ProcessWire is a flexible, lightweight, and simple content management system based on PHP. It is designed for ease of use to allow webmasters and owners to create powerful and dynamic content websites. If you’re looking for a simple content management platform to manage your websites or blogs and 100% free, you’ll find ProcessWire to be useful. This post covers installing the latest version of ProcessWire, which at the time of writing is 3.0.62

How to install ProcessWire on Ubuntu Linux with Nginx support

As described above, ProcessWire is a flexible, lightweight, and simple content management system based on PHP. It is designed for ease of use to allow webmasters and owners to create powerful and dynamic content websites. Below is how to install it on Ubuntu Linux with Nginx support.

Step 1: Install Nginx

ProcessWire requires a webserver to function and the second most popular web server in use today is Nginx. So, go and install Nginx on Ubuntu by running the commands below: Next, run the commands below to stop, start and enable the Nginx service to always start up with the server boots.

Install MariaDB

ProcessWire 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

PHP 7.1 isn’t available on Ubuntu default repositories… to install 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 7.1 Then update and upgrade to PHP 7.1 Run the commands below to install PHP 7.1 and related modules. After installing PHP 7.1, run the commands below to open the PHP-FPM default file. Then make the change to the following lines below in the file and save.

Create ProcessWire Database

Now that you’ve installed all the packages that are required, continue below to start configuring the servers. First, run the commands below to create the ProcessWire 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 processdb Create a database user called processuser with a new password Then grant the user full access to the database. Finally, save your changes and exit.

Download ProcessWire Latest Release

Next, visit the ProcessWire site and download the latest version. After downloading, run the commands below to extract the downloaded file into the Nginx root directory. Then run the commands below to set the correct permissions for ProcessWire to function.

Configure Nginx

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

After configuring the VirtualHost above, enable it by running the commands below To load all the settings above, restart Nginx by running the commands below. Then open your browser and browse to the server domain name. You should see ProcessWire setup wizard to complete. Please follow the wizard carefully. Then follow the on-screen instructions until you’ve successfully installed ProcessWire. Choose the Classic profile to install Then validate that all the requirements are met Then type in the database connection information and continue Then create an admin username and password Finish the process and enjoy ProcessWire To access the admin page, go to http://example.com/processwire/ You may also like the post below: