b2evolution is a free, open-source Content Management System (CMS) that allows users to create fully-featured blogs, websites, and online communities. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install b2evolution CMS on Ubuntu Server Latest.
Before we begin with the installation process, we need to update the system to ensure that all the packages are up to date. To update the system, run the following command in the terminal.
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
To install b2evolution CMS, we need to make sure that Apache, PHP, and MariaDB are installed on the system.
To install Apache, run the following command:
sudo apt install apache2
To install PHP and its required extensions, run the following command:
sudo apt install php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql php-xml php-gd php-mbstring php-curl php-zip
To install MariaDB, run the following command:
sudo apt install mariadb-server
After installing MariaDB, we need to secure it by running the following command:
sudo mysql_secure_installation
We need to create a MySQL database and a user for b2evolution CMS. To do that, log in to the MySQL shell by running the following command.
sudo mysql -u root -p
Once you are logged in to the MySQL shell, run the following commands to create a database named b2evolution and a user named b2evo_user.
CREATE DATABASE b2evolution;
GRANT ALL ON b2evolution.* TO 'b2evo_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'b2evo_pass';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;
Make sure to replace b2evo_user and b2evo_pass with your desired username and password.
To download and install b2evolution CMS, follow the steps below:
cd /var/www/html
sudo wget https://github.com/b2evolution/b2evolution/releases/download/b2evo7.2.1-stable/b2evolution-7.2.1-stable-2021-03-11.zip
sudo unzip b2evolution-7.2.1-stable-2021-03-11.zip
sudo rm b2evolution-7.2.1-stable-2021-03-11.zip
b2evolution by running the following command:sudo mv b2evolution-7.2.1-stable b2evolution
www-data.sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/b2evolution
To configure Apache to serve b2evolution CMS, create a new virtual host configuration file in the sites-available directory by running the following command:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/b2evolution.conf
Insert the following content in the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin admin@example.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/b2evolution
ServerName example.com
ServerAlias www.example.com
<Directory /var/www/html/b2evolution>
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Make sure to replace example.com and admin@example.com with your domain name and your email address.
Save the file by pressing Ctrl + X, then Y, and Enter.
Enable the newly created virtual host configuration file by running the following command:
sudo a2ensite b2evolution
Disable the default Apache virtual host configuration file by running the following command:
sudo a2dissite 000-default
Finally, restart the Apache service by running the following command:
sudo systemctl restart apache2
Open your web browser and navigate to http://yourserverIP/ or http://domainname/ and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
During the installation, choose MySQL/MariaDB as the database type and provide the database name, username, and password that you created earlier in Step 3.
After the installation is completed, you can log in to the b2evolution CMS dashboard by navigating to http://yourserverIP/admin.php and entering the admin username and password that you provided during the installation.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed b2evolution CMS on Ubuntu Server Latest.
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