This article describes installing b2evolution on Ubuntu Linux with Nginx support.
b2evolution is a refreshingly simple open-source content management (CMS) with everything you need to build websites for sharing and interacting with your community.
This cm is built on the LAMP or LEMP stack. So all you need is in a single package. Just install it and start using it.
Whether creating a personal or business website, b2evolution CMS can help you create and manage your content on every device with its minimalist and modern user and admin interface.
For more on b2evolution CMS, please visit its home page
How to install b2evolution on Ubuntu Linux with Nginx support
As described above, b2evolution is a refreshingly simple open-source content management (CMS) with everything you need to build websites for sharing and interacting with your community.
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. Install it since b2evolution CMS needs it.
To install Nginx HTTP on the 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 the 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 the Nginx setup, open your browser and browse to the server hostname or IP address, and you should see the Nginx default test page as shown below. When you see that, then Nginx is working as expected.
http://localhost
Install MariaDB Database Server
MariaDB database server is a great place to start when looking at open-source database servers for Magento. To install MariaDB run the commands below.
sudo apt-get install mariadb-server mariadb-client
After installing MariaDB, the commands below can stop, start and enable the MariaDB service to 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 the 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
Type the commands below to log on to the MariaDB server to test if MariaDB is installed.
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 7.2-FPM and Related Modules.
PHP 7.2-FPM may not be available in 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 7.2-FPM
sudo apt-get install software-properties-common sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php
Then update and upgrade to PHP 7.2-FPM
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-sqlite3 php7.2-curl php7.2-intl php7.2-mbstring php7.2-xmlrpc php7.2-mysql php7.2-gd php7.2-xml php7.2-cli php7.2-zip
After installing PHP 7.2, run the commands below to open Nginx’s PHP default config file.
sudo nano /etc/php/7.2/fpm/php.ini
Then save the changes on the following lines below in the file. The value below is an ideal setting to apply in your environment.
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
After making the change above, please save the file and close it.
After installing PHP and related modules, you must restart Nginx to reload PHP configurations.
To restart Nginx, run the commands below
sudo systemctl restart nginx.service
Create b2evolution Database
Once you’ve installed all the packages required for b2evolution CMS to function, continue below to start configuring the servers.
First, run the commands below to create a blank b2evolution database.
To log on to the MariaDB database server, run the commands below.
sudo mysql -u root -p
Then create a database called b2evolution
CREATE DATABASE b2evolution;
Create a database user called b2evolutionuser with a new password
CREATE USER 'b2evolutionuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'new_password_here';
Then grant the user full access to the database.
GRANT ALL ON b2evolution.* TO 'b2evolutionuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'user_password_here' WITH GRANT OPTION;
Finally, save your changes and exit.
FLUSH PRIVILEGES; EXIT;
Download and install b2evolution CMS.
Run the commands below to download b2evolution CMS’s latest content. Then unzip the download file and move the content to the Nginx default root directory.
cd /tmp && wget https://github.com/b2evolution/b2evolution/archive/master.zip unzip master.zip sudo mv b2evolution-master /var/www/html/b2evolution
Next, run the commands below to change the root folder permissions.
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/b2evolution/ sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/b2evolution/
Configure Nginx b2evolution CMS Site
Finally, configure the Nginx configuration file for b2evolution CMS. This file will control how users access b2evolution CMS content. Run the commands below to create a new configuration file called b2evolution
sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/b2evolution
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.
server {
listen 80;
listen [::]:80;
root /var/www/html/b2evolution;
index index.php index.html index.htm;
server_name example.com www.example.com;
client_max_body_size 100M;
location @php {
internal;
}
if (!-e $request_filename) {
rewrite ^(.+)$ /index.php?$request_uri last;
}
location / {
try_files $uri $uri/ $uri/index.php @php;
}
location ~ \.php$ {
include snippets/fastcgi-php.conf;
fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php/php7.2-fpm.sock;
fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
}
}
Save the file and exit.
After configuring the VirtualHost above, please enable it by running the commands below.
Enable the b2evolution CMS Site.
After configuring the VirtualHost above, please enable it by running the commands below, then restart the Nginx server.
sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/b2evolution /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/ sudo systemctl restart nginx.service
Next, open your browser, go to the URL., and continue with the installation.
http://example.com/install
You should see the b2evolution installation page. Click the link to all the install scripts to begin the installation.
Next, type the database connection info you created above and click Update to update the config file.
After that, you should see the page to do a new install.
After that, b2evolution should be installed and ready to use. To login to the backend, type the URL below:
http://example.com/admin
Enjoy~
Don’t forget to delete the installation folder.
sudo rm -rf /var/www/html/b2evolution/install
