How To Install SilverStripe CMS 3.0.1 On Ubuntu 12.10/12.04/Linux Mint 13

SilverStripe CMS is an open source CMS/Framework written in PHP that allows users (small or middle sized business) to create and edit websites, and it offers developers the possibility to build web-based applications thanks to the SilverStripe Framework.

In this tutorial, we will show you how to install SilverStripe CMS 3.0.1 on Ubuntu 12.10/12.04/11.10 and Linux Mint 13 or older. For complete features of SilverStripe CMS, you can go here.

LAMP Installation

This tutorial will use the LAMP web server to install Apache, PHP, and MySQL. To install LAMP on Ubuntu/Linux Mint, open the terminal and run this command:

sudo apt-get install lamp-server^

Note: During LAMP installation, don't forget to enter MySQL root password two times, which is needed later for creating MySQL databases. For more information about the LAMP server, click here.

SilverStripe CMS 3.0.1 Installation

Once the LAMP server is well installed on your system, the /var/www/ folder will be created in which we will move the CMS files to. To do this, run this sequence of commands:

cd /tmp && wget -O SilverStripe-cms-v3.0.1.tar.gz http://goo.gl/DZ8pW

sudo tar -xzvf SilverStripe-cms-v3.0.1.tar.gz -C /var/www/

Let's now rename the CMS folder name to a more readable name using this command:

sudo mv /var/www/SilverStripe-cms-v3.0.1 /var/www/silverstripe

Change now the permissions of /var/www/silverstripe/ with these commands:

sudo chown -R www-data.www-data /var/www/silverstripe/

sudo su

cd /etc/apache2/sites-available

sed 's/www/www\/silverstripe/g' default > silverstripe

a2ensite silverstripe

Enable url rewriting with this command:

a2enmod rewrite

Restart now Apache with this command:

sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

MySQL Database Creation

If you are familiar with phpMyAdmin, you can use it to create a new MySQL database for SilverStripe, or you can use the terminal as given below.

Note: The MySQL details that will be used are highlighted in red.

To sign in to your MySQL server (MySQL root password is needed, not your root password of your system):

sudo su

mysql -p

Create now a database with this command:

create database silverstripe;

Create now a database user and password with this command:

CREATE USER 'silverstripe'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '12345';

Grant now this user all privileges with this command:

grant all privileges on silverstripe.* to silverstripe@localhost;

Exit now the MySQL server with this command:

exit

The details we have created can be changed to whatever you want and they are as follows:

• Database name: silverstripe
• Database user: silverstripe
• Datatbase user password: 12345

Let's now start the installation of SilverStripe CMS via the web browser. You can open one of these two links:

http://localhost/silverstripe
or
http://127.0.0.1/silverstripe

Note: replace localhost or 127.0.01 with your own server IP address if needed.

You will be re-directed automatically to the setup page. If you receive this error message:

date.timezone option in php.ini must be set correctly.

You can fix it as follows:

Edit php.ini with this command:

sudo gedit /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini

For Linux Mint, run this command:

sudo pluma /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini

Find this line:

; date.timezone =

And replace it with this line (set your own region and location):

date.timezone = Europe/London

Save the file and close, then restart Apache with this command:


sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart


Enter the MYSQL details we have created above under the "Database Configuration" section:

After entering the remaining details, click "Install SilverStrip" to install the script:

If the installation went well, you can see this welcome page:

The admin area can be accessed from here:

http://localhost/silverstripe/admin

If rewrite rules are not set up correctly, you can access the admin area using this URL:

http://localhost/silverstripe/index.php/admin

Your admin area will look like this:

SilverStripe CMS Home Page