Roadiz is an open-source content management system (CMS) that allows you to create, manage and publish web content. It's based on modern technologies such as Symfony, Doctrine, and Bootstrap.
In this tutorial, we will explore how to install Roadiz on Ubuntu Server Latest.
Before we can proceed with the installation, we need to install a web server. In this tutorial, we will be using Apache.
Run the following command to install Apache on Ubuntu:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install apache2
Once Apache is installed, start the service and enable it to start on boot with the following commands:
sudo systemctl start apache2
sudo systemctl enable apache2
Roadiz requires PHP 7.4 and some additional extensions. We need to install them first.
Run the following command to install PHP and its required extensions:
sudo apt-get install php7.4 libapache2-mod-php7.4 php7.4-gd php7.4-curl php7.4-json php7.4-mbstring php7.4-intl php7.4-mysql php7.4-xmlrpc php7.4-soap php7.4-ldap php7.4-bcmath php-xdebug
Once PHP is installed, restart the Apache server to apply the changes:
sudo systemctl restart apache2
Roadiz requires a database to store content and configuration. We will be using MySQL Server for this purpose.
Run the following command to install MySQL Server:
sudo apt-get install mysql-server
During the installation, you will be prompted to set up the root password for MySQL.
Once MySQL is installed, start the service and enable it to start on boot:
sudo systemctl start mysql
sudo systemctl enable mysql
We need to create a new database and a user with permissions to access it.
Run the following command to access the MySQL prompt as the root user:
mysql -u root -p
Enter the root password you set during the installation.
Once you're in the MySQL prompt, create a new database and a user with the following commands:
CREATE DATABASE roadiz;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON roadiz.* TO 'roadizuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;
Replace 'password' with a strong password for the user.
Now that we have set up the prerequisites, we can proceed with the installation of Roadiz.
First, download the latest version of Roadiz from its official website using the following command:
wget https://github.com/roadiz/roadiz/releases/download/v3.7.6/roadiz-standard-edition-3.7.6.zip
Unzip the downloaded file in the Apache web root directory (/var/www/html) using the following command:
sudo unzip roadiz-standard-edition-3.7.6.zip -d /var/www/html/
Now, navigate to the extracted directory and install the required dependencies using Composer:
cd /var/www/html/roadiz-standard-edition-3.7.6/
sudo php composer.phar install
We need to configure Roadiz to connect to the MySQL database we created earlier.
Navigate to the Roadiz installation directory (/var/www/html/roadiz-standard-edition-3.7.6/) and rename the .env.dist file to .env:
cd /var/www/html/roadiz-standard-edition-3.7.6/
sudo mv .env.dist .env
Edit the .env file with the following changes:
# Database Configuration
APP_ENV=prod
APP_SECRET=<RANDOM_STRING>
DATABASE_URL=mysql://roadizuser:password@localhost/roadiz
MAILER_URL=<EMAIL_CONFIGURATION>
# Others
ROADIZ_INSTALL_PARAMS=""
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We need to set up the correct file permissions for the Roadiz installation directory.
Run the following commands to change the ownership of the directory to the Apache user (www-data) and give it write permissions:
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/roadiz-standard-edition-3.7.6/
sudo chmod -R 775 /var/www/html/roadiz-standard-edition-3.7.6/
Now that Roadiz is up and running, you can access its web interface by navigating to your server's IP address or domain name in your web browser. Follow the instructions in the setup wizard to finish the installation.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Roadiz on Ubuntu Server Latest. You can now start creating and managing web content with Roadiz.
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