Concrete 5 CMS is a free and open-source content management system that is easy to use and flexible. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Concrete 5 CMS on Ubuntu Server Latest.
Before we begin, you need:
First, update the system by running the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
Concrete 5 CMS requires a LAMP stack to be installed on your server.
You can install the LAMP stack by running the following command:
sudo apt install apache2 mysql-server php libapache2-mod-php7.4 php-mysql php-curl php-gd php-imagick php-mbstring php-xml php-zip
Once installed, you can verify the Apache web server is running by running:
systemctl status apache2
Create a MySQL database for Concrete 5 CMS to use. You can create a database from the MySQL shell by running:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Enter the root password for your MySQL installation and press Enter to log in. Once logged in, run the following queries to create a database:
CREATE DATABASE concrete5;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON concrete5.* TO 'concrete5user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;
Replace concrete5user and password with your desired database username and password.
Download Concrete 5 CMS from the official website or using wget:
wget https://www.concretecms.com/download_file/-/view/108652/
Extract the downloaded file by running:
unzip concrete5*
Move the extracted folder to the document root:
sudo mv concrete5* /var/www/html/
Set the ownership of the /var/www/html/concrete5 folder to the user "www-data", which Apache uses to run:
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/concrete5
Make sure the files are readable by Apache:
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/concrete5
Visit http://your-server-ip/concrete5 in your web browser. You will see the Concrete 5 installation screen.
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
In this tutorial, you learned how to install Concrete 5 CMS on Ubuntu Server Latest. You can now start building your website using the Concrete 5 CMS. Remember to keep your CMS updated to protect your site from vulnerabilities.
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