How to Install WinterCMS on Ubuntu Server Latest

WinterCMS is a content management system based on the Laravel framework. It enables developers to build websites and web applications with ease. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the installation process of WinterCMS on Ubuntu Server Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we start with the installation of WinterCMS, we need to make sure that the following requirements are met:

• A fresh installation of Ubuntu Server Latest with root privileges.
• A LAMP stack installed and configured.
• Composer is installed.

Step 1: Update Package Repository

Open your terminal and update the package repository by running the following command:

sudo apt update

Step 2: Install Required PHP Extensions

WinterCMS requires some PHP extensions to be installed and enabled on your system. You can install them by running the following command:

sudo apt install php7.4-curl php7.4-mbstring php7.4-xml

Step 3: Installing Apache Virtual Host

You need to create a virtual host for your WinterCMS installation. To do so, open your terminal and navigate to the sites-available directory with the following command:

cd /etc/apache2/sites-available/

Create a new Virtual Host configuration file using your preferred text editor. We will be using nano for this tutorial.

sudo nano wintercms.conf

Add the following lines to your wintercms.conf file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
  ServerAdmin admin@example.com
  DocumentRoot /var/www/wintercms/public
  ServerName example.com
  <Directory /var/www/wintercms/public>
      AllowOverride All
  </Directory>
  ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
  CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Make sure to replace the ServerAdmin and ServerName fields with your own domain name and contact email.

Save and close the file.

Activate the new virtual host by running the following command:

sudo a2ensite wintercms.conf

Restart the Apache web server for the changes to take effect.

sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 4: Download and Install WinterCMS

Navigate to the document root directory and download the latest version of WinterCMS from their official website:

cd /var/www/
sudo curl -o wintercms.zip https://download.wintercms.com/latest

Unzip the downloaded package using the following command:

sudo unzip wintercms.zip -d wintercms

Change the ownership of the wintercms directory to the Apache web server user and group:

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data wintercms

Step 5: Install Dependencies Using Composer

Change directory to the wintercms folder and install the required dependencies by running the following command:

cd wintercms
sudo composer install --no-dev -o

Step 6: Configure .env File

Rename the example .env file to .env and set the database connection details.

sudo cp .env.example .env
sudo nano .env

Change the following fields based on your MySQL/MariaDB configuration:

DB_DATABASE=your_database_name
DB_USERNAME=your_database_username
DB_PASSWORD=your_database_password

Save and close the file.

Step 7: Run WinterCMS Installer

Run the WinterCMS installer by running the following command:

php artisan winter:install

Follow the on-screen prompts to complete the installation process.

Step 8: Set Permissions

Set the appropriate permissions for the storage and cache directories:

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data storage
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data bootstrap/cache

Step 9: Access WinterCMS

Now you can access your WinterCMS installation using your domain name or IP address in your web browser.

http://example.com/

Congratulations, you have successfully installed WinterCMS on Ubuntu Server Latest!

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