Drupal is a popular content management system that allows users to build dynamic and powerful websites. In this tutorial, we'll guide you through the steps required to install Drupal on FreeBSD Latest.
Before we begin, please ensure that you have the following:
Firstly, you need to make sure that your FreeBSD server is running the latest software version.
To update your system, run the following commands:
sudo pkg update
sudo pkg upgrade
Drupal requires Apache, MySQL/MariaDB, and PHP to function correctly. Before installing Drupal, make sure that the following packages are installed on your system:
sudo pkg install apache24
sudo pkg install mariadb101-server
sudo pkg install php72
sudo pkg install php72-extensions
Next, set up and configure the MySQL/MariaDB database server. You need to create a database and a user that Drupal can use to store its data.
sudo /usr/local/etc/rc.d/mysql-server start
sudo mysql_secure_installation
sudo mysql -u root -p
Once you access the MySQL/MariaDB CLI, create a Drupal database and user.
CREATE DATABASE drupaldb;
CREATE USER 'drupaluser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON drupaldb.* TO 'drupaluser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit
You can download Drupal from the official website at https://www.drupal.org.
Run the following command to download Drupal using the terminal:
sudo wget https://www.drupal.org/download-latest/tar.gz -O drupal.tar.gz
Extract the tarball using the following command:
sudo tar -xvf drupal.tar.gz
sudo mv drupal-9.2.2/* /usr/local/www/apache24/data/
Configure the Apache webserver to host Drupal. Create a new virtual host file using the command below:
sudo nano /usr/local/etc/apache24/Includes/drupal.conf
Copy and paste the following configuration:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName your-domain.com
ServerAlias www.your-domain.com
DocumentRoot /usr/local/www/apache24/data
<Directory "/usr/local/www/apache24/data">
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
AllowOverride All
Order allow,deny
allow from all
Include /usr/local/etc/apache24/Includes/drupal_security.conf
</Directory>
ErrorLog /var/log/httpd-error.log
CustomLog /var/log/httpd-access.log common
</VirtualHost>
Save and close the file.
Create a new .htaccess file in Druid root directory by executing the following command:
sudo nano /usr/local/www/apache24/data/.htaccess
Copy and paste the following code:
# Apache/PHP/Drupal settings:
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
AddType application/x-httpd-php-source .phps
Save and close the file.
To finalize the installation, access your website using your browser,
http://your-domain.com
Follow the on-screen instructions to install Drupal.
On the database configuration, enter the database name, the username and the corresponding password. Set the host to localhost.
Once the installation is complete, log in to the Drupal administrative interface using the administrator account that you created during the installation process.
In this tutorial, you have learned how to install Drupal on FreeBSD Latest. You should now have a fully installed and functional Drupal website.
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