SuiteCRM is an open-source Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system that is free and easy to use. It is an alternative to proprietary CRM systems that provides similar features.
This tutorial will guide you through the installation of SuiteCRM on Ubuntu Server Latest. In this tutorial, we will use Apache web server, MySQL database server, and PHP programming language to run SuiteCRM.
Before we begin the installation, make sure you have the following:
Make sure your Ubuntu Server is updated to the latest version. To update the system, run the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
Install the required packages to run SuiteCRM by executing the following command:
sudo apt install apache2 mysql-server php php-mysql php-gd php-imap php-ldap php-odbc php-pear php-xml php-xmlrpc php-fpm php-mbstring php-curl php-cli unzip -y
During the installation of the MySQL package, you will be prompted to set a root password. Set a strong password and remember it. After the installation, you can secure your MySQL installation by running the following command:
sudo mysql_secure_installation
You will be prompted to answer various questions:
Create a new MySQL database and user for SuiteCRM.
Log in to MySQL and create a new database and user with the following commands:
sudo mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE suitecrm;
GRANT ALL ON suitecrm.* TO 'suitecrmuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;
Replace password with a unique and strong password for the SuiteCRM user.
Download the latest version of SuiteCRM by executing the following command:
cd /tmp
wget https://suitecrm.com/download/latest -O suitecrm.zip
Extract the SuiteCRM archive and move it to the Apache document root directory:
unzip -d suitecrm suitecrm.zip
sudo mv suitecrm /var/www/html/
Create a new Apache configuration file for SuiteCRM:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/suitecrm.conf
Add the following configuration to the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin admin@example.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/suitecrm/
ServerName example.com
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
<Directory /var/www/html/suitecrm>
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
Change the ServerAdmin and ServerName directives to match your server's details.
Enable the new Apache configuration and disable the default configuration:
sudo a2ensite suitecrm.conf
sudo a2dissite 000-default.conf
Restart the Apache service to apply the changes:
sudo systemctl restart apache2
Open your web browser and navigate to your Ubuntu Server's IP address or domain name. You will be redirected to the SuiteCRM installation wizard.
Follow the instructions to complete the installation:
After the installation, you will be redirected to the SuiteCRM dashboard.
In this tutorial, you have learned how to install SuiteCRM on Ubuntu Server Latest. You have also learned how to configure Apache and MySQL to run SuiteCRM. From here, you can start using SuiteCRM to manage your customer relationships.
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