How to install zimplit cms on ubuntu 18.10

Installation of zimplit cms on Ubuntu 18.10

Installation procedure

You need to configure the LAMP setup For the Installation of zimplit CMS If you dont have the Lamp setup Refer Here

Check the ubuntu version by using the following command

root@linuxhelp:~# lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID:	Ubuntu
Description:	Ubuntu 18.10
Release:	18.10
Codename:	cosmic

Download the zimplit installation package by using the wget command.

root@linuxhelp:~# wget https://github.com/niutech/zimplitcms/archive/3.0.zip
--2019-04-12 13:01:49--  https://github.com/niutech/zimplitcms/archive/3.0.zip
Resolving github.com (github.com)... 192.30.253.113, 192.30.253.112
Connecting to github.com (github.com)|192.30.253.113|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found
Location: https://codeload.github.com/niutech/zimplitcms/zip/3.0 [following]
--2019-04-12 13:01:50--  https://codeload.github.com/niutech/zimplitcms/zip/3.0
Resolving codeload.github.com (codeload.github.com)... 192.30.253.121, 192.30.253.120
Connecting to codeload.github.com (codeload.github.com)|192.30.253.121|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: unspecified [application/zip]
Saving to: ‘3.0.zip’
3.0.zip                           [      <=>                                         ] 435.81K   266KB/s    in 1.6s    
2019-04-12 13:01:53 (266 KB/s) - ‘3.0.zip’ saved [446272]

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

root@linuxhelp:~# unzip 3.0.zip
Archive:  3.0.zip
c88bcee6f23b0277309e52d421fa84545843b370
   creating: zimplitcms-3.0/
  inflating: zimplitcms-3.0/README.md  
   creating: zimplitcms-3.0/Z-scripts/
  inflating: zimplitcms-3.0/Z-scripts/pclzip.lib.php  
  inflating: zimplitcms-3.0/Zconfig.php  
   creating: zimplitcms-3.0/editor/
.
.
.
  inflating: zimplitcms-3.0/editor/zimplitTemplate_new.js.php  
  inflating: zimplitcms-3.0/editor/zimplitTemplate_site.js  
  inflating: zimplitcms-3.0/editor/zimplit_default_modules.js  
  inflating: zimplitcms-3.0/editor/zimplit_gui.js  
  inflating: zimplitcms-3.0/editor/zimplit_js.php  
  inflating: zimplitcms-3.0/editor/zimplit_views.js  
  inflating: zimplitcms-3.0/zimplit.php  
Move the zimplit cms directory to apache root directory by using the following command
root@linuxhelp:~# mv zimplitcms-3.0 /var/www/zimplit

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

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

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

configure the Apache VirtualHost for accessing the zimplit cms by using the command

root@linuxhelp:~# vim /etc/apache2/sites-available/zimplit.conf
<Virtualhost *:80>
  Servername www.linuxhelp1.com
	documentroot /var/www/zimplit
</Virtualhost>

Disable the default site access for accessing the zimplit 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 zimplit cms

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

Once the above step is completed restart the apache service

root@linuxhelp:~# systemctl restart apache2

Once it completed switch to your browser and enter your domain name

The installation page of zimplit gets opened. Fill all the required details and click on the Start button. Enter the URL and proceed further. Now, the Zimplit CMS application gets opened, you can use it for creating your web content.

With this, the mehtod to installation of Zimplit CMS on Ubuntu 18.10 comes to end