Koken is a refreshingly simple open-source content management (CMS) website publishing platform for photographers. It takes the best WYSIWYG editor and makes it better through deep integration with the platform and enhances your photos. With Koken, you can your navigation, add pages, and edit your site’s content and layout with simple point-and-click controls. No HTML experience is required. For more on Koken CMS, please visit its home page

How to install Koken CMS on Ubuntu Linux with Apache support.

As described above, Koken is a refreshingly simple open-source content management (CMS) website publishing platform for photographers. It takes the best WYSIWYG editor and makes it better through deep integration with the platform and enhances your photos. Below is how to install it on Ubuntu Linux with Apache support.

Install Apache2 HTTP Server on Ubuntu

Apache2 HTTP Server is the most popular web server in use. so install it, since Koken CMS 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.

Install MariaDB Database Server

MariaDB database server is a great place to start when looking at open-source database servers to use with Magento. To install MariaDB run the commands below. sudo apt-get install mariadb-server mariadb-client After installing MariaDB, the commands below can be used to stop, start and enable the MariaDB service to always start up when the server boots. Run these on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Run these on Ubuntu 17.10 and 18.04 LTS After that, run the commands below to secure the MariaDB server by creating a root password and disallowing remote root access. sudo mysql_secure_installation 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 To test if MariaDB is installed, type the commands below to logon to MariaDB server sudo mysql -u root -p Then type the password you created above to sign on. if successful, you should see MariaDB welcome message

PHP 7.2 may not be available in 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 7.2 Then update and upgrade to PHP 7.2 sudo apt update Next, run the commands below to install PHP 7.2 and related modules. sudo apt install php7.2 libapache2-mod-php7.2 php7.2-common php7.2-sqlite3 php7.2-curl php7.2-intl php7.2-mbstring php7.2-xmlrpc php7.2-mysql php7.2-gd php7.2-xml php7.2-cli php7.2-zip 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 great setting to apply in your environments. After making the change above, save the file and close. 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 sudo systemctl restart apache2.service To test PHP 7.2 settings with Apache2, create a phpinfo.php file in the Apache2 root directory by running the commands below sudo nano /var/www/html/phpinfo.php 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.

Create Koken Database

Now that you’ve installed all the packages that are required for Koken CMS to function, continue below to start configuring the servers. First, run the commands below to create a blank Koken database. To log on to the MariaDB database server, run the commands below. sudo mysql -u root -p Then create a database called koken CREATE DATABASE koken; Create a database user called token user with a new password CREATE USER ‘koken’@’localhost’ IDENTIFIED BY ’new_password_here’; Then grant the user full access to the database. GRANT ALL ON koken.* TO ‘kokenuser’@’localhost’ IDENTIFIED BY ‘user_password_here’ WITH GRANT OPTION; Finally, save your changes and exit.

Download and Install Koken CMS

Run the commands below to download Koken CMS’s latest content. then unzip the download file and move the content to the Apache2 default root directory. Next, run the commands below to change the root folder permissions.

Step 6: Configure Apache2 Koken CMS Site

Finally, configure the Apache2 configuration file for Koken CMS. This file will control how users access Koken CMS content. Run the commands below to create a new configuration file called koken. conf sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/koken.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. After configuring the VirtualHost above, enable it by running the commands below

Step 7: Enable the Koken CMS Site

After configuring the Virtual Host above, enable it by running the commands below, then restart the Apache2 server. Next, open your browser and go to the URL. and continue with the installation. You should see the Koken installation wizard page. select the installation language and continue. Next, create the superuser account to manage the portal. Then on the next screen, set up the database connection info and continue. When you’re done, complete the installation. After that, Koken should be installed and ready to use. To login to the backend, type the URL below: Enjoy~