How to Install Bigtree CMS on Linuxmint 19

Installation Of Bigtree CMS On Linuxmint 19

Bigtree CMS is a free and open source Content Management System. It allows us to create your own website. It is built on PHP and MySQL and uses various PHP templates. It can be used to manage complex content like blog posts, formatted news releases, calendar events, frequently asked questions, and homepage features. This tutorial covers the installation of Bigtree CMS on Linuxmint 19

Requirements for Bigtree CMS:

Apache

Mysql

Php and Its modules

Installation procedure

Check the Linuxmint version by using the following command

root@linuxhelp:~# lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID:	LinuxMint
Description:	Linux Mint 19 Tara
Release:	19
Codename:	tara

Configure the MySQL database. Log into MySQL as a root user and make the necessary settings.

root@linuxhelp:~# mysql -u root -p
Enter password: 
Welcome to the MySQL monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 2
Server version: 5.7.26-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 (Ubuntu)
Copyright (c) 2000, 2019, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its
affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective
owners.
Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the current input statement.
mysql> create database bigdb;
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql> create user 'biguser'@localhost identified by 'Linuxc#4';
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.09 sec)
mysql> grant all privileges on bigdb.* to 'biguser'@localhost;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.02 sec)
mysql> flush privileges;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.01 sec)
mysql> exit
Bye

Previously downloaded the bigtree CMS installation package

root@linuxhelp:~# ls
BigTreeCMS-4.4.5.zip  Desktop

Once the installation package is downloaded, you shall extract by using unzip command.

root@linuxhelp:~# unzip BigTreeCMS-4.4.5.zip
Archive:  BigTreeCMS-4.4.5.zip
   creating: BigTree-CMS/
  inflating: BigTree-CMS/README.md   
  inflating: BigTree-CMS/composer.json  
  inflating: BigTree-CMS/composer.lock  
   creating: BigTree-CMS/core/
.
.
.
   creating: BigTree-CMS/vendor/psr/http-message/src/
  inflating: BigTree-CMS/vendor/psr/http-message/src/MessageInterface.php  
  inflating: BigTree-CMS/vendor/psr/http-message/src/RequestInterface.php  
  inflating: BigTree-CMS/vendor/psr/http-message/src/ResponseInterface.php  
  inflating: BigTree-CMS/vendor/psr/http-message/src/ServerRequestInterface.php  
  inflating: BigTree-CMS/vendor/psr/http-message/src/StreamInterface.php  
  inflating: BigTree-CMS/vendor/psr/http-message/src/UploadedFileInterface.php  
  inflating: BigTree-CMS/vendor/psr/http-message/src/UriInterface.php  

Once the above step is completed move bigtree directory to apache root directory.

root@linuxhelp:~# mv BigTree-CMS /var/www/bigtree

Change ownership and permission of the as BigTree CMS by using he following command

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

root@linuxhelp:~# chmod -R 755 /var/www/bigtree

Create a new virtual host configuration for accessing the BigTree CMS

root@linuxhelp:~# vim /etc/apache2/sites-available/bigtree.conf
<Virtualhost *:80>
        Servername www.linuxhelp1.com
        Documentroot /var/www/bigtree
<directory /var/www/bigtree>
allowoverride all
allow from all
</directory>
</virtualhost>

Disable default access for accessing the bigtree cms

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

Enable site access for bigtree cms by using the following command

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

Enable rewrite module

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

Restart the apache service to make the changes effect

root@linuxhelp:~# systemctl restart apache2

Once the above step is completed switch to browser and enter your domain name This is the Welcome Page of Bigtree CMS Change the value of the php.ini file.

root@linuxhelp:~# vim /etc/php/7.1/apache2/php.ini
Modify the following lines as shown here.
upload_max_filesize = 64M
post_max_size = 64M

Restart the apache service

root@linuxhelp:~# systemctl restart apache2

Here enter the database and Admin user detail click and continue. Next, create a user account for admin login. Once everything is set up click install now. After installation completes, it will show the status of the installation. Follow the admin URL to access as an admin user.

Enter the Admin credentials to log in. This is the Dashboard of BigTree CMS. With this, the method to install Bigtree on Linuxmint 19comes to an end.