How to Install Koken CMS on Linuxmint 19

Installation of Koken CMS On Linuxmint 19

Koken is a free and open source content management system. It is written in php and uses a MySQL database. Koken is a free website publishing system developed for photographers, designers, and creative DIYs. The main benefit of using Koken CMS is that it does not require significant technical skill or knowledge to manage. In this tutorial, we will cover the installation of Koken CMS on Linuxmint 19.

Requirements for Koken CMS

Apache

Mysql

Php and its modules

php php-xml php-mysql  php-mbstring php-zip php-soap php-curl php-gd php-ldap php-imap php-common php-dev libmcrypt-dev php-pear

Installation procedure

Before you begin the installation process, 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 4
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 kokendb;
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)

mysql> create user 'kokenuser'@localhost identified by 'Linuxc#4';
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.06 sec)

mysql> grant all privileges on kokendb.* to 'kokenuser'@localhost;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)

mysql> flush privileges;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)

mysql> exit
Bye

Once the database configuration is done, download the Koken CMS's installation package by using the wget command.

root@linuxhelp:~# wget https://s3.amazonaws.com/koken-installer/releases/Koken_Installer.zip
--2019-07-12 16:05:10--  https://s3.amazonaws.com/koken-installer/releases/Koken_Installer.zip
Resolving s3.amazonaws.com (s3.amazonaws.com)... 52.216.230.21
Connecting to s3.amazonaws.com (s3.amazonaws.com)|52.216.230.21|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 11881 (12K) [application/zip]
Saving to: ‘Koken_Installer.zip’

Koken_Installer.zip              100%[========================================================>]  11.60K  --.-KB/s    in 0.01s   

2019-07-12 16:05:11 (1013 KB/s) - ‘Koken_Installer.zip’ saved [11881/11881]

Once the download is completed extract the download package using unzip command.

root@linuxhelp:~# unzip Koken_Installer.zip
Archive:  Koken_Installer.zip
inflating: koken/index.php         

Move the Koken cms directory to apache root directory.

root@linuxhelp:~# mv koken /var/www/

Set the ownership and permission for Koken CMS by using the following command.

root@linuxhelp:~# chown -R www-data.www-data /var/www/koken
root@linuxhelp:~# chmod -R 755 /var/www/koken

Configure the virtualhost for accessing the Koken CMS

root@linuxhelp:~# vim /etc/apache2/sites-available/koken.conf

Disable the default site access.

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 accessing the Koken CMS.

root@linuxhelp:~# a2ensite koken.conf
Enabling site koken.
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

Switch to your browser and enter the domain name. Now click on begin installation to start the installation procedure. Configure the admin credentials Configure the database and database username.

Configure the time zone of your region. Signup with your email to keep in touch with Koken. After configuring all the setup, click on install now to start the installation. The installation is in process After the successful installation, you will see the following screen.then click start Now login to the Koken CMS using the admin credentials After the successful login, you will see the dashboard of Koken CMS. With this, the method to install Koken CMS on Linuxmint 19 comes to an end.