How to install xoops cms V2.5.9 on Linuxmint -18.03
To install Xoops cms V2.5.9 on Linuxmint -18.03
Pre-requirements
Install LAMP (Apache, php7.2, mariadb-server)
In MariaDB (create database, user and give privileges to the user)
PHP INSTALLATION
apt-get install php7.2 libapache2-mod-php7.2 php7.2-mbstring php7.2-curl php7.2-zip php7.2-gd php7.2-mysql php7.2-mcrypt php7.2-imap php7.2-curl
php7.2-intl -y
Installation
Download the xoops cms package using wget command
linuxhelp ~ # wget https://github.com/XOOPS/XoopsCore25/archive/v2.5.9.zip
--2018-05-03 06:47:41-- https://github.com/XOOPS/XoopsCore25/archive/v2.5.9.zip
Resolving github.com (github.com)... 192.30.253.112, 192.30.253.113
Connecting to github.com (github.com)|192.30.253.112|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found
Location: https://codeload.github.com/XOOPS/XoopsCore25/zip/v2.5.9 \[following\]
--2018-05-03 06:47:43-- https://codeload.github.com/XOOPS/XoopsCore25/zip/v2.5.9
Resolving codeload.github.com (codeload.github.com)... 192.30.253.120, 192.30.253.121
Connecting to codeload.github.com (codeload.github.com)|192.30.253.120|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: unspecified \[application/zip\]
Saving to: &lsquo v2.5.9.zip&rsquo
v2.5.9.zip \[ < => \] 11.43M 663KB/s in 29s
2018-05-03 06:48:14 (398 KB/s) - &lsquo v2.5.9.zip&rsquo saved \[11981300\]
Extract the downloaded package
linuxhelp ~ # unzip v2.5.9.zip
Archive: v2.5.9.zip
ae1937996f5889a87f7b4c52e69d47e62bd45943
creating: XoopsCore25-2.5.9/
inflating: XoopsCore25-2.5.9/CONTRIBUTING.md
inflating: XoopsCore25-2.5.9/LICENSE
inflating: XoopsCore25-2.5.9/README.md
creating: XoopsCore25-2.5.9/docs/
inflating: XoopsCore25-2.5.9/docs/README.txt
inflating: XoopsCore25-2.5.9/docs/changelog.250.txt
inflating: XoopsCore25-2.5.9/docs/changelog.txt
inflating: XoopsCore25-2.5.9/docs/fixing\_permissions.txt
inflating: XoopsCore25-2.5.9/docs/install.html
inflating: XoopsCore25-2.5.9/docs/lang\_diff.txt
inflating: XoopsCore25-2.5.9/docs/license.txt
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inflating: XoopsCore25-2.5.9/upgrade/upd-2.4.x-to-2.5.0/index.php
creating: XoopsCore25-2.5.9/upgrade/upd-2.5.4-to-2.5.5/
inflating: XoopsCore25-2.5.9/upgrade/upd-2.5.4-to-2.5.5/index.php
creating: XoopsCore25-2.5.9/upgrade/upd-2.5.5-to-2.5.6/
inflating: XoopsCore25-2.5.9/upgrade/upd-2.5.5-to-2.5.6/index.php
creating: XoopsCore25-2.5.9/upgrade/upd-2.5.7-to-2.5.8/
inflating: XoopsCore25-2.5.9/upgrade/upd-2.5.7-to-2.5.8/index.php
creating: XoopsCore25-2.5.9/upgrade/upd-2.5.8-to-2.5.9/
inflating: XoopsCore25-2.5.9/upgrade/upd-2.5.8-to-2.5.9/index.php
inflating: XoopsCore25-2.5.9/upgrade/upgrade\_tpl.php
finishing deferred symbolic links:
XoopsCore25-2.5.9/htdocs/class/libraries/vendor/bin/reloadpsl -> ../geekwright/regdom/bin/reloadpsl
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Rename the extracted directory
linuxhelp ~ # ls
v2.5.9.zip XoopsCore25-2.5.9
linuxhelp ~ # mv XoopsCore25-2.5.9/ xoops
linuxhelp ~ # ls
v2.5.9.zip xoops
Move the xoops directory into the /var/www/html directory
linuxhelp ~ # mv xoops/ /var/www/html/
linuxhelp ~ # cd /var/www/html/
Go to /var/www/html directory
linuxhelp ~ # cd /var/www/html/
linuxhelp html # ls
index.html xoops
Change ownership and permission for the xoops directory
linuxhelp html # chown -R www-data:www-data xoops/ & & chmod -R 775 xoops/
Configure the virtual host for xoops cms. Create an empty file named xoops.conf
linuxhelp html # cd /etc/apache2/sites-available/
linuxhelp sites-available # vim xoops.conf
< virtualhost \*:80>
servername www.linuxhelp1.com
Documentroot /var/www/html/xoops/
< Directory /var/www/html/xoops/>
AllowOverride
order allow,deny
allow from all
< /Directory>
< /virtualhost>
Enable the xoops.conf file
linuxhelp sites-available # a2ensite xoops.conf
Enabling site xoops.
To activate the new configuration, you need to run:
service apache2 reload
Make an entry to the host file as follows
linuxhelp sites-available # vim /etc/hosts
< give your ip > < give your domain name>
Restart the Apache web server
linuxhelp sites-available # systemctl restart apache2.service
Now you can proceed the further installation and configuration from the browser by navigating to the following URL: http://< ipaddress or domain name
Language selection: Select the language for the installer.
Introduction: Read about the installation process.
Configuration check: XOOPS installer checks to see if everything is ready.
Paths settings: Verify whether all the given paths are correct
Database connection: Database server settings.
Database configuration: XOOPS database settings.
Configuration save: Write settings to mainfile.php.
Tables creation: Create tables on the database.
Initial settings: Admin user account creation.
Data insertion: Data is inserted into tables.
Site configuration: Configure your site information
Select theme: Choose the default theme for your site.
Modules installation: Select modules to install.
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Welcome: Final notes.
After all the configuration setup you can see the admin page of Xoops as shown below.
With this, the method to install Xoops cms V2.5.9 on Linuxmint -18.03 comes to an end.
#Errorlog /var/log/linuxhelp/error_log
#ustomlog /var/log/linuxhelp/access_log
LAMP Setup
- Apache
- MariaDB
- PHP 7
# vim /etc/hosts