If you’re looking for a robust, secure, and easy-to-use content management platform to manage your websites or company’s blogs that are 100% free, you’ll find SilverStripe to be useful. This brief tutorial is going to show students and new users how to install SilverStripe CMS on Ubuntu 17.04 | 17.10 with Apache2, MariaDB, and PHP support. This post covers installing the latest version of SilverStripe, which at the time of writing is v4.0.1 To get started with installing SilverStripe, follow the steps below:

Install Apache2 Web Server

SilverStripe requires a webserver to function and the most popular web server in use today is Apache2. So, go and install Apache2 on Ubuntu by running the commands below: Next, run the commands below to stop, start and enable the Apache2 service to always start up with the server boots.

Install MariaDB Database Server

SilverStripe also requires a database server to function. and MariaDB database server is a great place to start. To install it run the commands below. After installing, the commands below can be used to stop, start and enable the MariaDB service to always start up when the server boots. After that, run the commands below to secure the MariaDB server. When prompted, answer the questions below by following the guide.

Enter current password for root (enter for none): Just press the Enter Set root password? [Y/n]: Y New password: Enter password Re-enter new password: Repeat password 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

Restart MariaDB server

PHP 7.1 isn’t available on Ubuntu default repositories… to install it, you will have to get it from third-party repositories. Run the commands below to add the below third party repository to upgrade to PHP 7.1 Then update and upgrade to PHP 7.1 Run the commands below to install PHP 7.1 and related modules. After installing PHP 7.1, run the commands below to open the PHP-FPM default file. Then make the change to the following lines below in the file and save.

Create SilverStripe Database

Now that you’ve installed all the packages that are required, continue below to start configuring the servers. First, go and create a blank SilverStripe database. Run the commands below to log on to the database server. When prompted for a password, type the root password you created above. Then create a database called stripedb Create a database user called stripeuser with a new password Then grant stripeuser full access to the database. Finally, save your changes and exit.

Download SilverStripe Latest Release

Next, visit the SilverStripe site and download the latest version. After downloading, run the commands below to create a root directory for SilverStripe and extract the downloaded file into the Apache2 root directory. Then run the commands below to set the correct permissions for SilverStripe to function.

Configure Apache2

Finally, configure the Apahce2 site configuration file for SilverStripe. This file will control how users access SilverStripe content. Run the commands below to create a new configuration file called silverstripe.conf Then copy and paste the content below into the file and save it. Replace the highlighted line with your domain name and directory root location. Save the file and exit.

Enable the SilverStripe and Rewrite Module

After configuring the VirtualHost above, enable it by running the commands below To load all the settings above, restart Apache2 by running the commands below. Then open your browser and browse to the server domain name. You should see SilverStripe setup wizard complete. Please follow the wizard carefully. Then follow the on-screen instructions. you will be asked to input your database configuration, administrative details, and other configuration settings. When complete you may sign in and start using SilverStripe. Return to http://example.com/admin/ anytime thereafter to sign in. After installing, delete the install files by clicking the link “Click here to delete the install files“ That should do it. now login to the admin dashboard using the URL example below You may also like the post below: