How to install Espo crm V5.1.2 on Linuxmint-18.03
To install Espo CRM V5.1.2 on Linuxmint-18.03
EspoCRM is a free and open source web-based customer relationship management application. It is written in PHP and uses the MySQL database server to store its data. It is responsive, has an easy to use web interface and comes in many languages. It can be used in various industries like retails, e-commerce, banking, call centers etc.
Pre-requirements
Install LAMP (Apache, php7.2, mariadb-server)
In MariaDB (create database, user and give privileges to the user)
For PHP INSTALLATION
add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php
apt-get update
apt install php7.2 libapache2-mod-php7.2 php7.2-common php7.2-mbstring php7.2-xmlrpc php7.2-soap php7.2-gd php7.2-xml php7.2-intl php7.2-mysql php7.2-cli php7.2-mcrypt php7.2-ldap php7.2-zip php7.2-curl
Download the Espocrm package from the browser
linuxhelp ~ # wget https://www.espocrm.com/downloads/EspoCRM-5.1.2.zip
--2018-05-22 15:42:47-- https://www.espocrm.com/downloads/EspoCRM-5.1.2.zip
Resolving www.espocrm.com (www.espocrm.com)... 159.203.138.21
Connecting to www.espocrm.com (www.espocrm.com)|159.203.138.21|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 40284862 (38M) [application/zip]
Saving to: ‘;EspoCRM-5.1.2.zip’;
EspoCRM-5.1.2.zip 100%[=================================>] 38.42M 730KB/s in 4m 50s
2018-05-22 15:47:42 (136 KB/s) - ‘;EspoCRM-5.1.2.zip’; saved [40284862/40284862]
Extract the download directory
linuxhelp ~ # unzip EspoCRM-5.1.2.zip Archive: EspoCRM-5.1.2.zip creating: EspoCRM-5.1.2/ inflating: EspoCRM-5.1.2/web.config inflating: EspoCRM-5.1.2/upgrade.php inflating: EspoCRM-5.1.2/rebuild.php inflating: EspoCRM-5.1.2/index.php inflating: EspoCRM-5.1.2/extension.php inflating: EspoCRM-5.1.2/cron.php inflating: EspoCRM-5.1.2/clear_cache.php . . . creating: EspoCRM-5.1.2/vendor/phpoffice/phpspreadsheet/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Shared/Escher/DggContainer/BstoreContainer/BSE/ inflating: EspoCRM-5.1.2/vendor/phpoffice/phpspreadsheet/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Shared/Escher/DggContainer/BstoreContainer/BSE/Blip.php creating: EspoCRM-5.1.2/vendor/phpoffice/phpexcel/Classes/PHPExcel/Shared/Escher/DggContainer/BstoreContainer/BSE/ inflating: EspoCRM-5.1.2/vendor/phpoffice/phpexcel/Classes/PHPExcel/Shared/Escher/DggContainer/BstoreContainer/BSE/Blip.php creating: EspoCRM-5.1.2/client/modules/crm/res/templates/opportunity/admin/field-manager/fields/probability-map/ inflating: EspoCRM-5.1.2/client/modules/crm/res/templates/opportunity/admin/field-manager/fields/probability-map/edit.tpl
Rename the download directory
linuxhelp ~ # ls EspoCRM-5.1.2 EspoCRM-5.1.2.zip linuxhelp ~ # mv EspoCRM-5.1.2 espocrm
Move the Espo CRM directory into the /var/www/html directory
linuxhelp ~ # mv espocrm /var/www/html/ Go to /var/www/html directory linuxhelp ~ # cd /var/www/html/ linuxhelp html # ls espocrm index.html
Change ownership and permission for the Espo CRM directory
linuxhelp html # chown -R www-data:www-data espocrm/
linuxhelp html # chmod -R 775 espocrm/
Configure the virtual host for Espo CRM. Create an empty file named espo.conf
linuxhelp html # cd /etc/apache2/sites-available/
linuxhelp sites-available # vim espo.conf
<virtualhost *:80>
servername www.linuxhelp1.com
Documentroot /var/www/html/espocrm
<Directory /var/www/html/espocrm>
AllowOverride all
order allow,deny
allow from all
</Directory>
</virtualhost>
Enable the espo.conf file
linuxhelp sites-available # a2ensite espo.conf
Enabling site espo.
To activate the new configuration, you need to run
service apache2 reload
Make an entry to the hosts file as follows
linuxhelp sites-available # vim /etc/hosts
<give your ip> <give your domain name>
Restart apache web server
linuxhelp sites-available # systemctl restart apache2.service
Open the browser, Enter the local IP or domain name
Choose the Language and continue
Accept the License terms and continue
Configure the Database Connection setup
Verify the System Requirements and start the installation
Configure the admin account setup
Configure the system settings
Configure the SMTP settings
After the installation, you will see the following page
Log in using the admin credentials
After the successful login, you will see the admin dashboard as shown below
with this, the method to install Espo CRM V5.1.2 on Linuxmint-18.03 comes to an end.
# unzip EspoCRM-5.1.2.zip
# wget https://www.espocrm.com/downloads/EspoCRM-5.1.2.zip
Install LAMP (Apache, php7.2, mariadb-server)
In MariaDB (create database, user and give privileges to the user)
# vim espo.conf