If you want to run SCHLIX CMS with Nginx and PHP 7.2-FPM support, then the steps below should be a great place to start.
SCHLIX is an open source, modern, rocket fast and multi-sites Content Management System (CMS) that has everything you need to build websites to manage your content…. . It allows webmasters and users to create great portals for secure extranet, online databases, e-commerce and multilingual sites.
If you want a Content Management System (CMS) that has enterprise-class features, scalable, and performs at a high level, then SCHLIX CMS is a good place to start. SCHLIX CMS is built on an open source core with support for open standards, which might be very useful in helping you run your digital content.
This CMS platform is designed for ease of use to allow enterprises and business owners to collaborate and automate engaging experiences with users across multiple devices, including mobile.
For more about SCHLIX CMS, please check their Homepage
This brief tutorial is going to show students and new users how to install SCHLIX CMS on Ubuntu 16.04 / 18.10 and 18.04 LTS.
To get started with installing SCHLIX, follow the steps below:
Step 1: Install Nginx HTTP Server
SCHLIX CMS requires a web server and Nginx HTTP server is probably the second most popular open source web server available today. To install Nginx 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
Now that Nginx is installed. to test whether the web server is working, open your browser and browse to the URL below.
If you see the page above, then Nginx is successfully installed.
Step 2: Install MariaDB Database Server
SCHLIX also requires a database server to store its content. If you’re looking for a truly open source database server, then MariaDB is a great place to start. 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 18.10 and 18.04 LTS
sudo systemctl stop mariadb.service sudo systemctl start mariadb.service sudo systemctl enable mariadb.service
Next, run the commands below to secure the database server with a root password if you were not prompted to do so during the installation.
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
Now that MariaDB is installed, to test whether the database server was successfully installed, run the commands below.
sudo mysql -u root -p
type the root password when prompted.
If you see a similar screen as shown above, then the server was successfully installed.
Step 3: Install PHP 7.2 and Related Modules
SCHLIX CMS is a PHP based CMS and PHP is required. However, PHP 7.2 may not be available in Ubuntu default repositories. To run PHP 7.2 on Ubuntu 16.04 and previous, you may need to run the commands below:
sudo apt-get install software-properties-common sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php
Then update and upgrade to PHP 7.2
sudo apt update
Next, run the commands below to install PHP 7.2 and related modules.
sudo apt install php7.2-fpm php7.2-common php7.2-mysql php7.2-sqlite3 php7.2-gmp php7.2-curl php7.2-intl php7.2-mbstring php7.2-xmlrpc php7.2-gd php7.2-bcmath php7.2-xml php7.2-cli php7.2-zip
After installing PHP 7.2, run the commands below to open PHP default configuration file for Nginx.
sudo nano /etc/php/7.2/fpm/php.ini
The lines below is a good settings for most PHP based CMS. Update the configuration file with these and save.
file_uploads = On allow_url_fopen = On short_open_tag = On memory_limit = 256M cgi.fix_pathinfo = 0 upload_max_filesize = 100M max_execution_time = 360 date.timezone = America/Chicago
Every time you make changes to PHP configuration file, you should also restart PHP 7.2-FPM service. To do so, run the commands below:
sudo systemctl restart php7.2-fpm.service
Now that PHP is installed, to test whether it’s functioning, create a test file called phpinfo.php in Nginx default root directory. ( /var/www/html/)
sudo nano /var/www/html/phpinfo.php
Then type the content below and save the file.
<?php phpinfo( ); ?>
Next, open your browser and browse to the server’s hostname or IP address followed by phpinfo.php
/phpinfo.php
You should see PHP default test page.
Step 4: Create SCHLIX Database
Now that you’ve installed all the packages that are required for SCHLIX to function, continue below to start configuring the servers. First run the commands below to create a blank SCHLIX database.
To logon to MariaDB database server, run the commands below.
sudo mysql -u root -p
Then create a database called schlix
CREATE DATABASE schlix;
Create a database user called schlixuser with a new password
CREATE USER 'schlixuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'new_password_here';
Then grant the user full access to the database.
GRANT ALL ON schlix.* TO 'schlixuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'user_password_here' WITH GRANT OPTION;
Finally, save your changes and exit.
FLUSH PRIVILEGES; EXIT;
Step 5: Download SCHLIX Latest Release
To get SCHLIX latest release you may want to use download the latest from its download page by running the commands below.
cd /tmp wget https://www.schlix.com/downloads/schlix-cms/schlix-cms-v2.1.8-0.zip unzip schlix-cms-v2.1.8-0.zip sudo mv schlix /var/www/html/schlix
Then run the commands below to set the correct permissions for SCHLIX root directory and give Nginx control.
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/schlix/ sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/schlix/
Step 6: Configure Nginx
Finally, configure Apahce2 site configuration file for SCHLIX. This file will control how users access SCHLIX content. Run the commands below to create a new configuration file called schlix
sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/schlix
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/schlix;
index index.php index.html index.htm;
server_name example.com www.example.com;
client_max_body_size 100M;
autoindex off;
location / {
try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
}
location ~ \.php$ {
include snippets/fastcgi-php.conf;
fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php/php7.2-fpm.sock;
fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
include fastcgi_params;
}
}
Save the file and exit.
Step 7: Enable the SCHLIX
After configuring the VirtualHost above, enable it by running the commands below
sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/schlix /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/ sudo systemctl restart nginx.service
Then open your browser and browse to the server domain name. You should see SCHLIX setup wizard to complete. Please follow the wizard carefully.
You should see Schlix installation page. accept the license agreements and continue..
It is also recommended to have one of the following: suPHP, suExec, or PHP-FPM installed to make it easier to work with file permissions.
SCHLIX CMS needs to write to /system for auto-update and /web folder for cache, data, and image uploads. It also needs to be able to re-configure multi-site.config.inc.php as well. Most hosting provider has one of those modules available.
On the next screen, create an admin and continue.
After that, Schlix should be installed and ready to use..
Don’t forget to delete the install folder.
sudo rm -rf /var/www/html/schlix/install
To logon to the admin portal, use the URL.
Enjoy~
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