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How To Install Grav CMS On Linuxmint 19

Installation Of Grav CMS On Linux Mint 19

Process

Check the Linux Mint version by using the following command

root@linuxhelp:~# lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID:	LinuxMint
Description:	Linux Mint 19 Tara
Release:	19
Codename:	tara

Download the grav cms installation package by using wget command

root@linuxhelp:~# wget https://github.com/getgrav/grav/releases/download/1.4.3/grav-admin-v1.4.3.zip
--2019-11-01 00:32:35--  https://github.com/getgrav/grav/releases/download/1.4.3/grav-admin-v1.4.3.zip
Resolving github.com (github.com)... 13.234.210.38
Connecting to github.com (github.com)|13.234.210.38|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found
Location: https://github-production-release-asset-2e65be.s3.amazonaws.com/22553797/dfdfa9ac-3e6c-11e8-89b0-c47120745211?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAIWNJYAX4CSVEH53A%2F20191031%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20191031T190303Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-Signature=a18c845712db78719272b2deef72ccc0d10d44d3a1b77ff050bc99b013cfa5d3&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&actor_id=0&response-content-disposition=attachment%3B%20filename%3Dgrav-admin-v1.4.3.zip&response-content-type=application%2Foctet-stream [following]
--2019-11-01 00:32:36--  https://github-production-release-asset-2e65be.s3.amazonaws.com/22553797/dfdfa9ac-3e6c-11e8-89b0-c47120745211?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAIWNJYAX4CSVEH53A%2F20191031%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20191031T190303Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-Signature=a18c845712db78719272b2deef72ccc0d10d44d3a1b77ff050bc99b013cfa5d3&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&actor_id=0&response-content-disposition=attachment%3B%20filename%3Dgrav-admin-v1.4.3.zip&response-content-type=application%2Foctet-stream
Resolving github-production-release-asset-2e65be.s3.amazonaws.com (github-production-release-asset-2e65be.s3.amazonaws.com)... 52.216.171.131
Connecting to github-production-release-asset-2e65be.s3.amazonaws.com (github-production-release-asset-2e65be.s3.amazonaws.com)|52.216.171.131|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 8757355 (8.4M) [application/octet-stream]
Saving to: ‘grav-admin-v1.4.3.zip’

grav-admin-v1.4.3.zip        100%[===========================================>]   8.35M   993KB/s    in 9.9s    

2019-11-01 00:32:47 (866 KB/s) - ‘grav-admin-v1.4.3.zip’ saved [8757355/8757355]

Extract the grav cms by using the unzip command

root@linuxhelp:~# unzip grav-admin-v1.4.3.zip
Archive:  grav-admin-v1.4.3.zip
   creating: grav-admin/
  inflating: grav-admin/.htaccess    
  inflating: grav-admin/CHANGELOG.md  
  inflating: grav-admin/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md  
  inflating: grav-admin/CONTRIBUTING.md  
  inflating: grav-admin/LICENSE.txt  
  inflating: grav-admin/README.md    
   creating: grav-admin/assets/
 extracting: grav-admin/assets/.gitkeep  
   creating: grav-admin/backup/
 extracting: grav-admin/backup/.gitkeep  
   creating: grav-admin/bin/
  inflating: grav-admin/bin/composer.phar  
  inflating: grav-admin/bin/gpm      
  inflating: grav-admin/bin/grav     
  inflating: grav-admin/bin/plugin   
.
.
.
inflating: grav-admin/vendor/twig/twig/src/TwigTest.php  
   creating: grav-admin/vendor/twig/twig/src/Util/
  inflating: grav-admin/vendor/twig/twig/src/Util/DeprecationCollector.php  
  inflating: grav-admin/vendor/twig/twig/src/Util/TemplateDirIterator.php  
  inflating: grav-admin/vendor/autoload.php

Move the grav cms directory to apache root directory

root@linuxhelp:~# mv grav-admin /var/www/

Set the Ownership for garv cms

root@linuxhelp:~# chown -R www-data.www-data /var/www/grav-admin/

Set the Permission for garv cms

root@linuxhelp:~# chmod -R 755 /var/www/grav-admin/

Configure the virtualhost for grav cms

root@linuxhelp:~# vim /etc/apache2/sites-available/grav.conf
<virtualhost *:80> 
servername  www.linuxhelp1.com
Documentroot  /var/www/grav-admin
<Directory /var/www/grav-admin> 
AllowOverride all
allow from all
</Directory> 
</virtualhost>

Disable the default site access

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

Enable the site access for grav cms

root@linuxhelp:~# a2ensite grav.conf
Enabling site grav.
To activate the new configuration, you need to run:
systemctl reload apache2

Enable the rewrite module

root@linuxhelp:~# a2enmod rewrite
Enabling module rewrite.
To activate the new configuration, you need to run:
systemctl restart apache2

Restart the apache by using the following command

root@linuxhelp:~# systemctl restart apache2

Open the browser and enter your domain name Enter your admin credentials for garv cms This is the dashboard of grav cms This is the method to install grav cms on Linux Mint 19

Tag : Content Management System (CMS) Linux Mint
FAQ
Q
What is the Custom Admin URL for grav cms?
A
The Custom Admin URL for grav cms is
"http://yourwebsite.com/admin"
Q
How many Risk-levels are available in grav cms? what are they?
A
There are five levels of risk involved with Grav as software:

• Highly Critical
• Critical
• Moderately Critical
• Less Critical
• Not Critical
Q
What are the features of Grav cms?
A
check here for Features of grav cms : " https://getgrav.org/features "
Q
What is the requirement needed for Grav cms?
A
The requirement needed for Grav cms are

1. Web Server (Apache, Nginx, LiteSpeed, Lightly, IIS, etc.)
2. PHP 5.6.3 or higher
Q
What are GRAV cms?
A
Grav is a Fast, Simple, and Flexible file-based Web-platform. There is Zero installation required. Just extract the ZIP archive, and you are already up and running. Although Grav follows principles similar to other flat-file CMS platforms, it has a different design philosophy than most.