Students and new users looking for help installing the latest version of Roadiz from GitHub using Composer with Nginx, MariaDB, and PHP 7.2-FPM support, the steps below should help them get there. For more about Roadiz, please check its homepage. To get started with installing Roadiz, follow the steps below:

Install Nginx HTTP Server on Ubuntu

Nginx HTTP Server is probably the second most popular web server in use today and Roadiz needs a web server. so go and install it on Ubuntu. To install Nginx HTTP on the Ubuntu server, run the commands below. 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. 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.

Install MariaDB Database Server

MariaDB database server is a great place to start when looking at open-source database servers to use with Roadiz. To install MariaDB run the commands below. After installing MariaDB, the commands below can be used to stop, start and enable the MariaDB service to always start up when the server boots. Run these on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Run these on Ubuntu 18.04 and 18.10 LTS After that, run the commands below to secure the MariaDB server by creating a root password and disallowing remote root access. 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 into the MariaDB server Then type the password you created above to sign on. if successful, you should see MariaDB welcome message

PHP 7.2 may not be available in Ubuntu default repositories. to install it, you may 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 Then update and upgrade to PHP 7.2 Next, run the commands below to install PHP 7.2 and related modules. After installing PHP 7.2, run the commands below to open the PHP default config file for Nginx. Then make the changes on the following lines below in the file and save. The value below is a great setting to apply in your environment. After making the change above, save the file and closet. 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 To test PHP 7.2 settings with Nginx, create a phpinfo.php file in the Nginx root directory by running the commands below Then type the content below and save the file. Save the file. then browse to your server hostname followed by /phpinfo.php You should see the PHP default test page.

Create Roadiz Database

Now that you’ve installed all the packages that are required for Roadiz to function, continue below to start configuring the servers. First, run the commands below to create a blank Roadiz database. To log on to the MariaDB database server, run the commands below. Then create a database called roadiz Create a database user called roadizuser with a new password Then grant the user full access to the database. Finally, save your changes and exit. Next, run the commands below to open the MariaDB default config file… Then add the lines below and save… Restart MariaDB after that… Continue below….

Download Roadiz Latest Release

To get Roadiz latest release you may want to use the GitHub repository. Install Composer, Curl and other dependencies to get started. After installing curl and Composer above, change into the Nginx root directory and download Roadiz packages from Github. Then run the commands below to set the correct permissions and give Nginx user ownership of the directory.

Configure Nginx

Finally, configure the Nginx site configuration file for Roadiz. This file will control how users access Roadiz content. Run the commands below to create a new configuration file called roadiz 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. Save the file and exit.

Enable the Roadiz

After configuring the VirtualHost above, enable it by running the commands below Finally, open your browser and browse the server domain name. You should see the Roadiz setup wizard complete. Please follow the wizard carefully. Then follow the on-screen instructions and select the installation language here. Next, verify all requirements are met, then continue with the setup. On the next screen, type in the database name, user and password created above and continue. Continue to create a new theme file. and continue Save the information and continue Create an admin account and complete the setup. After that, Roadiz CMS should be installed and ready to use. Now Roadiz installation is completed you can remove the install.php script from the Roadiz folder and access your fresh website without it. Log on to the backend. Congratulation! You have successfully installed Roadiz on Ubuntu 16.04 | 18.04 You may also like the post below: