How to install Microweber 1.1.0 on Ubuntu 18.04

To install Microweber 1.1.0 on Ubuntu 18.04

Microweber is an open-source content management system and website builder. It is based on the PHP programming language and using MySQL database. It' s using Laravel 5 web application framework and drag and drop functionality. Its allowing users to quickly create content and managing multiple displays. In this tutorial, we will cover the installation of Microweber 1.1.0 on Ubuntu 18.04.

Prerequisites
Install LAMP(Apache, MariaDB, php7)
In MariaDB (create database and user and give privileges to that user )

Php installation with required following modules

add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php
apt-get update
apt-get install php7.0 php7.0-mysql php7.0-curl php7.0-json php7.0-cgi libapache2-mod-php7.0 php7.0-mcrypt php7.0-xmlrpc php7.0-gd php7.0-mbstring php7.0  php7.0-common  php7.0-xmlrpc
php7.0-soap  php7.0-xml php7.0-intl  php7.0-cli  php7.0-ldap php7.0-zip php7.0-readline php7.0-imap php7.0-tidy php7.0-recode php7.0-sq php7.0-intl

Installation

Download a Microweber package on terminal using the wget command

root@linuxhelp1:~# wget http://download.microweberapi.com/ready/core/microweber-latest.zip
--2018-07-11 18:38:20--  http://download.microweberapi.com/ready/core/microweber-latest.zip
Resolving download.microweberapi.com (download.microweberapi.com)... 104.24.107.246, 104.24.106.246, 2400:cb00:2048:1::6818:6bf6, ...
Connecting to download.microweberapi.com (download.microweberapi.com)|104.24.107.246|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 106353757 (101M) [application/zip]
Saving to: ‘ microweber-latest.zip’ 

microweber-latest.zip   100%[==============================> ] 101.43M   556KB/s    in 3m 56s  

2018-07-11 18:42:18 (440 KB/s) - ‘ microweber-latest.zip’  saved [106353757/106353757]

After Downloading extract the downloaded package

root@linuxhelp1:~# unzip microweber-latest.zip -d microweber
Archive:  microweber-latest.zip
inflating: microweber/.editorconfig  
inflating: microweber/composer.lock  
inflating: microweber/.gitattributes  
inflating: microweber/phpunit.xml  
creating: microweber/config/
inflating: microweber/config/app.php
.
.
inflating: microweber/resources/views/auth/login.blade.php  
creating: microweber/resources/views/emails/
creating: microweber/resources/views/emails/auth/
inflating: microweber/resources/views/emails/auth/password.blade.php  
creating: microweber/resources/templates/
creating: microweber/resources/templates/errors/
inflating: microweber/resources/templates/errors/503.blade.php  
inflating: microweber/resources/templates/welcome.blade.php  

Move the extracted file into the HTML directory

root@linuxhelp1:~# mv microweber /var/www/

Navigate to the apache document root directory

root@linuxhelp1:~# cd /var/www/

Change ownership and permission of the as Microweber CMS follows

root@linuxhelp1:/var/www# chown -R www-data.www-data microweber
root@linuxhelp1:/var/www# chmod -R 775 microweber

Create a new virtual host configuration for accessing the Microweber CMS

root@linuxhelp1:/var/www# vim /etc/apache2/sites-available/microweber.conf
< VirtualHost *:80> 
ServerName www.linuxhelp1.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/microweber/

< Directory /var/www/microweber/> 
AllowOverride All
Allow from all
< /Directory> 

< /VirtualHost> 

Enable site access

root@linuxhelp1:/var/www# a2ensite microweber.conf
Enabling site microweber.
To activate the new configuration, you need to run:
  systemctl reload apache2

Disable default access

root@linuxhelp1:/var/www# a2dissite 000-default.conf
Site 000-default disabled.
To activate the new configuration, you need to run:
  systemctl reload apache2

Enable rewrite module

root@linuxhelp1:/var/www# a2enmod rewrite
Enabling module rewrite.
To activate the new configuration, you need to run:
  systemctl restart apache2

Restart the apache service to make the changes effect

root@linuxhelp1:/var/www# systemctl restart apache2

Now you can proceed the further installation and configuration from the browser by navigating to the following URL: http://< ipaddress or domain name

Configure the Database and Admin user setup as follows

After the configuration, you can see the progress of the installation as shown below

After completing the installation, you will see the Homepage as shown below

You can access the Admin dashboard using the following URL: http://< ipaddress or domain name/admin

After the Successful login, you will see the Admin dashboard of Microweber as shown below

With this, the method to install Microweber 1.1.0 on Ubuntu 18.04 comes to an end.

FAQ
Q
Is there any alternatives in Microweber?
A
WordPress. WordPress is a state-of-the-art publishing platform with a focus on aesthetics, web standards, and usability. ...
Joomla. ...
Squarespace. ...
ImpressPages CMS. ...
Craft CMS. ...
Anchor CMS. ...
Q
How to extract the downloaded package?
A
Use the following command:
# unzip microweber-latest.zip -d microweber
Q
What are pre-requirements for Microweber?
A
php7.0 php7.0-mysql php7.0-curl php7.0-json php7.0-cgi libapache2-mod-php7.0
php7.0-mcrypt php7.0-xmlrpc php7.0-gd php7.0-mbstring php7.0 php7.0-common php7.0-xmlrpc
php7.0-soap php7.0-xm
Q
What is Microweber?
A
Microweber is an open-source content management system and website builder. It is based on the PHP programming language and using a MySQL database. It' s using Laravel 5 web application framework and drag and drop functionality.
Q
How to Download a Microweber package/
A
Execute the following link:
# wget http://download.microweberapi.com/ready/core/microweber-latest.zip