This guide will show you how to install OctoberCMS on an Ubuntu 16.04 with Apache as the web server and MariaDB as database.
October is a free, open-source, self-hosted CMS platform based on the Laravel PHP Framework. A simple and modular CMS that grows with you, with a precise and beautiful interface that comes as second nature.
1. Update Ubuntu 16.04
sudo apt-get update -y
sudo apt-get upgrade -y
sudo reboot
2. Installing Required Packages
sudo apt-get install apache2 libapache2-mod-php7.0 mariadb-server mariadb-client php7.0 php7.0-mysql php7.0-curl php7.0-gd php7.0-json php7.0-opcache php7.0-xml mcrypt php7.0-mcrypt php7.0-zip php7.0-mbstring wget unzip -y
3. Start the Apache service and enable it to start on boot with the following command:
sudo systemctl start apache2
sudo systemctl enable apache2
4. Start the MariaDB service and enable it to start on boot time with the following command:
sudo systemctl start mysql
sudo systemctl enable mysql
5. Configure MariaDB with the following command:
sudo mysql_secure_installation
This script will set root password, remove anonymous users, disallow remote root login, and remove the test database and access to secure MariaDB as shown below:
Set root password? [Y/n] y
Remove anonymous users? [Y/n] y
Disallow root login remotely? [Y/n] y
Remove test database and access to it? [Y/n] y
Reload privilege tables now? [Y/n] y
6. Create a database for OctoberCMS with the following command:
sudo mysql -u root -p
create database ocmsdb character set utf8;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON ocmsdb.* TO 'user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
flush privileges;
quit
7. Installing OctoberCMS
cd /opt
sudo wget http://octobercms.com/download -O octobercms.zip
sudo unzip octobercms.zip -d /var/www/html/octobercms
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/octobercms/
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/octobercms.conf
ServerAdmin info@techsupportpk.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/octobercms/
ServerName labserver.techsupportpk.com
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Order allow,deny
allow from all
ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/octobercms-error_log
CustomLog /var/log/apache2/octobercms-access_log common
Save and close.
8. Enable virtual host directive with the following command:
sudo a2ensite octobercms
9. Enable Apache rewrite module and restart apache web server service with the following command:
sudo a2enmod rewrite
sudo systemctl restart apache2
10. Access OctoberCMS using the http://labserver.techsupportpk.com/install.php in the web browser and follow the on screen instruction for complete the setup.
For step by step installation instruction, watch this video
October is a free, open-source, self-hosted CMS platform based on the Laravel PHP Framework. A simple and modular CMS that grows with you, with a precise and beautiful interface that comes as second nature.
1. Update Ubuntu 16.04
sudo apt-get update -y
sudo apt-get upgrade -y
sudo reboot
2. Installing Required Packages
sudo apt-get install apache2 libapache2-mod-php7.0 mariadb-server mariadb-client php7.0 php7.0-mysql php7.0-curl php7.0-gd php7.0-json php7.0-opcache php7.0-xml mcrypt php7.0-mcrypt php7.0-zip php7.0-mbstring wget unzip -y
3. Start the Apache service and enable it to start on boot with the following command:
sudo systemctl start apache2
sudo systemctl enable apache2
4. Start the MariaDB service and enable it to start on boot time with the following command:
sudo systemctl start mysql
sudo systemctl enable mysql
5. Configure MariaDB with the following command:
sudo mysql_secure_installation
This script will set root password, remove anonymous users, disallow remote root login, and remove the test database and access to secure MariaDB as shown below:
Set root password? [Y/n] y
Remove anonymous users? [Y/n] y
Disallow root login remotely? [Y/n] y
Remove test database and access to it? [Y/n] y
Reload privilege tables now? [Y/n] y
6. Create a database for OctoberCMS with the following command:
sudo mysql -u root -p
create database ocmsdb character set utf8;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON ocmsdb.* TO 'user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
flush privileges;
quit
7. Installing OctoberCMS
cd /opt
sudo wget http://octobercms.com/download -O octobercms.zip
sudo unzip octobercms.zip -d /var/www/html/octobercms
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/octobercms/
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/octobercms.conf
ServerAdmin info@techsupportpk.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/octobercms/
ServerName labserver.techsupportpk.com
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Order allow,deny
allow from all
ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/octobercms-error_log
CustomLog /var/log/apache2/octobercms-access_log common
Save and close.
8. Enable virtual host directive with the following command:
sudo a2ensite octobercms
9. Enable Apache rewrite module and restart apache web server service with the following command:
sudo a2enmod rewrite
sudo systemctl restart apache2
10. Access OctoberCMS using the http://labserver.techsupportpk.com/install.php in the web browser and follow the on screen instruction for complete the setup.
For step by step installation instruction, watch this video
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