How to Install Cotonti 0.9.19 on Ubuntu 18.10

How to install cotonti cms 0.9.19 on Ubuntu 18.10

Requirements for cotonti cms:

Apache

Mysql

Php and its modules

php php-gd php-curl php-zip php-soap php-mbstring php-mcrypt php-xml php-pdo php-mysql

Installation procedure

You need to configure the LAMP setup For the Installation of zimplit CMS If you dont have the Lamp setup Refer Here

Check the Ubuntu version by using the following commad

root@linuxhelp:~# lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID:	Ubuntu
Description:	Ubuntu 18.10
Release:	18.10
Codename:	cosmic

configure the MySQL database. Log into MySQL as a root user and make the necessary settings.

root@linuxhelp:~# mysql -u root -p
Enter password: 
Welcome to the MySQL monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 2
Server version: 5.7.25-0ubuntu0.18.10.2 (Ubuntu)

Copyright (c) 2000, 2019, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.

Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its
affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective
owners.

Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the current input statement.
mysql> create database cotonti;
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.05 sec)

mysql> create user 'cotontiuser'@localhost identified by '123456';
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.42 sec)

mysql> grant all privileges on cotonti.* to 'cotontiuser'@localhost;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.02 sec)

mysql> flush privileges;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.13 sec)

mysql> exit
Bye

Once the database configuration is done, you shall download the cotonti cms with the help of the following command.

root@linuxhelp:~# wget https://github.com/Cotonti/Cotonti/archive/master.zip
--2019-04-25 18:36:07--  https://github.com/Cotonti/Cotonti/archive/master.zip
Resolving github.com (github.com)... 192.30.253.113, 192.30.253.112
Connecting to github.com (github.com)|192.30.253.113|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found
Location: https://codeload.github.com/Cotonti/Cotonti/zip/master [following]
--2019-04-25 18:36:08--  https://codeload.github.com/Cotonti/Cotonti/zip/master
Resolving codeload.github.com (codeload.github.com)... 192.30.253.121, 192.30.253.120
Connecting to codeload.github.com (codeload.github.com)|192.30.253.121|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: unspecified [application/zip]
Saving to: ‘master.zip’

master.zip                      [                   <=>                    ]   3.40M   914KB/s    in 4.3s    

2019-04-25 18:36:14 (806 KB/s) - ‘master.zip’ saved [3569245]

Once the download is completed extract the download package using unzip command

root@linuxhelp:~# unzip master.zip
Archive:  master.zip
32c83d42f1f937d0c253e8b8a2119fcba515003f
   creating: Cotonti-master/
  inflating: Cotonti-master/.gitattributes  
  inflating: Cotonti-master/.gitignore  
 extracting: Cotonti-master/.htaccess  
  inflating: Cotonti-master/Install.txt  
  inflating: Cotonti-master/License.txt  
  inflating: Cotonti-master/README.md
.
.
.
  inflating: Cotonti-master/themes/symisun-03/users.details.tpl  
  inflating: Cotonti-master/themes/symisun-03/users.edit.tpl  
  inflating: Cotonti-master/themes/symisun-03/users.passrecover.tpl  
  inflating: Cotonti-master/themes/symisun-03/users.profile.tpl  
  inflating: Cotonti-master/themes/symisun-03/users.register.tpl  
  inflating: Cotonti-master/themes/symisun-03/users.tpl  
  inflating: Cotonti-master/themes/symisun-03/warnings.tpl

Move the cotonti cms directory to apache root directory

root@linuxhelp:~# mv Cotonti-master /var/www/cotonti

Set the ownership and permission for cotonti cms by using the following command

root@linuxhelp:~# chown -R www-data.www-data /var/www/cotonti
root@linuxhelp:~# chmod -R 755 /var/www/cotonti

Configure the virtualhost for accesing the cotonti cms

root@linuxhelp:~# vim /etc/apache2/sites-available/cotonti.conf
<Virtualhost *:80>
        Servername www.linuxhelp1.com
        documentroot /var/www/cotonti
</Virtualhost>

Disable the default site access

root@linuxhelp:~# a2dissite 000-default.conf
Site 000-default disabled.
To activate the new configuration, you need to run:
  systemctl reload apache2

Enable the site access for cotonti cms

root@linuxhelp:~# a2ensite cotonti.conf
Enabling site cotonti.
To activate the new configuration, you need to run:
  systemctl reload apache2

Enable the rewrite module

root@linuxhelp:~# a2enmod rewrite
Enabling module rewrite.
To activate the new configuration, you need to run:
  systemctl restart apache2

Restart the apache service by using the following command

root@linuxhelp:~# systemctl restart apache2

Switch to your browser and enter the domain name

The Cotonti Web Installer appears on your screen. select the required language

Check the configuration file and click next

Enter the database information in the appropriate fields. Click Next once it is done.

Enter the administrative account information and click Next.

Select the Modules and Plugins that you need and click Finish.

The installation is now completed. Click the view to site

Click login at the bottom and enter the login details.

This is the cotonti cms Administration Panel.

With this, the installation of Cotonti CMS 0.9.19 on Ubuntu 18.10 comes to an end.