How to install October cms on linuxmint-18.03
To install October cms on linuxmint-18.03
October is a free and open source content management system (CMS) based on the PHP programming language and Laravel web application framework.
Pre-requirements
Install LAMP (Apache, php7.0, mariadb-server)
In MariaDB (create database, user and give privileges to the user)
FOR PHP INSTALLATION
apt-get install python-software-properties
add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php
apt-get update
apt-get install php7.0-mysql php7.0-curl php7.0-json php7.0-cgi php7.0 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
Download October cms package using wget command
linuxhelp ~ # wget http://octobercms.com/download -O octobercms.zip
--2018-05-21 14:12:28-- http://octobercms.com/download
Resolving octobercms.com (octobercms.com)... 104.24.112.12, 104.24.113.12, 2400:cb00:2048:1::6818:710c, ...
Connecting to octobercms.com (octobercms.com)|104.24.112.12|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found
Location: https://github.com/octobercms/install/archive/master.zip [following]
--2018-05-21 14:12:29-- https://github.com/octobercms/install/archive/master.zip
Resolving github.com (github.com)... 192.30.253.113, 192.30.253.112
Connecting to github.com (github.com)|192.30.253.113|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found
Location: https://codeload.github.com/octobercms/install/zip/master [following]
--2018-05-21 14:12:31-- https://codeload.github.com/octobercms/install/zip/master
Resolving codeload.github.com (codeload.github.com)... 192.30.253.121, 192.30.253.120
Connecting to codeload.github.com (codeload.github.com)|192.30.253.121|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 141847 (139K) [application/zip]
Saving to: ‘ octobercms.zip’
octobercms.zip 100%[=================================> ] 138.52K 158KB/s in 0.9s
2018-05-21 14:12:33 (158 KB/s) - ‘ octobercms.zip’ saved [141847/141847]
Extract the package
linuxhelp ~ # unzip octobercms.zip
Archive: octobercms.zip
70e36944290129d4bf3ae710569c16156e4d2f2c
creating: install-master/
extracting: install-master/.gitignore
inflating: install-master/README.md
inflating: install-master/install.php
creating: install-master/install_files/
creating: install-master/install_files/css/
inflating: install-master/install_files/css/animations.css
inflating: install-master/install_files/css/controls.css
.
.
.
creating: install-master/install_files/partials/themes/
inflating: install-master/install_files/partials/themes/theme.htm
inflating: install-master/install_files/partials/title.htm
creating: install-master/install_files/php/
inflating: install-master/install_files/php/Installer.php
inflating: install-master/install_files/php/InstallerException.php
inflating: install-master/install_files/php/InstallerRewrite.php
inflating: install-master/install_files/php/boot.php
Rename the extracted file
linuxhelp ~ # ls install-master octobercms.zip linuxhelp ~ # mv install-master/ october
Move the file to HTML location
linuxhelp ~ # mv october /var/www/html/
Switch to the directory
linuxhelp ~ # cd /var/www/html/
linuxhelp html # ls
index.html october
change ownership and permission of the October directory
linuxhelp html # chown -R www-data:www-data october/
linuxhelp html # chmod -R 775 october/
Create the virtualhost for October cms
linuxhelp html # cd /etc/apache2/sites-available/
linuxhelp sites-available # vim october.conf
< VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName www.linuxhelp1.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/october/
< Directory /var/www/html/october/>
AllowOverride All
Order allow,deny
allow from all
< /Directory>
< /VirtualHost>
Enable the october.conf file
linuxhelp sites-available # a2ensite october.conf
Enabling site october.
To activate the new configuration, you need to run
service apache2 reload
Make an entry to the host file
linuxhelp sites-available # vim /etc/hosts
< give your ip> < give your dom ain name>
To restart the apache:
linuxhelp sites-available # systemctl restart apache2.service
Open a browser and type http://local IP (or) domain name
Verify the system check and continue.
Accept the License agreement
Configure the database settings
Configure the admin user account setup
Choose where do you want to setup your site
Choose the theme and install
You can verify the Progress of the installation as shown below.
After the successful installation, the following page will appear
Log in using the admin account credentials
After the successful login, you will see the admin dashboard of October CMS
with this, the method to install October cms on linuxmint-18.03 comes to an end.
Q
How do you define a Website?
A
A Website is defined as a single installation of OctoberCMS that is accessible from a single webpage and is controlled by a single back-end administration area, operated by a single organization or person.
Q
What are the main differences between the Regular License and the Extended License?
A
The main difference is that under the Regular License, you are granted permission to use the product you've licensed on a single website. Whereas under the Extended License, you (as a person or organization) are granted permission to use the product on an unlimited number of websites.
Neither license permits you to sell the product as a product under any circumstances. For example, as a theme or plugin on the OctoberCMS marketplace or any other marketplace.
However, you are permitted to sell the product as part of your service offering. For example, if you are a freelancer, you are allowed to create a website for a client using either license and charge them for your services.
Neither license permits you to sell the product as a product under any circumstances. For example, as a theme or plugin on the OctoberCMS marketplace or any other marketplace.
However, you are permitted to sell the product as part of your service offering. For example, if you are a freelancer, you are allowed to create a website for a client using either license and charge them for your services.
Q
What are the features available in October CMS?
A
The following feature is available for October CMS as given below,
Features
Add & Edit Q/A in the backend
Category admin for Q/A
Interactive questions (visitors can ask questions directly on the page)
Email notifications: question being asked, the question is answered
Shows featured Q/A
Lists Q/A for given category
Lists newest Q/A
Features
Add & Edit Q/A in the backend
Category admin for Q/A
Interactive questions (visitors can ask questions directly on the page)
Email notifications: question being asked, the question is answered
Shows featured Q/A
Lists Q/A for given category
Lists newest Q/A
Q
How do I tell what License should be used in October CMS?
A
You can find a link to the applicable license on the detail page for any given product.
Q
What are some examples of permitted use in October CMS?
A
You buy a theme, add your content, logo and other images, then use it as your website.
You buy a plugin, configure and implement it, and use it for your website (but not as a new plugin for sale).
You create a project with several plugins, create a custom theme and use it for a single website.
You buy a plugin, configure and implement it, and use it for your website (but not as a new plugin for sale).
You create a project with several plugins, create a custom theme and use it for a single website.