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How to Install GpEasy CMS 4.4v on Ubuntu 19.04

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Installation of gpEasy CMS 4.4 On Ubuntu 19.04

gpEasy is a complete Content Management System (CMS) that lets users create rich and flexible web sites with simple and easy to use interface. The embedded design of the admin interface allows users to instantly see changes in one browser window. This tutorial covers the installation of gpEasy CMS 4.4v On Ubuntu 19.04

Features

Lightweight, database free, CMS

True WYSIWYG editing

Drag and drop page manager

Built-in image gallery

Pre-requisites:

Apache 2.4.34

Php 7.2

PHP Modules :

php php-gd php-pdo php-mbstring php-mcrypt php-simplexml

Download Link:

https://sourceforge.net/projects/gpeasy/files/latest/download

Change the directory to Apache’s Document root directory.

root@linuxhelp:~# cd /var/www

Create a directory for gpEasy CMS. Here name gp is given to the directory.

root@linuxhelp:/var/www# mkdir gp

Change the directory to gp with the help of the following command.

root@linuxhelp:/var/www# cd gp

Download the gpEasy CMS 4.4 using the following command which aslso has the download link.

root@linuxhelp:/var/www/gp# wget https://sourceforge.net/projects/gpeasy/files/latest/download
--2019-05-20 15:33:48--  https://sourceforge.net/projects/gpeasy/files/latest/download
Resolving sourceforge.net (sourceforge.net)... 216.105.38.13
Connecting to sourceforge.net (sourceforge.net)|216.105.38.13|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found
Location: https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/gpeasy/gpeasy/4.4/gpEasy_4.4.zip?r=&ts=1558346585&use_mirror=liquidtelecom [following]
--2019-05-20 15:33:50--  https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/gpeasy/gpeasy/4.4/gpEasy_4.4.zip?r=&ts=1558346585&use_mirror=liquidtelecom
Resolving downloads.sourceforge.net (downloads.sourceforge.net)... 216.105.38.13
Connecting to downloads.sourceforge.net (downloads.sourceforge.net)|216.105.38.13|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found
Location: https://liquidtelecom.dl.sourceforge.net/project/gpeasy/gpeasy/4.4/gpEasy_4.4.zip [following]
--2019-05-20 15:33:51--  https://liquidtelecom.dl.sourceforge.net/project/gpeasy/gpeasy/4.4/gpEasy_4.4.zip
Resolving liquidtelecom.dl.sourceforge.net (liquidtelecom.dl.sourceforge.net)... 197.155.77.8
Connecting to liquidtelecom.dl.sourceforge.net (liquidtelecom.dl.sourceforge.net)|197.155.77.8|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 2838827 (2.7M) [application/octet-stream]
Saving to: ‘download’

download                     100%[=============================================>]   2.71M  38.2KB/s    in 84s     

2019-05-20 15:35:17 (33.0 KB/s) - ‘download’ saved [2838827/2838827]

List the directyory to view the downloaded file of gpEasy CMS.

root@linuxhelp:/var/www/gp# ll
total 2784
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root    4096 May 20 15:33 ./
drwxr-xr-x 4 root root    4096 May 20 15:33 ../
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2838827 May  6  2015 download

Extract the downloaded file of gpEasy CMS.

root@linuxhelp:/var/www/gp# unzip download
Archive:  download
   creating: gpEasy/
 extracting: gpEasy/robots.txt       
  inflating: gpEasy/Addon.ini        
  inflating: gpEasy/README.md        
  inflating: gpEasy/.htaccess        
  inflating: gpEasy/gpconfig.php     
  inflating: gpEasy/index.php        
   creating: gpEasy/themes/
  inflating: gpEasy/themes/index.html  
   creating: gpEasy/themes/Bootstrap/
   creating: gpEasy/themes/Bootstrap/6_Sticky_Footer/
  inflating: gpEasy/themes/Bootstrap/6_Sticky_Footer/template.php  
.
.
.
.
.
.
inflating: gpEasy/addons/Example/Admin.php  
   creating: gpEasy/addons/Multi Site/
  inflating: gpEasy/addons/Multi Site/SetupSite.php  
  inflating: gpEasy/addons/Multi Site/Install_Check.php  
  inflating: gpEasy/addons/Multi Site/Addon.ini  
  inflating: gpEasy/addons/Multi Site/Install.php  
  inflating: gpEasy/addons/Multi Site/multi_site.css

List the directory to view the extracted directory.

root@linuxhelp:/var/www/gp# ll
total 2788
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root    4096 May 20 15:35 ./
drwxr-xr-x 4 root root    4096 May 20 15:33 ../
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2838827 May  6  2015 download
drwxr-xr-x 6 root root    4096 May  4  2015 gpEasy/

Rename the extracted directory to final.

root@linuxhelp:/var/www/gp# mv gpEasy/ final

Change the directory to the final.

root@linuxhelp:/var/www/gp# cd final/

List the directory to view the extracted files.

root@linuxhelp:/var/www/gp/final# ll
total 76
drwxr-xr-x  6 root root  4096 May  4  2015 ./
drwxr-xr-x  3 root root  4096 May 20 15:35 ../
-rw-r--r--  1 root root    74 May  4  2015 Addon.ini
drwxr-xr-x  4 root root  4096 May  4  2015 addons/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root  4096 May  4  2015 data/
-rw-r--r--  1 root root  4167 May  4  2015 gpconfig.php
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 18092 May  4  2015 gpl.txt
-rw-r--r--  1 root root   100 May  4  2015 .htaccess
drwxr-xr-x 11 root root  4096 May  4  2015 include/
-rw-r--r--  1 root root   611 May  4  2015 index.php
-rw-r--r--  1 root root  2168 May  4  2015 README.md
-rw-r--r--  1 root root    23 May  4  2015 robots.txt
drwxr-xr-x  5 root root  4096 May  4  2015 themes/
-rw-r--r--  1 root root    72 May  4  2015 web.config

Assign ownership permissions to the final directory.

root@linuxhelp:/var/www/gp/final# chown -R www-data. ./

Assign writable permissions to the final directory.

root@linuxhelp:/var/www/gp/final# chmod -R 775 ./

Customise the Apache configuration for gpEasy CMS.

root@linuxhelp:/var/www/gp/final# vim /etc/apache2/sites-available/gpeasy.conf
<virtualhost *:80>
servername www.linuxhelp1.com
documentroot /var/www/gp/final/
<directory /var/www/gp/final/>
allowoverride all
allow from all
</directory>
</virtualhost>

Disable the access for default sites.

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

Enable the site access for gpEasy CMS.

root@linuxhelp:/var/www/gp/final# a2ensite gpeasy.conf 
Enabling site gpeasy.
To activate the new configuration, you need to run:
systemctl reload apache2

Enable the rewrite module.

root@linuxhelp:/var/www/gp/final# a2enmod rewrite 
Enabling module rewrite.
To activate the new configuration, you need to run:
systemctl restart apache2

Restart the service of Apache.

root@linuxhelp:/var/www/gp/final# systemctl restart apache2

Open the browser and enter the server name in the URL of the browser to access the gpEasy CMS. snap (1) Configure the admin credentials and click install. snap (2) snap (3) Installation was successful. Click on to take a look at your website. snap (4) Logout from the admins account and log in again snap (5) Enter the login credentials and hit login to view the admin’s account. snap (6) snap (7) Therefore, the installation of gpEasy CMS 4.4 on Ubuntu 19.04 comes to end.

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Frequently asked questions ( 5 )

Q

What kind of file storage does gpEasy CMS have?

A

gpEasy CMS has flat file storage.

Q

What editor does gpEasy CMS use?

A

CKEditor is the editor that gpEasy CMS use.

Q

IS gpEasy CMS free and Open Source?

A

Yes, gpEasy CMS is free and open-source under GPL.

Q

Does gpEasy CMS run on PHP?

A

Yes, gpEasy runs on PHP.

Q

What are the features of gpEasy CMS?

A

CKEditor
Galleries
SEO friendly links
Drag and Drop theme Content.

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