How to install vtiger crm V.7.0.1 on Linuxmint-18.03
To install vtiger crm V.7.0.1 on Linuxmint-18.03
vTiger CRM is an all-in-one, open source, cross-platform, web-based, modular, customer relationship management system for sales force automation, customer support & service, and marketing automation and it helps you to run your own business. Some of the features included in vTiger CRM are lead management, account and contact management, campaign management, project management, customer support and service, emails, etc. vTiger can be connected to other enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems to integrate already existing data.
Pre-requirements
Install LAMP (Apache, php7.1, mariadb-server)
In MariaDB (create database, user and give privileges to the user)
FOR PHP INSTALLATION
apt install php7.1 libapache2-mod-php7.1 php7.1-common php7.1-mbstring php7.1-xmlrpc php7.1-soap php7.1-gd php7.1-xml php7.1-intl php7.1-mysql php7.1-cli php7.1-mcrypt php7.1-ldap php7.1-zip php7.1-curl
Download and extract the Vtiger crm package
Move the vtigercrm directory into the /var/www/html directory
linuxhelp ~ # ls vtigercrm vtigercrm7.0.1.tar.gz linuxhelp ~ # mv vtigercrm /var/www/html/
Go to /var/www/html directory
linuxhelp ~ # cd /var/www/html/
linuxhelp html # ls
index.html vtigercrm
Change ownership and permission for the vtigercrm directory
linuxhelp html # chown -R www-data:www-data vtigercrm/ chmod -R 775 vtigercrm/
Configure the virtual host for vtiger crm. Create an empty file named vtigercrm.conf
linuxhelp html # cd /etc/apache2/sites-available/
linuxhelp sites-available # vim vtiger.conf
< virtualhost *:80>
servername www.linuxhelp1.com
Documentroot /var/www/html/vtigercrm/
< Directory /var/www/html/vtigercrm/>
AllowOverride
order allow,deny
allow from all
< /Directory>
< /virtualhost>
Enable the vtiger conf file
linuxhelp sites-available # a2ensite vtiger.conf
Enabling site vtiger.
To activate the new configuration, you need to run
service apache2 reload
Enable the rewrite modules
linuxhelp sites-available # a2enmod rewrite
Enabling module rewrite.
To activate the new configuration, you need to run
service apache2 restart
Make an entry to the hosts file as follows
linuxhelp sites-available # vim /etc/hosts
< give your local ip address> < give your domain name>
Make the following changes in the php.ini file
linuxhelp sites-available # vim /etc/php/7.1/apache2/php.ini
memory_limit = 256M
upload_max_file_size = 64M
max_input_vars = 1500
date.timezone = America/Chicago
Restart the Apache web server
[root@linuxhelp1 html]# systemctl restart httpd.service
Now you can proceed the further installation and configuration from the browser by navigating to the following URL: http://< ipaddress or domain name
Welcome page of vtiger
Accept the license agreement
Verify the installation prerequisites
Configure the database and admin user setting as follows
Verify the configuration settings
Select industry type for the usage
You can see the progress of the installation as shown below.
Choose your usage preference
Admin page of vtiger crm
With this, the method to install vtiger crm V.7.0.1 on Linuxmint-18.03 comes to an end.
Install LAMP (Apache, php7.1, mariadb-server)
In MariaDB (create database, user and give privileges to the user)