.255.112|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found
Location: https://github-production-release-asset-2e65be.s3.amazonaws.com/12285928/b0233aca-9a6c-11e7-9ef1-585df82e2732?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256& X-Amz-Credential=AKIAIWNJYAX4CSVEH53A%2F20171023%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request& X-Amz-Date=20171023T052242Z& X-Amz-Expires=300& X-Amz-Signature=5609636f374e0d037fed42a96d89a20b7864d3bc8c8cb5c5c2cee5d0ee50600e& X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host& actor_id=0& response-content-disposition=attachment%3B%20filename%3Dbackdrop.zip& response-content-type=application%2Foctet-stream [following]
--2017-10-23 10:52:06-- https://github-production-release-asset-2e65be.s3.amazonaws.com/12285928/b0233aca-9a6c-11e7-9ef1-585df82e2732?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256& X-Amz-Credential=AKIAIWNJYAX4CSVEH53A%2F20171023%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request& X-Amz-Date=20171023T052242Z& X-Amz-Expires=300& X-Amz-Signature=5609636f374e0d037fed42a96d89a20b7864d3bc8c8cb5c5c2cee5d0ee50600e& X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host& actor_id=0& response-content-disposition=attachment%3B%20filename%3Dbackdrop.zip& response-content-type=application%2Foctet-stream
Resolving github-production-release-asset-2e65be.s3.amazonaws.com (github-production-release-asset-2e65be.s3.amazonaws.com)... 52.216.227.112
Connecting to github-production-release-asset-2e65be.s3.amazonaws.com (github-production-release-asset-2e65be.s3.amazonaws.com)|52.216.227.112|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 9245395 (8.8M) [application/octet-stream]
Saving to: ‘ backdrop.zip’
100%[======================================> ] 9,245,395 1.10MB/s in 9.7s
2017-10-23 10:52:17 (934 KB/s) - ‘ backdrop.zip’ saved [9245395/9245395]
Extract the downloaded package by running the unzip command.
[root@linuxhelp ~]# unzip backdrop.zip
Archive: backdrop.zip
inflating: backdrop/files/.htaccess
inflating: backdrop/files/README.md
inflating: backdrop/core/includes/database/mysql/query.inc
inflating: backdrop/core/includes/database/mysql/install.inc
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inflating: backdrop/core/includes/database/mysql/schema.inc
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inflating: backdrop/core/includes/database/prefetch.inc
inflating: backdrop/core/includes/database/database.inc
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inflating: backdrop/sites/sites.php
inflating: backdrop/sites/README.md
inflating: backdrop/index.php
inflating: backdrop/robots.txt
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Move the backdrop directory to Nginx root directory path.
[root@linuxhelp ~]# mv backdrop /usr/share/nginx/html/
Provide the appropriate owner permission and file execution permission for the directory.
[root@linuxhelp ~]# cd /usr/share/nginx/html/
[root@linuxhelp html]# chown -R nginx:nginx /usr/share/nginx/html/
[root@linuxhelp html]# chmod -R 777 /usr/share/nginx/html/
Configure the Nginx Virtual host file for Backdrop CMS named backdrop.conf. Enter the following content in the file and save it.
[root@linuxhelp ~]# vim /etc/nginx/conf.d/backdrop.conf
server {
listen 80
server_name www.linuxhelp1.com
location / {
root /usr/share/nginx/html
index index.html index.htm index.php
}
error_page 500 502 503 504 /50x.html
location = /50x.html {
root /usr/share/nginx/html
}
location ~ \.php {
fastcgi_index index.php
fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+\.php)(.*)$
include /etc/nginx/fastcgi_params
fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php-fpm/php-fpm.sock
fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name
}
}
Restart the Nginx service.
[root@linuxhelp ~]# systemctl restart nginx
Switch to the browser and enter the URL as http://www.linuxhelp1.com/backdrop. The installation of Backdrop CMS appears on the screen. Choose the required language and select Save and Continue option.
Enter the required database details and select Save and Continue option.
The installation is in progress and the user has to wait for some time.
Next create an user account by entering the required details.
Select the time zone as per the requirements.
Now run the Backdrop CMS to see the site that you have created.
This concludes the installation procedure of Backdrop CMS on CentOS 7 using LEMP.