SilverStripe is an open-source platform for developing and managing websites and web applications. This tutorial will guide you on how to install SilverStripe on POP! OS Latest.
SilverStripe is built using PHP and requires an Apache2 Web Server to run. To install Apache2 and PHP, run the following commands on the terminal.
sudo apt update
sudo apt install apache2 php libapache2-mod-php
After the installation is complete, verify that Apache2 and PHP are running by running the following command:
sudo systemctl status apache2
Navigate to the official SilverStripe website at https://www.silverstripe.org and download the latest version of SilverStripe. Once downloaded, extract the files to the default Apache2 web directory at /var/www/html
sudo tar xvzf [silverstripe-version-number].tgz -C /var/www/html/
Next, change the ownership of the SilverStripe files to the web server user www-data.
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/silverstripe
Create a new configuration file for SilverStripe in the /etc/apache2/sites-available directory by running the following command:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/silverstripe.conf
Add the following lines to this file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin [your-email-address]
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/silverstripe
ServerName [your-domain-name]
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/silverstripe_error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/silverstripe_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Enable the configuration file, and then reload Apache2.
sudo a2ensite silverstripe.conf
sudo systemctl reload apache2
You can now access the SilverStripe installer by navigating to your domain name in your web browser. SilverStripe will guide you through the installation process. You will need to provide your database details during the installation process.
Once the installation is complete, you can access your SilverStripe website by navigating to your domain name in your web browser.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed SilverStripe on POP! OS Latest.
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