It comes with support for comments, trackbacks, multiple syndication formats, spam protection, and many more features that are available with other popular CMS platforms. Geeklog is designed for ease of use with security features that may help protect your content out of the box. For more about Geeklog, please check its homepage. This brief tutorial is going to show students and new users how to install Geeklog CMS on Ubuntu 16.04 | 18.04 | 18.10 with Apache2, MariaDB, and PHP 7.2 support. To get started with installing Geeklog, follow the steps below:

Install Apache2 HTTP Server on Ubuntu

Apache2 HTTP Server is the most popular web server in use. so install it, since Bludit needs it. To install Apache2 HTTP on the Ubuntu server, run the commands below. After installing Apache2, the commands below can be used to stop, start and enable the Apache2 service to always start up with the server boots. To test the Apache2 setup, open your browser and browse to the server hostname or IP address and you should see the Apache2 default test page as shown below. When you see that, then Apache2 is working as expected.

PHP 7.2 may not be available in Ubuntu default repositories for some systems. if you need 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 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 Apache2. 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 close it. After installing PHP and related modules, all you have to do is restart Apache2 to reload PHP configurations. To restart Apache2, run the commands below To test PHP 7.2 settings with Apache2, create a phpinfo.php file in the Apache2 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.

Install MariaDB

Geeklog also requires a database server to function. and MariaDB database server is a great place to start. To install it run the commands below. After installing, the commands below can be used to stop, start and enable the MariaDB service to always start up when the server boots. After that, run the commands below to secure the MariaDB server. 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

Create Geeklog Database

Now that you’ve install all the packages that are required, continue below to start configuring the servers. First, run the commands below to create a Geeklog database. Run the commands below to log on to the database server. When prompted for a password, type the root password you created above. Then create a database called geeklog Create a database user called geekloguser with a new password Then grant the user full access to the database. Finally, save your changes and exit.

Download Geeklog Latest Release

Next, visit the Geeklog site and download the latest version. After downloading, run the commands below to install git and download Geeklog’s content into the Apache2 root directory. Then run the commands below to set the correct permissions for Geeklog to function.

Configure Apache2

Finally, configure the Apahce2 site configuration file for Geeklog. This file will control how users access Geeklog content. Run the commands below to create a new configuration file called geeklog. conf 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 Geeklog and Rewrite Module

After configuring the VirtualHost above, enable it by running the commands below Then open your browser and browse to the server domain name. You should see the Geeklog setup wizard complete. Please follow the wizard carefully. You should see Geeklog’s installation wizard. click the button the create a New Install Next, enter the database connection info you created above, then install the plugin. That’s it! select the option to delete the install directory. and use the username and password provided to sign on. Enjoy! You may also like the post below: