How to Install Contao on Ubuntu Server Latest

Contao is an open-source content management system (CMS) that allows you to create and manage websites. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Contao on Ubuntu Server Latest.

Prerequisites

• A server running Ubuntu Server latest.
• A user account with sudo privileges.

Installation Steps

1. Update the Repository

   First, you need to update the repository on your Ubuntu server.

   sudo apt update
   

2. Install Lamp Server

   Contao requires Lamp stack to be installed on your server. You can install it by running the following command.

   sudo apt install apache2 mysql-server php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql php-curl php-gd php-intl php-pear php-imagick php-imap php-memcache php-pspell php-recode php-tidy php-xmlrpc php-xsl php-zip
   

3. Download Contao

   Visit the Contao download page and download the latest stable version.

   wget https://download.contao.org/4.9.16/contao-manager.phar
   

4. Configure Apache2

   To configure Apache2, we need to create a new virtual host for Contao. Create a new configuration file as shown below.

   sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/contao.conf
   

   Add the following contents:

   <VirtualHost *:80>
       ServerName contao.example.com
       DocumentRoot /var/www/contao
   
       <Directory /var/www/contao>
           Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
           AllowOverride All
           Order allow,deny
           allow from all
       </Directory>
   
       ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/contao_error.log
       CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/contao_access.log combined
   </VirtualHost>
   

   Save the file and exit.

5. Enable the Virtual Host

   To enable the newly created virtual host, run the following command.

   sudo a2ensite contao.conf
   

6. Restart Apache2

   Before we can continue, we need to restart Apache2 to apply the changes.

   sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart
   

7. Move Contao to the Web Root Directory

   Now we need to move the downloaded Contao to the web root directory. You can do this by running the following command.

   sudo mkdir /var/www/contao
   sudo mv contao-manager.phar /var/www/contao/contao-manager.phar
   

8. Install Contao

   Run the following command to install Contao.

   sudo php /var/www/contao/contao-manager.phar install
   

   Follow the instructions to complete the installation process.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you have learned how to install Contao on Ubuntu Server latest. You can now start creating and managing websites using Contao.

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