SilverStripe is a free and open-source content management system (CMS) that allows you to create dynamic and interactive websites. If you want to install SilverStripe on your Linux Mint system, follow the steps below.
Before you begin installing SilverStripe, make sure that your system meets the following requirements:
The first step in installing SilverStripe is to install the Apache web server. To install Apache on Linux Mint, enter the following command in the terminal:
sudo apt-get install apache2
After the installation is complete, start the Apache service by entering the following command:
sudo systemctl start apache2
To verify that Apache is running, open your web browser and type "http://localhost" in the address bar. If Apache is installed correctly, you should see the "Apache2 Ubuntu Default Page" displayed.
SilverStripe requires PHP version 7.1 or higher to be installed on your Linux Mint system. To install PHP, enter the following command in the terminal:
sudo apt-get install php
You can also install additional PHP modules that are required by SilverStripe by entering the following command:
sudo apt-get install php-mbstring php-xml php-curl php-gd php-mysql
After the installation is complete, restart the Apache service by entering the following command:
sudo systemctl restart apache2
SilverStripe also requires a database server to store its data. You can choose either MySQL or MariaDB for this purpose. To install MariaDB, enter the following command in the terminal:
sudo apt-get install mariadb-server
After the installation is complete, start the MariaDB service by entering the following command:
sudo systemctl start mariadb
You can also secure your MariaDB installation by running the following command:
sudo mysql_secure_installation
You can download the latest version of SilverStripe from the official website at https://www.silverstripe.org/download/. After downloading the ZIP file, extract its contents to the Apache web server's document root directory (/var/www/html/). You can do this by entering the following command:
sudo unzip silverstripe.zip -d /var/www/html/
Next, you need to give the web server user (www-data) ownership of the SilverStripe files by running the following command:
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/silverstripe/
Before you can install SilverStripe, you need to create a database for it. To create a new database and user, enter the following command:
sudo mysql -u root -p
This will open the MySQL command prompt. Enter the following commands to create a new database and user:
CREATE DATABASE silverstripe;
CREATE USER 'silverstripeuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON silverstripe.* TO 'silverstripeuser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;
Replace "password" with a strong password of your choice.
Open a web browser and navigate to "http://localhost/silverstripe/". You should see the SilverStripe installer. Follow the instructions to install SilverStripe, entering the database details you created in Step 5 when prompted.
After installation is complete, remove the /var/www/html/silverstripe/install.php file by running the following command:
sudo rm /var/www/html/silverstripe/install.php
Congratulations! You have successfully installed SilverStripe on Linux Mint. You can now start creating your own dynamic and interactive websites with ease.
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