This article describes steps one can take to install Dolibarr ERP and CRM platform on Ubuntu Linux with Nginx support.
Dolibarr is an opensource, an all-in-one ERP and CRM platform for businesses and individuals to manage their customers, invoices, orders, products, inventories and more. It also includes human resources and accounting components to help manage the business employees and finances.
Dolibarr ERP / CRM platform was designed to work great with Apache2 HTTP server. However, if you prefer Nginx webserver, the steps below will show you how to install Dolibarr with Nginx HTTP support.
Dolibarr is designed for ease of use to allow enterprises and business owners to collaborate and automate engaging experiences with customers throughout the entire process.
For more about on Dolibarr, please check out this page.
How to install Dolibarr ERP and CRM on Ubuntu Linux with Nginx support
As described above, Dolibarr is an opensource, an all-in-one ERP and CRM platform for businesses and individuals to manage their customers, invoices, orders, products, inventories and more.
Below is how to install it on Ubuntu Linux with Nginx support.
Install Nginx HTTP Server on Ubuntu
Nginx HTTP Server is the second most popular web server in use. so install it, since Dolibarr needs it.
To install Nginx HTTP on Ubuntu server, run the commands below.
sudo apt update sudo apt install nginx
After installing Nginx, the commands below can be used to stop, start and enable Nginx service to always start up with the server boots.
sudo systemctl stop nginx.service sudo systemctl start nginx.service sudo systemctl enable nginx.service
To test Nginx setup, open your browser and browse to the server hostname or IP address and you should see Nginx default test page as shown below. When you see that, then Nginx is working as expected.
Install MariaDB Database Server
MariaDB database server is a great place to start when looking at open source database servers to use with Magento. To install MariaDB run the commands below.
sudo apt-get install mariadb-server mariadb-client
After installing MariaDB, the commands below can be used to stop, start and enable MariaDB service to always start up when the server boots.
Run these on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
sudo systemctl stop mysql.service sudo systemctl start mysql.service sudo systemctl enable mysql.service
Run these on Ubuntu 17.10 and 18.04 LTS
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 by creating a root password and disallowing remote root access.
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
To test if MariaDB is installed, type the commands below to logon to MariaDB server
sudo mysql -u root -p
Then type the password you created above to sign on. if successful, you should see MariaDB welcome message
Install PHP 7.1-FPM and Related Modules
PHP 7.1 may not be available in Ubuntu default repositories for your system. in order 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-FPM
sudo apt-get install software-properties-common sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php
Then update and upgrade to PHP 7.1-FPM
sudo apt update
Next, run the commands below to install PHP 7.2 and related modules.
sudo apt install php7.1-fpm php7.1-common php7.1-curl php7.1-intl php7.1-mbstring php7.1-mcrypt php7.1-json php7.1-xmlrpc php7.1-soap php7.1-mysql php7.1-gd php7.1-xml php7.1-cli php7.1-zip
After installing PHP 7.2, run the commands below to open PHP default config file for Nginx.
sudo nano /etc/php/7.1/fpm/php.ini
Then make the changes on the following lines below in the file and save. The value below are great settings to apply in your environments.
file_uploads = On allow_url_fopen = On memory_limit = 512M cgi.fix_pathinfo = 0 upload_max_filesize = 100M max_execution_time = 360 date.timezone = America/Chicago
After making the change above, save the file and close out.
After installing PHP and related modules, all you have to do is restart Nginx to reload PHP configurations.
To restart Nginx, run the commands below
sudo systemctl restart nginx.service
Create Dolibarr 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 Dolibarr 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 dolibarr
CREATE DATABASE dolibarr;
Create a database user called dolibarruser with new password
CREATE USER 'dolibarruser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'new_password_here';
Then grant the user full access to the database.
GRANT ALL ON dolibarr.* TO 'dolibarruser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'user_password_here' WITH GRANT OPTION;
Finally, save your changes and exit.
FLUSH PRIVILEGES; EXIT;
Download Dolibarr Latest Release
Next, visit Dolibarr site and download the latest version.
After downloading, run the commands below to extract the download file into Nginx root directory.
cd /tmp && wget unzip dolibarr-7.0.2.zip sudo mv dolibarr-7.0.2 /var/www/html/dolibarr
Then run the commands below to set the correct permissions for Dolibarr to function.
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/dolibarr/ sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/dolibarr/
Configure Nginx
Finally, configure Apahce2 site configuration file for Dolibarr. This file will control how users access Dolibarr content. Run the commands below to create a new configuration file called dolibarr
sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/dolibarr
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.
server {
listen 80;
listen [::]:80;
root /var/www/html/dolibarr/htdocs;
index index.php index.html index.htm;
server_name example.com www.example.com;
client_max_body_size 100M;
location ~ ^/api/(?!(index\.php))(.*) {
try_files $uri /api/index.php/$2?$query_string;
}
location ~ [^/]\.php(/|$) {
include snippets/fastcgi-php.conf;
if (!-f $document_root$fastcgi_script_name) {
return 404;
}
fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php/php7.1-fpm.sock;
fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
}
}
Save the file and exit.
Enable the Dolibarr
After configuring the VirtualHost above, enable it by running the commands below
sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/dolibarr /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/ sudo systemctl restart nginx.service
To load all the settings above, restart Nginx by running the commands below.
sudo systemctl restart nginx.service
Then open your browser and browse to the server domain name followed by install. You should see Dolibarr setup wizard to complete. Please follow the wizard carefully.
Follow the wizard to install Dolibarr.
Validate that PHP checks are good and continue.
Next, configure the database connection info and continue. ON the next screen, you will be able to create an admin account. and you’re done.
Enjoy!
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