How to install Backdrop CMS on Debian 11.3.

To Install Backdrop CMS On Debian 11.3.

Introduction:

CMS means Content management system, a software that is used to manage the digital content. Backdrop CMS is a fork of the Drupal project and it is a fully-featured PHP Content Management System.

Prerequisites:

• Apache Web server

• Maria DB

• PHP and its Modules

Installation Steps:

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

root@linuxhelp:~# lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Debian
Description:    Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye)
Release:        11
Codename:       bullseye
No LSB modules are available.

Step 2: Install The PHP dependency packages by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# sudo apt install apache2 mariadb-server php7.4 libapache2-mod-php7.4 php7.4-json php7.4-common php7.4-gmp php7.4-curl php7.4-mysql php7.4-zip php7.4-intl php7.4-json php7.4-sqlite3 php7.4-bcmath php7.4-mbstring php7.4-xmlrpc php7.4-gd php7.4-cli php7.4-xml php7.4-zip php7.4-imap wget unzip -y

Step 3: Download backdrop CMS by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# wget https://github.com/backdrop/backdrop/archive/1.16.2.zip
--2022-06-22 03:48:01--  https://github.com/backdrop/backdrop/archive/1.16.2.zip
Resolving github.com (github.com)... 13.234.176.102
Connecting to github.com (github.com)|13.234.176.102|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found
Location: https://codeload.github.com/backdrop/backdrop/zip/refs/tags/1.16.2 [following]
--2022-06-22 03:48:02--  https://codeload.github.com/backdrop/backdrop/zip/refs/tags/1.16.2
Resolving codeload.github.com (codeload.github.com)... 13.233.43.20
Connecting to codeload.github.com (codeload.github.com)|13.233.43.20|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: unspecified [application/zip]
Saving to: ‘1.16.2.zip’

1.16.2.zip              [       <=>          ]   9.33M  7.39MB/s    in 1.3s

2022-06-22 03:48:03 (7.39 MB/s) - ‘1.16.2.zip’ saved [9778715]

Step 4: Extract the downloaded file in backdrop directory by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# unzip 1.16.2.zip
Archive:  1.16.2.zip
50fd5d6b79a4c82a42cd203688d4ffe05a062fd4
   creating: backdrop-1.16.2/
  inflating: backdrop-1.16.2/.editorconfig  
  inflating: backdrop-1.16.2/.gitignore  
  inflating: backdrop-1.16.2/.htaccess  
  inflating: backdrop-1.16.2/README.md  
   creating: backdrop-1.16.2/core/
  inflating: backdrop-1.16.2/core/.jshintignore  
  inflating: backdrop-1.16.2/core/.jshintrc  
  inflating: backdrop-1.16.2/core/LICENSE.txt  
  inflating: backdrop-1.16.2/files/README.md  
  inflating: backdrop-1.16.2/index.php  
  creating: backdrop-1.16.2/layouts/
 inflating: backdrop-1.16.2/layouts/README.md  
  creating: backdrop-1.16.2/modules/
  inflating: backdrop-1.16.2/modules/README.md  
  inflating: backdrop-1.16.2/robots.txt  
  inflating: backdrop-1.16.2/settings.php  
   creating: backdrop-1.16.2/sites/
  inflating: backdrop-1.16.2/sites/README.md  
  inflating: backdrop-1.16.2/sites/sites.php  
   creating: backdrop-1.16.2/themes/
  inflating: backdrop-1.16.2/themes/README.md 

Step 5: Move the Extracted files to the Apache home directory by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# mv backdrop-1.16.2/ /var/www/backdrop

Step 6: Ownership to the backdrop directory by using the below command

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

Step 7: Change Permission to the backdrop directory by using the below command

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

Step 8: Create Virtual Host for the backdrop CMS by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/backdrop.conf

<virtualhost *:80>
servername www.linuxhelp1.com
documentroot /var/www/backdrop
<Directory /var/www/ backdrop>
AllowOverride All
allow from all
</Directory>
</virtualhost>

Step 9: 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 10: Create database for backdrop CMS by using the below command

MariaDB [(none)]> create database backdb;
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.001 sec)

Step 11: Select the backdrop database by using the below command

MariaDB [(none)]> use backdb;
Database changed

Step 12: Create a user named “buser” by using the below command

MariaDB [backdb]> create user buser@localhost identified by '123456';
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.005 sec)

Step 13: Grant all privileges on backdrop database for the user “buser” by using the below command

MariaDB [backdb]> grant all on backdb.* to buser@localhost;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.001 sec)

Step 14: Flush privileges to make changes effect by using the below command

MariaDB [backdb]> flush privileges;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.001 sec)

Step 15: Exit from the Maria DB by using the below command

MariaDB [backdb]> exit
Bye

Step 16: Make host entry for backdrop CMS by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# vi /etc/hosts

Step 17: 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 18: Enable the Virtual Host by using the below command

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

Step 19: 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 20: Restart the Apache webserver by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# systemctl restart apache2

Step 21: Ping server name in browser as shown in the below image

Step 22: Configure the Database credentials as shown in the below image

Step 23: Configure the Admin credentials as shown in the below image

Step 24: This is the Dashboard of backdrop CMS

Conclusion:

We have reached the end of this article. In this guide, we have walked you through the steps required to Install Backdrop CMS on Debian 11.3. Your feedback is much welcome.