how to install and configure drupal on ubuntu

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Uptate the ubuntu packages.
#apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade && sudo apt-get autoremove




Install apache2 services and enable
# apt-get install apache2
# systemctl start apache2.service
# systemctl enable apache2.service




Install Mysql service and configure database.
# apt-get -y install mysql-server mysql-client
# systemctl start mysql.service
# systemctl enable mysql.service




Run the commands below to secure MySQL server.
# mysql_secure_installation




Login to mysql and configure database :
# mysql -u root -p




root@ip-10-0-1-59:/home/ubuntu# mysql -u root -p
Enter password:
Welcome to the MySQL monitor.  Commands end with ; or g.
Your MySQL connection id is 7
Server version: 5.7.21-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 (Ubuntu)


Copyright (c) 2000, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.


Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its
affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective
owners.


Type ‘help;’ or ‘h’ for help. Type ‘c’ to clear the current input statement.


mysql> CREATE DATABASE drupal;
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)




mysql> CREATE USER drupaluser@localhost IDENTIFIED BY ‘password’;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)


mysql> GRANT ALL ON drupal.* TO drupaluser@localhost;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)


mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)


mysql> exit;
Bye






Install Php and other modules :


# apt-get install php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql php-xml php-mysql php-curl php-gd php-imagick php-imap php-mcrypt php-recode php-tidy php-xmlrpc




Download latest drupal content :
# cd /tmp && wget ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/drupal-8.3.5.tar.gz




Extract the downloaded file
# tar xzvf drupal*




Move drupal content to apache root directory :
# mv drupal-8.3.5/* /var/www/html






Create setting.php file by copying the default.settings.php file.
# cp /var/www/html/sites/default/default.settings.php /var/www/html/sites/default/settings.php




Set permission and ownership of root directory :
# chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/*
# chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/*




Enable Apache2 modules:
# a2enmod rewrite
# a2enmod env
# a2enmod dir
# a2enmod mime






Edit apache configuration file and change the setting as given below :
# vim /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/000-default.conf




<VirtualHost *:80>


     ServerAdmin vishal@vishalvyas.com
     DocumentRoot /var/www/html/
     ServerName vishalvyas.com
     ServerAlias www.vishalvyas.com
     ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
     CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined


      <Directory /var/www/html/>
           Options FollowSymlinks
           AllowOverride All
           Require all granted
      </Directory>
      <Directory /var/www/html/>
           RewriteEngine on
           RewriteBase /
           RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
           RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
           RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php?q=$1 [L,QSA]
      </Directory>


</VirtualHost>




Restart apache service :


# systemctl restart apache2


After restart Apache, open your web browser and browse your ip and you should see Drupal configuration wizard.










Select Standard installation and continue
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Enter Database Information and continue.



Installing Drupal.






Enter your details and configure site.






It’s Done.



Your Drupal site is ready to use and implement.








By VishalVyas










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