How to install Grav CMS on Debian 12
To Install Grav CMS On Debian 12
Introduction:
Grav is a free software, self-hosted content management system (CMS) written in PHP and based on the Symfony web application framework. It uses a flat-file database for both backend and frontend. Grav is designed to have a shallow learning curve and to be easy to set up.
Installation Steps:
Step 1: Check the OS version by using the below command.
root@linuxhelp:~# cat /etc/os-release
PRETTY_NAME="Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)"
NAME="Debian GNU/Linux"
VERSION_ID="12"
VERSION="12 (bookworm)"
VERSION_CODENAME=bookworm
ID=debian
HOME_URL="https://www.debian.org/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://www.debian.org/support"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.debian.org/"
Step 2: Update the System packages by using the below command.
root@linuxhelp:~# apt update
Hit:1 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm InRelease
Hit:2 http://security.debian.org/debian-security bookworm-security InRelease
Hit:3 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-updates InRelease
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
120 packages can be upgraded. Run 'apt list --upgradable' to see them.
Step 3: Install PHP and it’s modules by using the below command.
root@linuxhelp:~# apt install php-fpm php-gd php-curl php-zip php-mbstring php-xml
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
NOTICE: You are seeing this message because you have apache2 package installed.
Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/php8.2-fpm.service → /lib/systemd/system/php8.2-fpm.service.
Setting up php-fpm (2:8.2+93) ...
Setting up php-zip (2:8.2+93) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.11.2-2) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.36-9+deb12u3) ...
Processing triggers for php8.2-cli (8.2.18-1~deb12u1) ...
Processing triggers for php8.2-fpm (8.2.18-1~deb12u1) ...
NOTICE: Not enabling PHP 8.2 FPM by default.
NOTICE: To enable PHP 8.2 FPM in Apache2 do:
NOTICE: a2enmod proxy_fcgi setenvif
NOTICE: a2enconf php8.2-fpm
NOTICE: You are seeing this message because you have apache2 package installed.
Step 4: Download the Grav zip file by using the below command.
root@linuxhelp:~# wget https://getgrav.org/download/core/grav-admin/latest -O grav.zip
--2024-04-23 22:25:33-- https://getgrav.org/download/core/grav-admin/latest
Resolving getgrav.org (getgrav.org)... 172.67.72.160, 104.26.3.204, 104.26.2.204, ...
Connecting to getgrav.org (getgrav.org)|172.67.72.160|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found
Location: https://github.com/getgrav/grav/releases/download/1.7.45/grav-admin-v1.7.45.zip [following]
--2024-04-23 22:25:34-- https://github.com/getgrav/grav/releases/download/1.7.45/grav-admin-v1.7.45.zip
Resolving github.com (github.com)... 20.207.73.82
Connecting to github.com (github.com)|20.207.73.82|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found
Location: https://objects.githubusercontent.com/github-production-release-asset-2e65be/22553797/30095b1d-cacc-41a3-815e-4e160305a622?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAVCODYLSA53PQK4ZA%2F20240423%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240423T165534Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-Signature=806d5c4c181cd271921a5b0a89c3f412135d29248cf52fd08f5de18ac1551326&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&actor_id=0&key_id=0&repo_id=22553797&response-content-disposition=attachment%3B%20filename%3Dgrav-admin-v1.7.45.zip&response-content-type=application%2Foctet-stream [following]
--2024-04-23 22:25:34-- https://objects.githubusercontent.com/github-production-release-asset-2e65be/22553797/30095b1d-cacc-41a3-815e-4e160305a622?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAVCODYLSA53PQK4ZA%2F20240423%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240423T165534Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-Signature=806d5c4c181cd271921a5b0a89c3f412135d29248cf52fd08f5de18ac1551326&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&actor_id=0&key_id=0&repo_id=22553797&response-content-disposition=attachment%3B%20filename%3Dgrav-admin-v1.7.45.zip&response-content-type=application%2Foctet-stream
Resolving objects.githubusercontent.com (objects.githubusercontent.com)... 185.199.108.133, 185.199.111.133, 185.199.110.133, ...
Connecting to objects.githubusercontent.com (objects.githubusercontent.com)|185.199.108.133|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 18733249 (18M) [application/octet-stream]
Saving to: ‘grav.zip’
grav.zip 100%[================================================================>] 17.87M 1.12MB/s in 16s
2024-04-23 22:25:52 (1.09 MB/s) - ‘grav.zip’ saved [18733249/18733249]
Step 5: Unzip the zip files by using the below command.
root@linuxhelp:~# unzip grav.zip
Archive: grav.zip
creating: grav-admin/
creating: grav-admin/bin/
inflating: grav-admin/bin/composer.phar
inflating: grav-admin/bin/plugin
inflating: grav-admin/bin/gpm
inflating: grav-admin/bin/grav
inflating: grav-admin/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
creating: grav-admin/cache/
inflating: grav-admin/cache/.gitkeep
inflating: grav-admin/composer.lock
inflating: grav-admin/README.md
inflating: grav-admin/CONTRIBUTING.md
creating: grav-admin/logs/
inflating: grav-admin/logs/.gitkeep
inflating: grav-admin/CHANGELOG.md
inflating: grav-admin/LICENSE.txt
Step 6: Move grav-admin folder to document root location by using the below command.
root@linuxhelp:~# mv grav-admin/ /var/www/html/grav
Step 7: Change ownership of the grav document root directory by using the below command.
root@linuxhelp:~# chown -R www-data: /var/www/html/grav/
Step 8: Enable the Apache modules by using the below command.
root@linuxhelp:~# a2enmod proxy proxy_fcgi rewrite
Enabling module proxy.
Considering dependency proxy for proxy_fcgi:
Module proxy already enabled
Enabling module proxy_fcgi.
Enabling module rewrite.
To activate the new configuration, you need to run:
systemctl restart apache2
Step 9: Enable the configuration file by using the below command.
root@linuxhelp:~# a2enconf php8.2-fpm
Enabling conf php8.2-fpm.
To activate the new configuration, you need to run:
systemctl reload apache2
Step 10: Restart the Apache web server by using the below command.
root@linuxhelp:~# systemctl restart apache2
Step 11: Edit the Apache configuration file and make the virtual host by using the below command.
root@linuxhelp:~# vim /etc/apache2/apache2.conf
<Directory /var/www/>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
Step 12: Restart Apache web server by using the below command.
root@linuxhelp:~# systemctl restart apache2
Step 13: Goto the browser and search the IP address with the directory name as shown in below image.
Conclusion:
We have reached the end of this article. In this guide, we have walked you through the steps required to install Grav CMS on Debian 12. Your feedback is much welcome.
Q
Why do we need CMS?
A
A CMS, short for content management system, is a software application that allows users to build and manage a website without having to code it from scratch, or know how to code at all. With a CMS, you can create, manage, modify, and publish content in a user-friendly interface.
Q
What is the default login for Grav CMS?
A
By default, you can access the admin by pointing your browser to http://yoursite.com/admin . You can simply log in with the username and password set in the YAML file you configured earlier.
Q
Is Grav faster than WordPress?
A
Grav is a flat-file CMS, which means that instead of storing content in a database like WordPress does, it stores content in files on the server. This can make it faster and more lightweight than database-driven CMS platforms like WordPress
Q
What is Grav used for?
A
Grav is a free software, self-hosted content management system (CMS) written in the PHP programming language and based on the Symfony web application framework. It uses a flat file database for both backend and frontend. Grav is designed to have a shallow learning curve, and to be easy to set up.
Q
Why use Grav CMS?
A
Grav CMS stands out from other CMSs because it doesn't use a database to store content. Instead, Grav uses a file-based approach, meaning all the content is stored as simple text files in a file system. This approach helps achieve easier deployment, simpler backups, and better performance.