Install Concrete CMS on Ubuntu (LAMP)

Step 1: Update the system

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

Step 2: Install Apache

sudo apt-get install apache2

Start it and enable it at boot:

sudo systemctl start apache2 && sudo systemctl enable apache2

Check it:

sudo systemctl status apache2

Step 3: Install PHP

sudo apt install php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql php-curl php-gd php-dom php-xml php-mbstring php-zip

php -v

Step 4: Install MariaDB

sudo apt install mariadb-server

sudo systemctl start mariadb && sudo systemctl enable mariadb

Log in to the database:

sudo mysql -u root

Create a database and a user. Choose a strong password:

CREATE DATABASE concrete5;
CREATE USER 'concrete5'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'change-this-password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON concrete5.* TO 'concrete5'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

QUIT;

Step 5: Download Concrete CMS

Get the link of the latest version from the Concrete CMS website and download it:

wget https://www.concretecms.com/application/files/3016/5350/5462/concrete-cms-9.1.1.zip

Unzip it (install unzip first if needed):

unzip concrete-cms-9.1.1.zip

Move it to the web folder:

sudo mv concrete-cms-9.1.1 /var/www/html/concrete5

Set the owner and the permissions:

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/concrete5/

sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/concrete5

Step 6: Create an Apache virtual host

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/concrete5.conf

Add (change the domain and the paths to match your setup):

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerAdmin admin@your-domain.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/html/concrete5
    ServerName your-domain.com

    <Directory /var/www/html/concrete5>
        Options FollowSymlinks
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>

    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/your-domain.com_error.log
    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/your-domain.com_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Step 7: Enable the site

sudo a2ensite concrete5.conf
sudo a2enmod rewrite
sudo systemctl reload apache2

Step 8: Finish in the browser

Open https://your-domain.com/index.php/install (or http:// if you do not have SSL yet).

1. Check the requirements and choose your language.

   

2. Enter the name of the site, your admin email and a password.
3. Enter the database details: server localhost, the database name, user name and password from step 4.

   

4. Choose a starting point (sample content or blank site) and click Install Concrete CMS.
5. When it finishes, log in to your new site.

   

Quick recap

• Install the LAMP stack and create a database.
• Download Concrete CMS to /var/www/html/concrete5 and make a virtual host.
• Finish the setup at /index.php/install.