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- A server running Ubuntu 18.04.<\/li>\n
- A non-root user with sudo privileges.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Install LAMP Server<\/h2>\n
Before starting, you will need to install LAMP (Apache, MariaDB and PHP) to your system. You can install all of them by running the following command:<\/p>\n
sudo apt-get install apache2 mariadb-server php7.1 libapache2-mod-php7.1 php7.1-gd php7.1-opcache php7.1-mysql php7.1-json php7.1-mcrypt php7.1-xml php7.1-curl wget unzip -y<\/p>\n
Once all the packages are installed, start Apache and MariaDB service and enable them to start on boot time:<\/p>\n
sudo systemctl start apache2
sudo systemctl enable apache2
sudo systemctl start mariadb
sudo systemctl enable mariadb<\/p>\nNext, open php.ini file and make some changes:<\/p>\n
sudo nano \/etc\/php\/7.2\/apache2\/php.ini<\/p>\n
Make the following changes:<\/p>\n
memory_limit = 256M \nupload_max_filesize = 100M \nmax_execution_time = 360 \nfile_uploads = On \ndate.timezone = Asia\/Kolkata \n<\/pre>\n
Save and close the file, when you are finished.<\/p>\n
Configuring MariaDB for ImpressPages<\/h2>\n
By default, MariaDB is not secured, You can secure MariaDB using the mysql_secure_installation script:<\/p>\n
mysql_secure_installation<\/p>\n
Answer all the questions as shown below:<\/p>\n
Set root password? [Y\/n] n \nRemove anonymous users? [Y\/n] y \nDisallow root login remotely? [Y\/n] y \nRemove test database and access to it? [Y\/n] y \nReload privilege tables now? [Y\/n] y \n<\/pre>\n
Once MariaDB is secured, log in to MariaDB shell:<\/p>\n
Enter your root password, then create a database and user for ImpressPages:<\/p>\n
MariaDB [(none)]> CREATE DATABASE impressdb;
MariaDB [(none)]> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON impressdb.* TO ‘impress’@’localhost’ IDENTIFIED BY ‘password’;<\/p>\nNext, flush the privileges and exit from the MariaDB shell:<\/p>\n
MariaDB [(none)]> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
MariaDB [(none)]> \\q<\/p>\nInstall ImpressPages<\/h2>\n
First, go to the ImpressPages official website and download the latest stable version with the following command:<\/p>\n
wget http:\/\/download.impresspages.org\/ImpressPages_5_0_3.zip<\/p>\n
Next, unzip the downloaded file using the following command:<\/p>\n
unzip ImpressPages_5_0_3.zip<\/p>\n
Next, copy the extracted directory to the Apache root directory:<\/p>\n
sudo cp -r ImpressPages \/var\/www\/html\/impress<\/p>\n
Next, set proper permissions to the impress directory:<\/p>\n
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data \/var\/www\/html\/impress\/
sudo chmod -R 755 \/var\/www\/html\/impress\/<\/p>\nNext, you will need to configure Apache2 configuration file for ImpressPages. You can do this with the following command:<\/p>\n
sudo nano \/etc\/apache2\/sites-available\/impress.conf<\/p>\n
Add the following lines:<\/p>\n
<VirtualHost *:80> ServerAdmin [email\u00a0protected]<\/a> DocumentRoot \/var\/www\/html\/impress ServerName example.com ServerAlias www.example.com \n <Directory \/var\/www\/html\/impress\/> Options FollowSymlinks AllowOverride All Require all granted <\/Directory> \n ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}\/error.log CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}\/access.log combined \n \n<\/VirtualHost> \n<\/pre>\n
Save and close the file, when you are finished.<\/p>\n
Next, enable apache virtual host file and rewrite module with the following command:<\/p>\n
sudo a2ensite impress.conf
sudo a2enmod rewrite<\/p>\nFinally, restart Apache service to apply all the changes:<\/p>\n
sudo systemctl restart apache2<\/p>\n
Access ImpressPages<\/h2>\n
Now, open your web browser and type the URL http:\/\/example.com. You will be redirected to the following page:<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nHere, provide your website name and email address, then click on the Next<\/strong> button. You should see the following page:<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nHere, provide your database details, then click on the Next<\/strong> button. You should see the following page:<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nHere, note down your admin username and password, then click on the Yes, I understand how to log in next time<\/strong> button. You should see the following page:<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nHere, provide your admin username and password, then click on the Login<\/strong> button. You should see the ImpressPages dashboard in the following image:<\/p>\n
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