How to install Gpeasy CMS on Ubuntu 21.04

To Install Gpeasy CMS on Ubuntu 21.04

Introduction

Content management system is software that manages digital content. Gpeasy CMS is a free open source written in PHP and is a flat CMS without databases.

Prerequisites:

• Apache Web server

• PHP and its Modules

Installation Procedure:

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

root@linuxhelp:~# lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID:	Ubuntu
Description:	Ubuntu 21.04
Release:	21.04
Codename:	hirsute

Step 2: Download Gpeasy CMS by using the following command

root@linuxhelp:~# wget https://sourceforge.net/projects/gpeasy/files/latest/download
--2021-11-27 00:01:34--  https://sourceforge.net/projects/gpeasy/files/latest/download
Resolving sourceforge.net (sourceforge.net)... 204.68.111.105
Connecting to sourceforge.net (sourceforge.net)|204.68.111.105|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found
Location: https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/gpeasy/gpeasy/4.4/gpEasy_4.4.zip?ts=gAAAAABhoSgHBxVDDPOwtkx_wt6Az08lJrkmwv3N2NU92tza3smmJqEffTKuWrY_LKFOogO3Q2BLiep58j7oQvg8j33DyyGQZQ%3D%3D&use_mirror=master&r= [following]
--2021-11-27 00:01:35--  https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/gpeasy/gpeasy/4.4/gpEasy_4.4.zip?ts=gAAAAABhoSgHBxVDDPOwtkx_wt6Az08lJrkmwv3N2NU92tza3smmJqEffTKuWrY_LKFOogO3Q2BLiep58j7oQvg8j33DyyGQZQ%3D%3D&use_mirror=master&r=
Resolving downloads.sourceforge.net (downloads.sourceforge.net)... 204.68.111.105
Connecting to downloads.sourceforge.net (downloads.sourceforge.net)|204.68.111.105|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found
Location: https://master.dl.sourceforge.net/project/gpeasy/gpeasy/4.4/gpEasy_4.4.zip?viasf=1 [following]
--2021-11-27 00:01:36--  https://master.dl.sourceforge.net/project/gpeasy/gpeasy/4.4/gpEasy_4.4.zip?viasf=1
Resolving master.dl.sourceforge.net (master.dl.sourceforge.net)... 216.105.38.12
Connecting to master.dl.sourceforge.net (master.dl.sourceforge.net)|216.105.38.12|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 2838827 (2.7M) [application/octet-stream]
Saving to: ‘download’

download                      100%[===============================================>]   2.71M   858KB/s    in 3.2s    

2021-11-27 00:01:41 (858 KB/s) - ‘download’ saved [2838827/2838827]

Step 3: Extract the downloaded file in anchor directory

root@linuxhelp:~# 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/themes/Bootstrap/6_Sticky_Footer/style.css  
   creating: gpEasy/themes/Bootstrap/2_Basic_Marketing/
  inflating: gpEasy/themes/Bootstrap/2_Basic_Marketing/template.php  
  inflating: gpEasy/themes/Bootstrap/2_Basic_Marketing/style.css  
  inflating: gpEasy/themes/Bootstrap/drop_down_menu.php  
   creating: gpEasy/themes/Bootstrap/5_Justified_Nav/
  inflating: gpEasy/themes/Bootstrap/5_Justified_Nav/template.php  
  inflating: gpEasy/themes/Bootstrap/5_Justified_Nav/style.css  
  inflating: gpEasy/themes/Bootstrap/Addon.ini  
  inflating: gpEasy/addons/Example/Addon.ini  
  inflating: gpEasy/addons/Example/Special.php  
  inflating: gpEasy/addons/Example/Admin.php  

Step 4: Move Extracted files to the Apache home directory

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

Step 5: Change Ownership to the Gpeasy directory

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

Step 6: Change Permissions to the Gpeasy directory

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

Step 7: Create Virtual Host for the Gpeasy CMS

root@linuxhelp:~# vi /etc/apache2/sites-available/gp.conf

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

Step 8: Disable the default Virtual Host file of apache

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

Step 9: Enable the Virtual Host

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

Step 10: Enable the read write module of apache

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

Step 11: Restart the apache webserver

root@linuxhelp:~# systemctl restart apache2

Step 12: Make the host entry for Gpeasy CMS

root@linuxhelp:~# vi /etc/hosts

Step 13: Ping server name in browser

Step 14: Configure the Admin credentials

Step 15: Dashboard of Gpeasy cms

By this the installation of Gpeasy CMS on Ubuntu 21.04 has been completed