How To Install GpEasy CMS On Linux Mint 20.2

To Install GpEasy Cms On Linux Mint 20.2

Introduction :

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Step 1 : Check the OS version by using the below command
root@linuxhelp:~# lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID:	Linuxmint
Description:	Linux Mint 20.2
Release:	20.2
Codename:	uma

Step 2 : To Get into the Apache2 root directory by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# cd /var/www

Step 3 : Create the directory in the name of gp by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:/var/www# mkdir gp

Step 4 : To get into the gp directory use the below command

root@linuxhelp:/var/www# cd gp

Step 5 : Download GpEasy package file on gp directory by using the wget command

root@linuxhelp:/var/www/gp# wget https://sourceforge.net/projects/gpeasy/files/latest/download
--2021-12-31 05:31:51--  https://sourceforge.net/projects/gpeasy/files/latest/download
Resolving sourceforge.net (sourceforge.net)... 204.68.111.105
Connecting to sourceforge.net (sourceforge.net)|204.68.111.105|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found
--2021-12-31 05:31:53--  https://master.dl.sourceforge.net/project/gpeasy/gpeasy/4.4/gpEasy_4.4.zip?viasf=1
Resolving master.dl.sourceforge.net (master.dl.sourceforge.net)... 216.105.38.12
Connecting to master.dl.sourceforge.net (master.dl.sourceforge.net)|216.105.38.12|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 2838827 (2.7M) [application/octet-stream]
Saving to: ‘download’

download                          100%[============================================================>]   2.71M   655KB/s    in 4.2s    

2021-12-31 05:31:58 (655 KB/s) - ‘download’ saved [2838827/2838827]

Step 6 : Extract the Downloaded File by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:/var/www/gp# unzip download 
Archive:  download
   creating: gpEasy/
 extracting: gpEasy/robots.txt       
  inflating: gpEasy/Addon.ini        
  inflating: gpEasy/README.md        
  inflating: gpEasy/.htaccess        
  inflating: gpEasy/gpconfig.php     
  inflating: gpEasy/addons/Multi Site/Install.php  
  inflating: gpEasy/addons/Multi Site/multi_site.css  

Step 7 : Rename the gpEasy directory by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:/var/www/gp# mv gpEasy/ gpeasy

Step 8 : To Get into the gpeasy directory by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:/var/www/gp# cd gpeasy/

Step 9 : To Change the ownership to the gpeasy directory by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:/var/www/gp/gpeasy# chown -R www-data. ./

Step 10 : To give the access permissions to the directory by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:/var/www/gp/gpeasy# chmod -R 775 ./

Step 11 : Edit the gpeasy.conf by using nano edit command

root@linuxhelp:/var/www/gp/gpeasy# nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/gpeasy.conf
<virtualhost *:80>
servername www.linuxhelp1.com
documentroot /var/www/gp/gpeasy/
<directory /var/www/gp/gpeasy/>
allowoverride all
allow from all
</directory>
</virtualhost>

Step 12 : Disable the 000-default.conf site by using the below command.

root@linuxhelp:/var/www/gp/gpeasy# a2dissite 000-default.conf
Site 000-default disabled.
To activate the new configuration, you need to run:
  systemctl reload apache2

Step 13 : Enable the gpeasy.conf site by using the following command

root@linuxhelp:/var/www/gp/gpeasy# a2ensite gpeasy.conf
Enabling site gpeasy.
To activate the new configuration, you need to run:
  systemctl reload apache2

Step 14 : Enable the module rewrite by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:/var/www/gp/gpeasy# a2enmod rewrite
Enabling module rewrite.
To activate the new configuration, you need to run:
  systemctl restart apache2

Step 15 : Restart the Apache2 web service by running the below command

root@linuxhelp:/var/www/gp/gpeasy# systemctl restart apache2

step 16 : Need to give the Admin login Configurations as given in below picture Step 17 : Installation was Successfully completed as shown in the below picture Step 18 : This is the Welcome page to login gpeasy CMS as shown in the below picture Step 19 : This is the admin login Page as shown in the below picture Step 20 : This is the home page of GpEasy CMS as shown in the below picture

With this Process, the installation of GpEasy CMS On Linux Mint 20.2 has come to an end…!!!

FAQ
Q
From what source is Gpeasy written?
A
GpEasy is written in PHP for about 76%
Q
What are the required PHP modules to install GpEAsy CMS?
A
The required php modules to install gpEAsy CMS is php php-gd php-pdo php-mbstring php-mcrypt php-simplexml.
Q
How can we download the gpEasy CMS?
A
To download the GpEasy use the following link https://sourceforge.net/projects/gpeasy/files/latest/download.
Q
Is any Database needed for GpEasy CMS?
A
No database is needed for GpEasy CMS
Q
What are the features of GpEasy?
A
The features of GpEasy are Lightweight, database free, CMS True WYSIWYG Editing, Drag and Drop Page Manager, Built-in Image Gallery.