Pimcore combines Product Information Management (PIM), Master Data Management (MDM), Content Management (CMS), and eCommerce. This open-source platform based on the Zend Framework might be very useful for your business. Finding an open-source content management system that fits your business needs might be a difficult task. You may be able to get CMS like WordPress or Drupal and publish content but that may not be enough for some businesses.

How to install PIMCore on Ubuntu Linux with Nginx support

As mentioned above, Pimcore combines Product Information Management (PIM), Master Data Management (MDM), Content Management (CMS), and eCommerce. Below is how to install it on Ubuntu Linux with Nginx support.

Install Nginx

Nginx HTTP Server represents the A in the LAMP stack. It’s the most popular web server in use. so install it, since Pimcore needs it. To install Nginx HTTP on the Ubuntu 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. To test the Nginx setup, open your browser and browse to the server hostname or IP address and you should see the Nginx default test page as shown below. When you see that, then Nginx is working as expected.

Install MariaDB

MariaDB database server is a great place to start when looking at open-source database servers to use with Pimcore. To install MariaDB run the commands below. 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. 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

To test if MariaDB is installed, type the commands below to logon into the MariaDB server Then type the password you created above to sign on. if successful, you should see MariaDB welcome message

PHP 7.1-FPM may not be 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-FPM Then update and upgrade to PHP 7.1-FPM Next, run the commands below to install PHP 7.2 and related modules. After installing PHP 7.1, run the commands below to open the PHP default config file for Nginx. 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 Nginx to reload PHP configurations. To restart Nginx, run the commands below

Create Pimcore 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 a blank Pimcore database. To login into MariaDB database server, run the commands below Then create a database called pimcoredb Create a database user called pimcoreuser with a new password Then grant the user full access to the database. Finally, save your changes and exit

Download PimCore Latest Release

Next, visit the Pimcore site and download the latest version. After downloading, run the commands below to extract the download file into the Nginx root directory. Then run the commands below to set the correct permissions for Concrete5 to function.

Configure Nginx

Finally, configure the Apahce2 site configuration file for Pimcore. This file will control how users access Pimcore content. Run the commands below to create a new configuration file called pimcore 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 Pimcore

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.

Install Let’s Encrypt Client

To get Let’s Encrypt free SSL/TLS certificates on your Ubuntu machine, you should first install its client. The client helps automate the process for you. To install it, run the commands below. If python-certbot-Nginx isn’t already installed, you may have to add its PPA repository and install the package.

Obtaining your free SSL/TLS Certificates

After installing Let’s Encrypt Certbot client module for Nginx, run the commands below to obtain your free Let’s Encrypt SSL/TLS certificate in the domain specified. make sure to replace example.com with your domain. After running the above commands, you should get prompted to accept the licensing terms. If everything is checked, the client should automatically install the free SSL/TLS certificate and configure the Nginx site to use the certs. Choose Yes ( Y ) to share your email address This is how easy is it to obtain your free SSL/TLS certificate for your Nginx-powered website. Pick option 2 to redirect all traffic over HTTPS. This is important! After that, the SSL client should install the cert and configure your website to redirect all traffic over HTTPS. The highlighted code block should be added to your Nginx Pimcore configuration file automatically by Let’s Encrypt certbot. Your Pimcore site is ready to be used over HTTPS. You’ll have to manually renew the certificates. You’ll get an email reminder to reset when the certificates are about to expire. To test the renewal process run the commands below. To set up a process to automatically renew the certificates, add a cron job to execute the renewal process. Then add the line below and save. The cron job will attempt to renew 30 days before expiring Next, open your browser and browse to the server domain name followed by install. You should see the Pimcore setup wizard complete. Please follow the wizard carefully. Type the database connection info. and create a new admin account for the backend portal. After that, you should be able to log on to the admin portal with the credentials you created. Enjoy~