Mautic is a powerful open-source marketing automation platform that helps you automate tasks such as lead generation, lead nurturing, and contact management.
If you're running FreeBSD, you can easily install Mautic on your server by following these simple steps:
Before you can install Mautic, you need to make sure your server has the required packages installed:
sudo pkg install apache24 php74 php74-mysqli php74-ctype php74-curl php74-dom php74-filter php74-gd php74-hash php74-iconv php74-json php74-mbstring php74-openssl php74-pdo php74-pdo_mysql php74-session php74-simplexml php74-tokenizer php74-xml php74-xmlreader php74-zip
This command installs Apache web server and PHP 7.4 with all the required extensions to run Mautic on FreeBSD.
Next, you can download the latest stable version of Mautic from the official website using the following command:
sudo fetch https://github.com/mautic/mautic/releases/download/3.3.4/mautic-3.3.4.zip
Once the download is complete, extract the ZIP archive to /usr/local/www directory:
sudo unzip mautic-3.3.4.zip -d /usr/local/www
This will create a new directory called mautic in /usr/local/www that contains all the files and directories needed to run Mautic.
Now that Mautic is installed on your server, you need to create an Apache Virtual Host configuration file to serve Mautic through the webserver.
To create the configuration file, first, navigate to the Apache configuration directory:
cd /usr/local/etc/apache24/Includes
Then, create a new configuration file for Mautic:
sudo nano mautic.conf
In the editor, add the following configuration to the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName your_domain.com
DocumentRoot /usr/local/www/mautic
<Directory /usr/local/www/mautic>
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog /var/log/mautic.error.log
CustomLog /var/log/mautic.access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Make sure to replace your_domain.com with your actual domain name.
To save the file and exit the editor, press Ctrl+O, Enter, Ctrl+X.
Finally, reload the Apache service to apply the changes:
sudo service apache24 restart
To make sure Mautic can read and write files as needed, you need to set the correct file permissions:
sudo chown -R www:www /usr/local/www/mautic
sudo chmod -R 755 /usr/local/www/mautic
To complete the Mautic installation, open a web browser and go to your Mautic installation URL (e.g. http://your_domain.com).
The installation wizard will guide you through the process of setting up the admin user, database connection, and other settings.
Once the installation is complete, you can log in to the Mautic dashboard and start using the platform to grow your business.
In this tutorial, we've shown you how to install Mautic on FreeBSD Latest. With Mautic, you'll have a powerful tool to help you automate your marketing tasks and grow your business.
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