For those who want to run Mono CMS with Nginx and PHP-FPM support instead, the steps below should help them get there and configure their websites powered by Mono. Mono CMS offers a clean and minimalistic approach to the content management system. Built with PHP and no database requirement, this CMS platform lets you build great websites for personal and professional use. This CMS platform is fast and gives webmasters extensible features to collaborate and automate engaging experiences with users across multiple devices, including mobile. For more about Mono CMS, please check their Homepage To get started with installing Mono CMS, follow the steps below:
Install Nginx HTTP Server
Mono 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: 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. Now that Nginx is installed. to test whether the web server is working, open your browser and browse to the URL below. If you see the page above, then Nginx is successfully installed.
Install PHP 7.2-FPM and Related Modules
Mono CMS is a PHP-based CMS and PHP is required. However, PHP 7.2-FPM may not be available in Ubuntu default repositories. To run PHP 7.2-FPM on Ubuntu 16.04 and previous, you may need to run the commands below: Then update and upgrade to PHP 7.2-FPM Next, run the commands below to install PHP 7.2-FPM and related modules. After installing PHP 7.2-FPM, run the commands below to open the PHP default configuration file for Nginx. The lines below are a good setting for most PHP-based CMS. Update the configuration file with these and save. Every time you make changes to the PHP configuration file, you should also restart the Nginx web server. To do so, run the commands below: Now that PHP is installed, to test whether it’s functioning, create a test file called phpinfo.php in the Nginx default root directory. ( /var/www/html/) Then type the content below and save the file. Next, open your browser and browse to the server’s hostname or IP address followed by phpinfo.php You should see the PHP default test page.
Download Mono CMS Latest Release
To get Mono CMS’s latest release you may want to go and download from its download page. Or use the commands below to use wget and get it downloaded. Once downloaded extract the downloaded content into the newly created Mono CMS directory. Next, run the commands below to set the correct permissions for the Mono CMS root directory and give Nginx control.
Configure Nginx
Finally, configure the Nginx site configuration file for Mono CMS. This file will control how users access Mono CMS content. Run the commands below to create a new configuration file called monograms 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 Mono CMS 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 to bring up the Mono CMS portal. When you first upload Monocms, you must change the password and username but you don’t have to do that if you just want to transfer from one directory to another. To change the password, you must log in using the default username and password, and then you can change your password from the settings page and your username from the accounts management page. Congratulation! You have successfully installed Mono CMS on Ubuntu 16.04 | 18.04. You may also like the post below:
