This article describes steps one can take to install WebERP on Ubuntu Linux with Apache HTTP server.
WebERP is a popular and widely used open-source accounting and business management system based on PHP. It has everything you need to create and manage your business from distribution and manufacturing to Point of Sale (POS) and web store.
If you’re looking for a functional, high-performance platform to manage things like purchase order, web store, manufacturing, sales, general ledger, shipping you’ll find WebERP to be useful.
Below is one to install WebERP platform on Ubuntu Linux.
How to install WebERP platform on Ubuntu Linux
Install Apache2
WebERP requires a webserver to function and the most popular webserver in use today is Apache2. So, go and install Apache2 on Ubuntu by running the commands below:
sudo apt update sudo apt install apache2
Next, run the commands below to stop, start and enable Apache2 service to always start up with the server boots.
sudo systemctl stop apache2.service sudo systemctl start apache2.service sudo systemctl enable apache2.service
Install MariaDB
WebERP also requires a database server to function. and MariaDB database server is a great place to start. To install it run the commands below.
sudo apt install mariadb-server mariadb-client
After installing, the commands below can be used to stop, start and enable MariaDB service to always start up when the server boots.
sudo systemctl stop mariadb.service sudo systemctl start mariadb.service sudo systemctl enable mariadb.service
After that, run the commands below to secure MariaDB server.
sudo mysql_secure_installation
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
Install PHP and Related Modules
WebERP also requires PHP to function. To install PHP and related modules run the commands below
sudo apt install php libapache2-mod-php php-common php-mbstring php-xmlrpc php-soap php-gd php-xml php-intl php-mysql php-cli php-mcrypt php-ldap php-zip php-curl
Create WebERP Database
Now that you’ve install all the packages that are required, continue below to start configuring the servers. First run the commands below to create WebERP database.
Run the commands below to logon to the database server. When prompted for a password, type the root password you created above.
sudo mysql -u root -p
Then create a database called weberp
CREATE DATABASE weberp;
Create a database user called magentouser with new password
CREATE USER 'webdrpuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'new_password_here';
Then grant the user full access to the database.
GRANT ALL ON weberp.* TO 'weberpuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'user_password_here' WITH GRANT OPTION;
Finally, save your changes and exit.
FLUSH PRIVILEGES; EXIT;
Download WebERP Latest Release
Next, visit WebERP site and download the latest version of the software by follow the commands below and extracting it.
After downloading, run the commands below to extract the download file into Apache2 root directory.
cd /tmp && wget unzip webERP4.14.1.zip sudo mv webERP /var/www/html/weberp
Then run the commands below to set the correct permissions for WebERP to function.
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/weberp/ sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/weberp/
Configure Apache2
Finally, configure Apahce2 site configuration file for WebERP. This file will control how users access WebERP content.
Run the commands below to create a new configuration file called weberp.conf
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/weberp.conf
Then copy and paste the content below into the file and save it. Replace the highlighted line with your own domain name and directory root location.
<VirtualHost *:80> ServerAdmin [email protected] DocumentRoot /var/www/html/weberp/ ServerName example.com ServerAlias www.example.com <Directory /var/www/html/weberp/> Options FollowSymlinks AllowOverride All Order allow,deny allow from all </Directory> ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined </VirtualHost>
Save the file and exit.
After configuring the VirtualHost above, enable it by running the commands below
sudo a2ensite weberp.conf
To load all the settings above, restart Apache2 by running the commands below.
sudo systemctl restart apache2.service
Then open your browser and browse to the server domain name. You should see WebERP setup wizard to complete. Please follow the wizard carefully.
Then type the database connection info and continue
Finally, click Install to complete the installation wizard
Enjoy!
Congratulations! You have successfully installed WebERP on Ubuntu Linux.