How to Install Silverstripe CMS on linuxmint 19

Installation Of Silverstripe CMS On Linuxmint 19

SilverStripe is a free and open source Content Management System (CMS) and Framework for creating and maintaining websites and web applications. It provides an out of the box web-based administration panel that enables users to make modifications to parts of the website, which includes a WYSIWYG website editor.This tutorial covers the installation of SilverStripe CMS On Linuxmint 19.

Recruitment for Silverstripe 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

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 ssdb;
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.05 sec)

mysql> create user 'ssuser'@localhost identified by 'Linuxc#4';
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.09 sec)

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

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

mysql> exit
Bye

Previously download the SilverStripe installation package

root@linuxhelp:~# ls
Desktop  SilverStripe-cms-v4.3.3.zip

Extract the downloaded package using unzip command

root@linuxhelp:~# unzip SilverStripe-CMS-v4.3.3.zip -d silverstripe
Archive:  SilverStripe-cms-v4.3.3.zip
  inflating: silverstripe/composer.lock  
  inflating: silverstripe/composer.phar  
   creating: silverstripe/app/
  inflating: silverstripe/app/_config.php  
   creating: silverstripe/app/_config/
.
.
.
inflating: silverstripe/vendor/symfony/cache/.git/objects/pack/pack-8eef169ced9dd95b3fba09c168ddea37643e718f.idx  
  inflating: silverstripe/vendor/symfony/cache/.git/objects/pack/pack-8eef169ced9dd95b3fba09c168ddea37643e718f.pack  
  inflating: silverstripe/vendor/symfony/translation/.git/objects/pack/pack-858ba734a2e94002da4edc43902cddcc7dc56476.idx  
  inflating: silverstripe/vendor/symfony/translation/.git/objects/pack/pack-858ba734a2e94002da4edc43902cddcc7dc56476.pack  
  inflating: silverstripe/vendor/symfony/config/.git/objects/pack/pack-818008b85ec396cd1ff2b0bc92c53a41ec11cec0.idx  
  inflating: silverstripe/vendor/symfony/config/.git/objects/pack/pack-818008b85ec396cd1ff2b0bc92c53a41ec11cec0.pack  

Move the SilverStripe directory to apache root directory

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

Set the ownership and permission for SilverStripe by using the following command

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

Configure the virtualhost for accessing the SilverStripe

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

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 SilverStripe

root@linuxhelp:~# a2ensite silverstripe.conf
Enabling site silverstripe.
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 Check the requirements. Configure the database details. Create your admin credentials. Click the installation button.

Installation is in process. After the installation you will see the following page. Enter your admin credentials to login SilverStripe CMS. This is the dashboard of SilverStripe CMS. With this, the method to install silver stripe on Linuxmint 19 comes to an end.