Installing SilverStripe on Ubuntu Server Latest

SilverStripe is a PHP-based content management system that is used to build websites and applications. It is a free and open-source software that allows you to create and manage content with ease. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install SilverStripe on Ubuntu Server Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, please ensure that you have the following:

• Ubuntu Server Latest installed on your machine or virtual machine.
• LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP) stack is installed on Ubuntu Server Latest.

Step 1: Download and extract SilverStripe

The first step is to download SilverStripe from the official website at https://www.silverstripe.org and extract it into the web directory:

$ wget https://www.silverstripe.org/assets/releases/SilverStripe-cms-4.7.1.tar.gz
$ sudo tar -zxvf SilverStripe-cms-4.7.1.tar.gz -C /var/www/html/

Step 2: Set permissions

After extracting SilverStripe, you need to set the appropriate permissions to allow the web server to read and write to the files and directories:

$ sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html
$ sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html

Step 3: Create a MySQL database

SilverStripe requires a MySQL database to store data. You can use the following command to create a database:

$ mysql -u root -p
mysql> CREATE DATABASE silverstripe_db;
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON silverstripe_db.* TO 'silverstripe_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'Enter_Your_Password_here';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
mysql> EXIT;

Replace Enter_Your_Password_here with a strong password that you will use to log in to MySQL.

Step 4: Configure the Apache virtual host

Create a new virtual host configuration file for SilverStripe:

$ sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/silverstripe.conf

Add the following code to the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/silverstripe-cms-4.7.1/public

<Directory /var/www/html/silverstripe-cms-4.7.1/public>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>

ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Save the file, and exit the editor.

Enable the virtual host file and restart the Apache server:

$ sudo a2ensite silverstripe.conf
$ sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 5: Install SilverStripe

Open a web browser and navigate to http://<your-server-IP>/install.php. You should see the SilverStripe installation wizard.

Follow the steps in the wizard to complete the installation. When prompted to enter the database details, enter the following:

• Database server: localhost
• Database name: silverstripe_db
• Database username: silverstripe_user
• Database password: Enter_Your_Password_here

Once you have completed the installation, remove the install.php file for security reasons:

$ sudo rm /var/www/html/silverstripe-cms-4.7.1/public/install.php

Congratulations! You have successfully installed SilverStripe on Ubuntu Server Latest. You can now log in to the SilverStripe administration panel to create and manage your website.

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