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- Role-based access control system.<\/li>\n
- Web-based graphical installer.<\/li>\n
- Provides fully modular plugin architecture and powerful template system.<\/li>\n
- Multi language support.<\/li>\n
- Supports rich text editing.<\/li>\n
- Drag-and-drop file and image uploads and editing functions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
In this tutorial, I will explain how to install ProcessWire with Apache web server on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.<\/p>\n
Requirements<\/h2>\n
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- A server running Ubuntu 18.04..<\/li>\n
- A non-root user with sudo privileges.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Getting Started<\/h2>\n
Before starting, you will need to update your system with the latest version. You can do this by running the following command:<\/p>\n
sudo apt-get update -yOnce your system is updated, restart the system to apply the changes.<\/p>\n
Install Apache, MariaDB and PHP<\/h2>\n
First, you will need to install Apache web server, MariaDB server, PHP and other PHP modules to your server. You can install all the packages by just running the following command:<\/p>\n
sudo apt-get install apache2 mariadb-server unzip wget php7.2 php7.2-mysql php7.2-curl php7.2-json php7.2-cgi libapache2-mod-php7.2 php7.2-xmlrpc php7.2-gd php7.2-mbstring php7.2 php7.2-common php7.2-xmlrpc php7.2-soap php7.2-xml php7.2-intl php7.2-cli php7.2-ldap php7.2-zip php7.2-readline php7.2-imap php7.2-tidy php7.2-recode php7.2-sq php7.2-intl -y<\/code><\/pre>\nOnce all the packages are installed, open php.ini file and make some changes:<\/p>\n
sudo nano \/etc\/php\/7.2\/apache2\/php.ini<\/code><\/pre>\nMake the following changes:<\/p>\n
memory_limit = 300M \nupload_max_filesize = 200M \nmax_execution_time = 400 \ndate.timezone = Asia\/Kolkata \n<\/pre>\n
sudo systemctl restart apache2You can now check the status of MariaDB service with the following command:<\/p>\n
sudo systemctl status mariadb<\/code><\/pre>\nOutput:<\/p>\n
? mariadb.service - MariaDB 10.1.34 database server Loaded: loaded (\/lib\/systemd\/system\/mariadb.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled) Active: active (running) since Sat 2018-12-01 22:46:13 UTC; 9h ago Docs: man:mysqld(8) https:\/\/mariadb.com\/kb\/en\/library\/systemd\/ Process: 1317 ExecStartPost=\/bin\/sh -c systemctl unset-environment _WSREP_START_POSITION (code=exited, status=0\/SUCCESS) Process: 1313 ExecStartPost=\/etc\/mysql\/debian-start (code=exited, status=0\/SUCCESS) Process: 935 ExecStartPre=\/bin\/sh -c [ ! -e \/usr\/bin\/galera_recovery ] && VAR= || VAR=`\/usr\/bin\/galera_recovery`; [ $? -eq 0 ] && systemc Process: 931 ExecStartPre=\/bin\/sh -c systemctl unset-environment _WSREP_START_POSITION (code=exited, status=0\/SUCCESS) Process: 819 ExecStartPre=\/usr\/bin\/install -m 755 -o mysql -g root -d \/var\/run\/mysqld (code=exited, status=0\/SUCCESS) Main PID: 1164 (mysqld) Status: \"Taking your SQL requests now...\" Tasks: 27 (limit: 2323) CGroup: \/system.slice\/mariadb.service ??1164 \/usr\/sbin\/mysqld \n \nDec 01 22:45:54 ubuntu1804 systemd[1]: Starting MariaDB 10.1.34 database server... \nDec 01 22:46:05 ubuntu1804 mysqld[1164]: 2018-12-01 22:46:05 140324667522176 [Note] \/usr\/sbin\/mysqld (mysqld 10.1.34-MariaDB-0ubuntu0.18.04.1) \nDec 01 22:46:13 ubuntu1804 \/etc\/mysql\/debian-start[1318]: Upgrading MySQL tables if necessary. \nDec 01 22:46:13 ubuntu1804 systemd[1]: Started MariaDB 10.1.34 database server. \n<\/pre>\n
Configure MariaDB<\/h2>\n
By default, MariaDB installation is not secured. So, you will need to secure it first. You can secure it by running the following command:<\/p>\n
sudo mysql_secure_installation<\/code><\/pre>\nAnswer all the questions as shown below:<\/p>\n
Enter current password for root (enter for none): Set root password? [Y\/n]: N Remove anonymous users? [Y\/n]: Y Disallow root login remotely? [Y\/n]: Y Remove test database and access to it? [Y\/n]: Y Reload privilege tables now? [Y\/n]: Y \n<\/pre>\n
Once the MariaDB is secured, log in to MariaDB shell:<\/p>\n
mysql -u root -p<\/code><\/pre>\nProvide your root password. Then, create a database and user for ProcessWire with the following command:<\/p>\n
MariaDB [(none)]> CREATE DATABASE processdb;Next, grant privileges to the ProcessWire database with the following command:<\/p>\n
MariaDB [(none)]> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON processdb.* TO 'process'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';<\/code><\/pre>\nNext, flush the privileges with the following command:<\/p>\n
MariaDB [(none)]> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;<\/code><\/pre>\nNext, exit from the MariaDB console with the following command:<\/p>\n
MariaDB [(none)]> exit<\/code><\/pre>\nDownload and Install ProcessWire<\/h2>\n
You can download the latest version of ProcessWire from Git repository using the following command:<\/p>\n
wget https:\/\/github.com\/processwire\/processwire\/archive\/master.zip<\/code><\/pre>\nAfter downloading, unzip the downloaded file with the following command:<\/p>\n
unzip master.zip<\/code><\/pre>\nNext, copy the extracted directory to the Apache web root directory with the following command:<\/p>\n
sudo cp -r processwire-master \/var\/www\/html\/processwire<\/code><\/pre>\nNext, give proper permissions to the processwire directory with the following command:<\/p>\n
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data \/var\/www\/html\/processwire\/Configure Apache for ProcessWire<\/h2>\n
Next, you will need to create an Apache virtual host file for ProcessWire. You can do this by running the following command:<\/p>\n
sudo nano \/etc\/apache2\/sites-available\/processwire.conf<\/p>\n
Add the following lines:<\/p>\n
<VirtualHost *:80> ServerAdmin [email\u00a0protected]<\/a> DocumentRoot \/var\/www\/html\/processwire ServerName example.com \n <Directory \/var\/www\/html\/processwire\/> Options +FollowSymlinks AllowOverride All Require all granted <\/Directory> \n ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}\/processwire_error.log CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}\/processwire_access.log combined \n \n<\/VirtualHost> \n<\/pre>\n
Save and close the file, when you are finished. Then, enable Apache virtual host file and rewrite module with the following command:<\/p>\n
sudo a2ensite processwire.confFinally, restart Apache service to apply all the changes:<\/p>\n
sudo systemctl restart apache2<\/code><\/pre>\nAccess ProcessWire<\/h2>\n
Open your web browser and type the URL http:\/\/example.com. You will be redirected to the ProcessWire Welcome page:<\/p>\n
![\"ProcessWire](\"https:\/\/afaghhosting.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/how-to-install-processwire-cms-on-ubuntu-18-04-lts.png\" "\\"\\"")
<\/a><\/p>\nNow, click on the Get Started<\/strong> button. You should see the following page:<\/p>\n
![\"Site](\"https:\/\/afaghhosting.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/how-to-install-processwire-cms-on-ubuntu-18-04-lts-1.png\" "\\"\\"")
<\/a><\/p>\nSelect Classic site installation profile and click on the Continue<\/strong> button. You should see the following page:<\/p>\n
![\"Compatibility](\"https:\/\/afaghhosting.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/how-to-install-processwire-cms-on-ubuntu-18-04-lts-2.png\" "\\"\\"")
<\/a><\/p>\nAfter validating all the requirements, click on the Continue<\/strong> To Next Step<\/strong> button. You should see the following page:<\/p>\n
![\"Database](\"https:\/\/afaghhosting.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/how-to-install-processwire-cms-on-ubuntu-18-04-lts-3.png\" "\\"\\"")
<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Timezone](\"https:\/\/afaghhosting.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/how-to-install-processwire-cms-on-ubuntu-18-04-lts-4.png\" "\\"\\"")
<\/a><\/p>\n![\"HTTP](\"https:\/\/afaghhosting.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/how-to-install-processwire-cms-on-ubuntu-18-04-lts-5.png\" "\\"\\"")
<\/a><\/p>\nHere, provide your database details like, hostname, database name, database username and password, Timezone. Then, click on the Continue<\/strong> button. You should see the following page:<\/p>\n
![\"Test](\"https:\/\/afaghhosting.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/how-to-install-processwire-cms-on-ubuntu-18-04-lts-6.png\" "\\"\\"")
<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Admin](\"https:\/\/afaghhosting.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/how-to-install-processwire-cms-on-ubuntu-18-04-lts-7.png\" "\\"\\"")
<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Cleanup\"](\"https:\/\/afaghhosting.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/how-to-install-processwire-cms-on-ubuntu-18-04-lts-8.png\" "\\"\\"")
<\/a><\/p>\nHere, provide your Admin login URL, admin username and password. Then, click on the Continue<\/strong> button. Once the installation completed successfully, you should see the following page:<\/p>\n
![\"Setup](\"https:\/\/afaghhosting.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/how-to-install-processwire-cms-on-ubuntu-18-04-lts-9.png\" "\\"\\"")
<\/a><\/p>\nNow, click on the Login To<\/strong> Admin<\/strong> button. You should see the following page:<\/p>\n
![\"Admin](\"https:\/\/afaghhosting.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/how-to-install-processwire-cms-on-ubuntu-18-04-lts-10.png\" "\\"\\"")
<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Admin](\"https:\/\/afaghhosting.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/how-to-install-processwire-cms-on-ubuntu-18-04-lts-11.png\" "\\"\\"")
<\/a><\/p>\n