Microweber is a free, open-source drag & drop CMS and website builder. It allows you to easily create, manage, and publish websites without any programming knowledge. Installing Microweber on Ubuntu server is a straightforward process. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Microweber on Ubuntu Server.
Before you begin, ensure that you have the following:
Microweber requires a LAMP stack to run. A LAMP stack is a collection of open-source software that includes Linux, Apache, MySQL/MariaDB, and PHP. To install a LAMP stack on Ubuntu, run the following command:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install software-properties-common
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install apache2 mariadb-server mariadb-client php7.4 libapache2-mod-php7.4 php7.4-cli php7.4-mysql php7.4-json php7.4-curl php7.4-gd php7.4-mbstring php7.4-xml php7.4-zip
During installation, you will be asked to set a root password for the MariaDB server. Set a strong password and remember it for later.
Once installation is complete, verify that Apache is running by opening a browser and entering the server's IP address. If Apache is running correctly, you should see the Apache default page.
To install Microweber on your Ubuntu server, follow the steps below.
Download Microweber from the official website using the command:
wget https://microweber.com/download.php
Extract the downloaded file using the command:
unzip download.php
Move the extracted folder to the root directory of Apache's web folder:
sudo mv microweber-x.x.x /var/www/html/microweber
Set the folder permissions:
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/microweber
Microweber requires a MySQL/MariaDB database to store website data. To create a new database, follow the steps below:
Log in to the MariaDB server:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Enter the root password you set during installation.
Create a new database for Microweber:
CREATE DATABASE microweberdb;
Create a new MariaDB user and grant it privileges to the database:
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON microweberdb.* TO microweberuser@localhost IDENTIFIED BY 'yourpassword';
Replace ‘yourpassword’ with a strong password.
Exit the MySQL prompt with Ctrl + D.
Open a web browser and navigate to your server’s IP address followed by /microweber.
For example: http://your-server-ip/microweber.
Select your preferred language and click 'Proceed'
The installation will prompt you for the database host, database username, password, database name, and website name. Enter the following details:
Database Host: localhost
Database Username: microweberuser
Database Password: yourpassword
Database Name: microweberdb
Website Name: Your website name
Click 'Continue'.
After successful installation, you will be prompted to create an admin account. Provide an email address, username, and password.
Click the 'Finish' button and your Microweber installation will be complete.
To test your Microweber installation, open your web browser and navigate to your server’s IP address followed by /microweber/admin:
http://your-server-ip/microweber/admin.
Enter the admin username and password you created during installation. If everything is working correctly, you should be logged in to the Microweber dashboard.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Microweber on Ubuntu Server. You can now create and publish websites using the Microweber CMS.
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