Concrete 5 is a free and open-source content management system used to build websites and web applications. This tutorial will guide you through the installation of Concrete 5 CMS on Debian Latest.
Before we start with the installation, make sure your system is up to date by running the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
Concrete 5 CMS requires a web server like Apache and PHP installed on the system. To install the requirements, run the command:
sudo apt install apache2 php libapache2-mod-php
You can check if the installation is successful by navigating to http://<your-server-IP>/. You should see the Apache2 Ubuntu Default Page.
Concrete 5 CMS requires a database to store its data. We will use MariaDB as a database server for our installation.
Install MariaDB with the command:
sudo apt install mariadb-server -y
Once the installation is complete, run the security script to secure the MariaDB installation
sudo mysql_secure_installation
Accessing the MariaDB server
sudo mysql -u root -p
Create a database and a user. Replace <your-database-name>, <your-user-name>, and <your-password> with your values.
CREATE DATABASE <your-database-name>;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON <your-database-name>.* TO '<your-user-name>'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '<your-password>';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit
Download the latest version of Concrete 5 CMS with the command:
wget https://www.concretecms.com/download_file/-/view/128853/
Extract the downloaded file and move it to the web root directory.
sudo tar -xzvf ./concrete5-8.5.5.zip
sudo mv ./concrete5-8.5.5/* /var/www/html/
Change the ownership of the web root directory to the Apache user.
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/
Restart the Apache webserver and check if Concrete 5 CMS is running by navigating to http://<your-server-IP>/.
sudo systemctl restart apache2
Navigate to http://<your-server-IP>/ and select your language to begin the installation process.
Site Name, Email Address, Username, and Password for the Super User.Once you complete the installation process, you can log in to Concrete 5 CMS dashboard by navigating to http://<your-server-IP>/login.
In this tutorial, we have installed Concrete 5 CMS, Apache, MariaDB, and PHP on Debian Latest. Now you can manage your website and web application with Concrete 5 CMS.
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