How To Install Pluck CMS On ubuntu 16.04
To Install Pluck CMS On ubuntu 16.04
Pluck is an open source content management system, written in the PHP scripting language. It allows for webpage creation for users with little or no programming experience, and, unlike most content management systems, it does not use a database to store its data. Pluck also includes a module system, which allows developers to integrate custom functionality into the system. It is simple to install Pluck CMS, and in this article you’ ll be briefed about the method to install Pluck CMS On Ubuntu 16.04.
Pre requirements
Install apache, php 5.6
For php install following repo
Sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php
sudo apt-get update
modules (apt install php5.6-opcache php5.6-gd php5.6-curl php5.6-common php5.6-mysql php5.6 )
Installing Pluck CMS
Make sure you enter into HTML location by making use of the following command.
root@linuxhelpubnt:~# cd /var/www/html/
Then, you need to download the latest and official installation package for Harmony player by making use of wget command in the following manner.
root@linuxhelpubnt:/var/www/html# wget https://codeload.github.com/pluck-cms/pluck/zip/master
--2017-11-08 13:23:16-- https://codeload.github.com/pluck-cms/pluck/zip/master
Resolving codeload.github.com (codeload.github.com)... 192.30.255.121, 192.30.255.120
Connecting to codeload.github.com (codeload.github.com)|192.30.255.121|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: unspecified [application/zip]
Saving to: ‘ master’
master [ < => ] 1.71M 380KB/s in 5.0s
2017-11-08 13:23:22 (353 KB/s) - ‘ master’ saved [1789615]
Then, extract the downloaded file with the help of the following command.
root@linuxhelpubnt:/var/www/html# unzip master
Archive: master
6fbb5a3c1a87e5c265a9f5e17198187928db5a31
creating: pluck-master/
inflating: pluck-master/README.md
inflating: pluck-master/admin.php
creating: pluck-master/data/
creating: pluck-master/data/image/
inflating: pluck-master/data/image/AUTHORS
extracting: pluck-master/data/image/add.png
extracting: pluck-master/data/image/add_small.png
inflating: pluck-master/data/image/back.jpg
inflating: pluck-master/data/image/back_hover.jpg
extracting: pluck-master/data/image/button_cancel.png
.
.
inflating: pluck-master/install.php
inflating: pluck-master/login.php
inflating: pluck-master/requirements.php
inflating: pluck-master/robots.txt
After that, you need to list the directory as follows.
root@linuxhelpubnt:/var/www/html# ll
total 1772
drwxrwxrwx 3 root root 4096 Nov 8 13:23 ./
drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 Nov 8 13:12 ../
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11321 Nov 6 12:57 index.html*
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1789615 Nov 8 13:23 master
drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 4096 Jun 1 16:38 pluck-master/
And then, rename the extracted directory by running the following command.
root@linuxhelpubnt:/var/www/html# mv pluck-master/ pluck
Later, change the ownership and permission of pluck directory by making use of following commands.
root@linuxhelpubnt:/var/www/html# chown -R www-data.www-data pluck/
root@linuxhelpubnt:/var/www/html# chmod -R 777 pluck/
After that, you need to create a .conf file for VirtualHosting. So, create the file by running following command.
root@linuxhelpubnt:/var/www/html# nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/pluck.conf
In that file, you need to add the following lines.
< virtualHost *:80> ServerAdmin admin@pluck.abc DocumentRoot /var/www/html/pluck/ ServerName pluck.abc ServerAlias www. pluck.abc < Directory /var/www/html/pluck/> Options FollowSymLinks AllowOverride All Order allow,deny allow from all < /Directory> ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/pluck.abc-error_log CustomLog /var/log/apache2/pluck.abc-access_log common < /VirtualHost>
After that, you need to make an entry in hosts file. So, open it.
root@linuxhelpubnt:/var/www/html# nano /etc/hosts
And add the following line.
< machine ip> pluck.abc
Enable the newly created .conf file by running the following command.
root@linuxhelpubnt:/var/www/html# a2ensite pluck.conf
Enabling site pluck.
To activate the new configuration, you need to run:
service apache2 reload
Also, restart the apache service by running the following command.
root@linuxhelpubnt:/var/www/html# systemctl restart apache2
Then, continue the process via browser. Open it give http://pluck.abc as url. The installation page of Pluck CMS appears on your screen, click
Start the installation.
In the Step 1 of the installation, the system check takes place. Click on the proceed option to carry on with the installation.
In the next step, you need to fill the site details and click save. It will lead to the next step.
In the Step 3 of the installation you need to enter the site details.
Give a proper title and content and click on the save button.
Your site has been created, you shall open the newly created site clicking on the take a look at your website option.
Your newly created website gets opened.
If you want to go to the admin panel of your site, you need to click administration center.
You' ll be asked to enter password, so give it and click login.
You' ll be taken to the Admin page.
The administration center of Pluck CMS looks like the one displayed in the following image.
With this the installation of Pluck CMS comes to an end.