In this tutorial, we will see how to install
PHP Nuke 8.2 locally
in a system running Ubuntu/Linux Mint. The tutorial is also workable
for other Debian-based systems. PHP Nuke is a popular CMS (Content
Management System) that gives the administrator full control over his
websites (portals). The latest version (8.2.4) comes with more bug fixes
and security improvements. You can find
here the added features for PHP Nuke 8.2.4.
Getting Started
1. Installing The LAMP Server
To be able to run PHP Nuke on your system, we need to install first a
web server. For this tutorial, we will use the LAMP web server, but it's
your choice to select another web server (
XAMPP for example). To install LAMP on Ubuntu 12.10/12.04/11.04 or Linux Mint 13, open the terminal and run this command:
sudo apt-get install lamp-server^
For more help about the installation of the LAMP server, check this
article. Also, PHP Nuke requires
GD graphics support. You can install it with this command:
sudo apt-get install php5-gd
2. Downgrading From PHP 5.4.x To PHP 5.3.x
Magic Quotes GPC has been dropped from PHP 5.4.x. The only
solution to make PHP-Nuke work under Ubuntu/Linux Mint is
to downgrade from PHP 5.4.x to 5.3.x. To do this, you can use a simple
script that will automatically downgrade your current PHP version to
5.3.x. You can run it with the following commands from the terminal:
cd /tmp
wget http://dl.dropbox.com/u/47950494/upubuntu.com/php5_4_downgrade_5.3.sh
chmod +x php5_4_downgrade_5.3.sh
sudo sh php5_4_downgrade_5.3.sh
3. Creating MySQL Database & User
After installing the LAMP server and downgrading to PHP 5.3.x, we need
now to create a MySQL database and user to use with PHP Nuke. If you
have
phpMyAdmin installed, you can easily do this with just few
actions. But, if you want to create these details from the terminal, the
run this sequence of commands and replace text highlighted in red with
your own settings:
- Sign in to the MySQL server with this command:
mysql -u root -p
- Create now a MySQL database for PHP Nuke with this command:
create database phpnuke;
- Create a user with this command:
CREATE USER 'phpnuke-user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '12345';
Replace
phpnuke-user &
12345 with any other username and password of your choice.
- Grant now this user access to your database with this command:
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON phpnuke.* TO 'phpnuke-user' IDENTIFIED BY '12345';
- Exit now the MySQL server with this command:
exit
We have now created these MYSQL details:
- Hostname: localhost
- Database Name: phpnuke
- Database User: phpnuke-user
- Database User Password: 12345
4. Installing PHP NUKE 8.2
You can download and place the PHP NUKE files in the
/var/www/ directory with these commands:
cd /tmp
sudo mkdir /var/www/phpnuke
wget -c http://goo.gl/iWxAv -O phpnuke-release-8.2.4.zip
unzip -q phpnuke-release-8.2.4.zip
sudo cp -r phpnuke-release-8.2.4/phpnuke/html/* /var/www/phpnuke
sudo chmod 777 -R /var/www/phpnuke
sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart
Open now this link to start the installation of PHP Nuke:
http://localhost/phpnuke/install/
Note: You can replace localhost with your own server IP address.
Then follow setup instructions via your web browser:
When you finsih the installation of PHP Nuke, remove the install directory with this command:
sudo rm -rf /var/www/phpnuke/install
Here are the screenshots of the default home page and admin area:
PHP-NUKE Home Page
