How to Install Gpeasy CMS on Linuxmint 19

Install Gpeasy CMS On Linux Mint 19

gpEasy is a simple, powerful and lightweight CMS. It doesn' t require any databases, it' s flat-file based, and allows you to edit your website on the fly. This tutorial covers the tutorial on Installation Of Gpeasy CMS on Linux Mint 19.

Requirements for Gpeasy CMS:

Apache

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

Download the Gpeasy installation package by using the wget command.

root@linuxhelp:~# wget https://github.com/jeremykenedy/gpEasy-CMS/archive/master.zip
--2019-08-07 06:08:12--  https://github.com/jeremykenedy/gpEasy-CMS/archive/master.zip
Resolving github.com (github.com)... 13.234.210.38
Connecting to github.com (github.com)|13.234.210.38|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found
Location: https://codeload.github.com/jeremykenedy/gpEasy-CMS/zip/master [following]
--2019-08-07 06:08:13--  https://codeload.github.com/jeremykenedy/gpEasy-CMS/zip/master
Resolving codeload.github.com (codeload.github.com)... 140.82.113.9
Connecting to codeload.github.com (codeload.github.com)|140.82.113.9|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: unspecified [application/zip]
Saving to: ‘master.zip’

master.zip                      [  <=>                                       ]   2.92M   181KB/s    in 23s     

2019-08-07 06:08:38 (128 KB/s) - ‘master.zip’ saved [3063905]

Once the above step is completed extract the downloaded package using unzip command

root@linuxhelp:~# unzip master.zip
Archive:  master.zip
33f4d7cc251bd98f0e810c63cdde26cdca700824
   creating: gpEasy-CMS-master/
   creating: gpEasy-CMS-master/.easymin/
  inflating: gpEasy-CMS-master/.easymin/ignore_prefixes  
 extracting: gpEasy-CMS-master/.easymin/ignore_types  
 extracting: gpEasy-CMS-master/.easymin/noshrink_paths  
  inflating: gpEasy-CMS-master/.gitignore  
  inflating: gpEasy-CMS-master/.htaccess  
  inflating: gpEasy-CMS-master/Addon.ini  
  inflating: gpEasy-CMS-master/Boxfile  
  inflating: gpEasy-CMS-master/README.md  
   creating: gpEasy-CMS-master/addons/
.
.
extracting: gpEasy-CMS-master/themes/Three_point_5/screenshot.png  
  inflating: gpEasy-CMS-master/themes/Three_point_5/settings.php  
  inflating: gpEasy-CMS-master/themes/Three_point_5/template.php  
  inflating: gpEasy-CMS-master/themes/index.html  
  inflating: gpEasy-CMS-master/web.config

Move the Gpeasy cms directory to apache root directory by using the following command

root@linuxhelp:~# mv gpEasy-CMS-master /var/www/gpeasy

Change the ownership and permission for Gpeasy cms by using the following command

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

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

Configure the Apache VirtualHost for accessing the Gpeasy cms by using the command

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

Disable the default site access for accessing the Gpeasy cms

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

Enable the 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 by using the following command

root@linuxhelp:~# systemctl restart apache2

Once it completed switch to your browser and enter your domain name Check the requirements Configure the admin credentials

Installation is completed This is the dashboard of gpeasy cms This is admin page of gpeasy cms With this, the method to installation of Gpeasy CMS on Linux Mint 19 comes to end