To Install Subrion CMS on Ubuntu 21.04

Introduction

CMS means Content management system, it is the software used to manage the digital content. Subrion CMS is a free open source content management system that allows you to build websites for any purpose Subrion had framework API to add extra stuff using hooks, plugins, & packages. Prerequisites: • Apache Web server • Maria DB • PHP and its Modules

Installation Procedure:

Step 1: Check the OS version by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID:	Ubuntu
Description:	Ubuntu 21.04
Release:	21.04
Codename:	hirsute

Step 2: Log in to the Maria DB by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# mysql -u root -p
Enter password: 
Welcome to the MariaDB monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MariaDB connection id is 30
Server version: 10.5.12-MariaDB-0ubuntu0.21.04.1 Ubuntu 21.04




Copyright (c) 2000, 2018, Oracle, MariaDB Corporation Ab and others.
Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the current input statement.

Step 3: Create database for Subrion CMS using the below command

MariaDB [(none)]> create database subrion character set utf8mb4;
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.015 sec)

Step 4: Create a user named “suser” using the below command

MariaDB [subrion]> create user suser@localhost identified by 'linuxc';
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.022 sec)

Step 5: Grant all privileges on process database for the user “suser” using the below command

MariaDB [subrion]> grant all on subrion.* to suser@localhost;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.004 sec)

Step 6: Flush privileges to make changes effect using the below command

MariaDB [subrion]> flush privileges;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.003 sec)

Step 7: Exit from the Maria DB

MariaDB [subrion]> exit 
Bye

Step 8: Download Subrion CMS by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# wget https://tools.subrion.org/get/latest.zip
--2021-11-25 01:44:39--  https://tools.subrion.org/get/latest.zip
Resolving tools.subrion.org (tools.subrion.org)... 148.251.129.172
Connecting to tools.subrion.org (tools.subrion.org)|148.251.129.172|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK


Length: 11694952 (11M) [application/zip]
Saving to: ‘latest.zip’

latest.zip                      100%[====================================================>]  11.15M  1.93MB/s    in 6.4s    

2021-11-25 01:44:46 (1.74 MB/s) - ‘latest.zip’ saved [11694952/11694952]

Step 9: Extract the downloaded file in Subrion directory by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# unzip latest.zip -d /var/www/subrion
Archive:  latest.zip
   creating: /var/www/subrion/admin/
  inflating: /var/www/subrion/admin/actions.php  
  inflating: /var/www/subrion/admin/adminer.php  
  inflating: /var/www/subrion/admin/blocks.php  
  inflating: /var/www/subrion/admin/configuration.php  
  inflating: /var/www/subrion/admin/currencies.php  
  inflating: /var/www/subrion/admin/database.php  
  inflating: /var/www/subrion/admin/email-templates.php  
  inflating: /var/www/subrion/admin/fieldgroups.php  
  inflating: /var/www/subrion/admin/fields.php  
  inflating: /var/www/subrion/admin/hooks.php  
  inflating: /var/www/subrion/admin/image-types.php  
  inflating: /var/www/subrion/admin/index.php  
  inflating: /var/www/subrion/admin/invoices.php  
  inflating: /var/www/subrion/admin/languages.php  
  inflating: /var/www/subrion/admin/members.php  
  inflating: /var/www/subrion/admin/menus.php  
  inflating: /var/www/subrion/admin/modules.php  

Step 10: Change Ownership to the Subrion directory by using the below command

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

Step 11: Change Permission to the Subrion directory by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# chmod -R 775 /var/www/subrion/

Step 12: Create Virtual Host for the Subrion CMS by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# vi /etc/apache2/sites-available/subrion.conf
<virtualhost *:80>
servername www.linuxhelp1.com
documentroot /var/www/subrion/

<directory /var/www/subrion/>
allowoverride all
allow from all
</directory>
</virtualhost>

Step 13: Disable the default Virtual Host file of apache by using the below command

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

Step 14: Enable the Virtual Host by using the below command

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

Step 15: Enable the read write module of apache by using the below command

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

Step 16: Restart the apache webserver by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# systemctl restart apache2

Step 17: Make host entry for Subrion CMS by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# vi /etc/hosts
192.168.6.115 www.linuxhelp1.com

Step 18: Ping server name in browser as shown in the below image

Step 19: Configure the database as show in the below image

Step 20: Configure the Admin credentials as shown in the below image

Step 21: Login via Admin panel as shown in the below image

Step 22: This is the Dashboard of Subrion CMS

By this to install Subrion CMS on Ubuntu 21.04 has been completed