How to Setup ImpressPages CMS with Nginx on Ubuntu Linux

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The article provides detailed instructions for installing ImpressPages, an open-source content management system (CMS), on Ubuntu Linux using Nginx. Comprehensive steps are provided, including how to install Nginx HTTP server, MariaDB Database Server, and PHP 7.2-FPM. The guide also covers creating an ImpressPages database, downloading and installing ImpressPages, configuring Nginix ImpressPages site, and enabling the…

This article describes the steps to install and use ImpressPages on Ubuntu Linux with Nginx support.

ImpressPages is a user-friendly open-source content management system (CMS) that can help you manage great content on every device. Nginx is a powerful web server that can handle high traffic and perform well.

Using Nginx with ImpressPages on Ubuntu Linux can provide a reliable and fast platform to manage your website’s content. This setup also offers the added benefit of security, flexibility, and scalability, making ImpressPages a great choice for businesses of any size.

For more on ImpressPages, please visit its home page

How to install ImpressPages on Ubuntu Linux with Nginx support

As described above, ImpressPages is a user-friendly open-source content management system (CMS) built on the LAMP or LEMP stack. It has a flat, crisp, and clear design to impress your users.

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 ImpressPages 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. 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 service to start 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 into 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 a MariaDB welcome message.

Install PHP 7.2-FPM and Related Modules

PHP 7.1 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-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-sqlite 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 ImpressPages Database

Once you’ve installed all the packages required for ImpressPages to function, continue below to start configuring the servers. First, run the commands below to create a blank ImpressPages database.

To log on to the MariaDB database server, run the commands below.

sudo mysql -u root -p

Then, create a database called impress.

CREATE DATABASE impress;

Create a database user called impressuser with a new password

CREATE USER 'impressuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'new_password_here';

Then, grant the user full access to the database.

GRANT ALL ON impress.* TO 'impressuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'user_password_here' WITH GRANT OPTION;

Finally, save your changes and exit.

FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;

Download and Install ImpressPages

Run the commands below to download ImpressPages content.

cd /tmp && wget http://download.impresspages.org/ImpressPages_5_0_3.zip
unzip ImpressPages_5_0_3.zip
sudo mv ImpressPages /var/www/html/impress

Next, run the commands below to change the root folder permissions.

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/impress/
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/impress/

Configure Nginx ImpressPages Site

Finally, configure the Nginx configuration file for ImpressPages. This file will control how users access ImpressPages content. Run the commands below to create a new configuration file called impress.

sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/impress

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/impress;
    index  index.php index.html index.htm;
    server_name  example.com www.example.com;

    client_max_body_size 100M;

    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args;
       }

    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 ImpressPages 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/impress /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/

Restart Nginx

sudo systemctl restart nginx.service

Next, open your browser, go to the URL, and continue with the installation.

http://example.com/

Click Next to start the installation wizard.

Type in the database connection info and create an administrator account to manage the platform in the backend. and continue

After entering the info above, click Finish to install the CMS.

You’ll find the private website configuration system at http://example.com/admin.

Enjoy!

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