In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Backdrop CMS on Elementary OS Latest. Backdrop CMS is a powerful open-source content management system designed for creating custom websites.
Before installing any software we should update and upgrade our system packages to install the latest available version of packages. Open the terminal and run the following command to update the system.
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
Backdrop CMS requires a LAMP stack to be installed on your system. LAMP stands for Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP. You can install the LAMP stack by running the following command in the terminal:
sudo apt install apache2 mysql-server php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql php-gd php-xml php-curl
Backdrop CMS uses MySQL as the default database, so we need to create a new database and user for Backdrop. Run the following commands to access MySQL and create a new database and user.
sudo mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE backdrop_database;
CREATE USER 'backdrop_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'YourPassword';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON backdrop_database.* TO 'backdrop_user'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit
Remember to replace YourPassword with a strong password.
Navigate to the official website of Backdrop CMS and download the latest stable release.
cd /tmp && wget https://github.com/backdrop/backdrop/releases/download/1.19.1/backdrop.zip
Extract the downloaded .zip file into the Apache root directory:
sudo unzip backdrop.zip -d /var/www/html/backdrop
To allow Apache to write to the Backdrop directory, change the ownership to the www-data user:
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/backdrop
Create a new virtual host configuration file:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/backdrop.conf
Add the following code inside the configuration file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin admin@example.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/backdrop
ServerName example.com
ServerAlias www.example.com
<Directory /var/www/html/backdrop>
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Replace example.com with your domain name or IP address.
Save and close the file.
Enable the virtual host configuration:
sudo a2ensite backdrop.conf
Finally, restart Apache to take effect the changes:
sudo systemctl restart apache2
Open a web browser and enter the following URL in the address bar:
http://example.com/core/install.php
Replace example.com with your domain name or IP address.
Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation process. When the process completes successfully, you will be redirected to the login page of Backdrop CMS.
Congratulations, you have successfully installed Backdrop CMS on Elementary OS Latest. You can now start creating your custom website using Backdrop CMS.
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