How to Install SilverStripe on FreeBSD Latest

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing SilverStripe on FreeBSD Latest. SilverStripe is an open-source content management system that is easy to use and customizable.

Before we begin with the installation process, please make sure that your FreeBSD server has the following requirements:

• Apache or NGINX web server installed
• PHP 7.x or higher installed
• MySQL or MariaDB installed
• Superuser access or Sudo privileges

Now, let's get started with the installation process:

Step 1: Install Required Packages

First, we need to install some packages that are required to install SilverStripe. To do this, run the following command as root or with sudo privileges in your terminal:

pkg install php74 php74-mysqli php74-pdo_mysql php74-json php74-gd php74-session

Step 2: Download SilverStripe

Next, we need to download the latest version of SilverStripe from their official website. You can download it by running the following command:

fetch https://www.silverstripe.org/Download?show=ss4

This command will download the latest version of SilverStripe to your current directory.

Step 3: Install SilverStripe

After downloading SilverStripe, we need to extract it to your web server document directory. For Apache web server, the default document directory is /usr/local/www/apache24/data. For NGINX, the default document directory is /usr/local/www/nginx/data.

For Apache web server, you can extract the downloaded SilverStripe package to the default document directory by running the following command:

tar -xzf silverstripe-*.tar.gz -C /usr/local/www/apache24/data

For NGINX web server, you can use the following command:

tar -xzf silverstripe-*.tar.gz -C /usr/local/www/nginx/data

Step 4: Configure SilverStripe

Next, we need to configure SilverStripe to connect to your MySQL/MariaDB database. To do this, you need to create a new database for SilverStripe in your MySQL/MariaDB server. You can create a new database by running the following command:

mysql -u root -p -e "CREATE DATABASE silverstripe_db;"

Replace "silverstripe_db" with your desired database name.

After you have created your new database, you need to edit the mysite/_config.php file in your SilverStripe root directory. Replace the following lines to reflect your MySQL/MariaDB server credentials:

---
Name: mysite
After:
  - 'framework/*'
  - 'cms/*'
---
# Define the database connection details
# See http://doc.silverstripe.org/en/installation/server-requirements/
# If you're unsure what to put here, leave the DBHost and DBName as default.
# Updates to your database schema can be managed through this interface.
# The below MySQL server was installed via homebrew, edit as
# necessary.

# development database
# the reason I use this instead of 'localhost' is due to issues on Pantheon
# where MYSQLI_CLIENT_SSL_DONT_VERIFY_SERVER_CERT cannot handle IP addresses
# as the hostname. The hostname requires a fully-qualified domain name, which
# Pantheon does not provide.
GlobalEnv.dbServer="127.0.0.1"

# database name
GlobalEnv.dbName="mydatabase"

# database username
GlobalEnv.dbUser="myusername"

# database password
GlobalEnv.dbPassword="mypassword"

# enable SSL
GlobalEnv.dbUseSSL="0"

# database port
GlobalEnv.dbPort="3306"

Replace "mydatabase", "myusername", "mypassword" with your database details. Save the file and exit.

Step 5: Set Permissions

We need to set the correct permissions for the SilverStripe files and directories to function properly. You can do this by running the following commands:

chown -R www:www /usr/local/www/apache24/data/silverstripe/
chmod -R 755 /usr/local/www/apache24/data/silverstripe/

Replace /usr/local/www/apache24/data/silverstripe/ with the path to your SilverStripe root directory.

Step 6: Access SilverStripe in your Browser

Finally, we are ready to access SilverStripe in your web browser. Open your preferred web browser and enter your server IP address or domain name followed by /silverstripe/, for example, http://yourdomain.com/silverstripe/.

Congratulations! You have now successfully installed SilverStripe on FreeBSD Latest. You can now start building your website with SilverStripe. If you face any issues during the installation process, please let us know in the comments section below.

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