This article explains setting up SCHLIX CMS with Nginx support on Ubuntu Linux.
SCHLIX CMS is an open-source and modern content management system that provides everything you need to build websites to manage your content. It is designed for ease of use and allows enterprises and business owners to collaborate and automate engaging user experiences across multiple devices, including mobile.
To run SCHLIX CMS, you need a web and database server. Nginx is a popular open-source web server that can run SCHLIX CMS. This article provides step-by-step instructions on how to set up SCHLIX CMS on Ubuntu Linux with Nginx support.
For more about SCHLIX CMS, please check their Homepage
To get started with installing SCHLIX, follow the steps below:
Install Nginx HTTP Server
SCHLIX CMS requires a web server, and the Nginx HTTP server is probably the second most popular open-source web server available today. To install the 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 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
Now that Nginx has been installed browse your browser to the URL below to test whether the web server works.
http://localhost
If you see the page above, then Nginx is successfully installed.
Install MariaDB Database Server
SCHLIX also requires a database server to store its content. MariaDB is a great place to start if you want a genuinely open-source database server. To install MariaDB, run the commands below:
sudo apt-get install mariadb-server mariadb-client
After installing MariaDB, the commands below can stop and start the service and enable it 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 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): Press the Enter
- Set root password? [Y/n]: Y
- New password: Enter the 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
Once MariaDB is installed, run the commands below to test whether the database server was installed.
sudo mysql -u root -p
Type the root password when prompted.
The server was successfully installed if you see a similar screen.
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’s 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 Nginx’s PHP default configuration file.
sudo nano /etc/php/7.2/fpm/php.ini
The lines below are a good setting 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
When you change the PHP configuration file, you should restart the PHP 7.2-FPM service. To do so, run the commands below:
sudo systemctl restart php7.2-fpm.service
Once PHP is installed, create a test file called phpinfo.php in the 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
http://localhost/phpinfo.php
You should see the PHP default test page.
Create SCHLIX Database
Once you’ve installed all the packages required for SCHLIX to function, continue below to start configuring the servers. First, run the commands below to create a blank SCHLIX database.
To log on to the MariaDB database server, run the commands below.
sudo mysql -u root -p
Then, create a database called Scalix.
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;
Download SCHLIX Latest Release
To get SCHLIX’s latest release, you may want to download it 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 the 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/
Configure Nginx
Finally, configure the 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 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.
Enable the SCHLIX
After configuring the VirtualHost above, please 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 the SCHLIX setup wizard complete. Please follow the wizard carefully.
http://example.com/install
You should see the Schlix installation page. Then, accept the license agreements and continue.
One of the following is recommended: suPHP, suExec, or PHP-FPM installed to make it easier to work with file permissions.
SCHLIX CMS must 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. The 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 log on to the admin portal, use the URL.
http://example.com/admin
Enjoy~
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