How to Install Koken CMS on Ubuntu 19.04

Installation of Koken CMS on Ubuntu 19.04

Koken is a free and open source content management system. It is written in php and uses a MySQL database. Koken is a free website publishing system developed for photographers, designers, and creative DIYs. The main benefit of using Koken CMS is that it does not require significant technical skill or knowledge to manage. In this tutorial, we will cover the installation of Koken CMS on Ubuntu 19.04.

Requirements for Koken CMS

Apache

MySQL

PHP and its modules

php php-xml php-mysql  php-mbstring php-zip php-soap php-curl php-gd php-ldap php-imap php-common php-dev libmcrypt-dev php-pear

Installation procedure

Before you begin the installation process, check the Ubuntu version by using the following command

root@linuxhelp:~# lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID:	Ubuntu
Description:	Ubuntu 19.04
Release:	19.04
Codename:	disco

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 4
Server version: 5.7.26-0ubuntu0.19.04.1 (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 koken;
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)

mysql> create user 'kokenuser'@localhost identified by 'Linuxc#4';
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.09 sec)

mysql> grant all privileges on koken.* to 'kokenuser'@localhost;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)

mysql> flush privileges;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.06 sec)

mysql> exit
Bye

Once the database configuration is done, download the Koken CMS's installation package by using the wget command.

root@linuxhelp:~# wget https://s3.amazonaws.com/koken-installer/releases/Koken_Installer.zip
--2019-05-07 13:01:23--  https://s3.amazonaws.com/koken-installer/releases/Koken_Installer.zip
Resolving s3.amazonaws.com (s3.amazonaws.com)... 52.217.0.158
Connecting to s3.amazonaws.com (s3.amazonaws.com)|52.217.0.158|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 11881 (12K) [application/zip]
Saving to: ‘Koken_Installer.zip’

Koken_Installer.zip         100%[=========================================>]  11.60K  --.-KB/s    in 0.01s   

2019-05-07 13:01:24 (890 KB/s) - ‘Koken_Installer.zip’ saved [11881/11881]

root@linuxhelp:~# unzip Koken_Installer.zip
Archive:  Koken_Installer.zip
  inflating: koken/index.php         

root@linuxhelp:~# mv koken /var/www/

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

root@linuxhelp:~# vim /etc/apache2/sites-available/koken.conf
<Virtualhost *:80>
        Servername www.linuxhelp1.com
        Documentroot /var/www/koken
<directory /var/www/koken>
allowoverride all
allow from all
</directory>
</Virtualhost>

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

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

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

root@linuxhelp:~# systemctl restart apache2