• Apache 2.x web server
  • mod_rewtite is required
• PHP 5.3 with the following extensions:
  • PHP Data Objects (PDO) with MySQL and SQLite drivers
  • GD library of image functions
  • ZIP extension
  • ImageMagick is a native php extension to create and modify images using the ImageMagick API
  • [POSIX] (http://php.net/posix) This module contains an interface to those functions defined in the IEEE 1003.1 (POSIX.1) standards document which are not accessible through other means.
  • [PCNTL] (http://php.net/pcntl) Process Control support in PHP implements the Unix style of process creation, program execution, signal handling and process termination.
• MySQL 5.x with the MyISAM storage engine
• SQLite 3.x
• [ImageMagick] (http://www.imagemagick.org/script/index.php) 6.7.x software suite to create, edit, compose, or convert bitmap images
• PHING 2.4 - for configuration wizard and database deployment
• PHPUnit 3.5 (or 3.6 with DbUnit 1.0.0) - optional

• Install all required packages

    sudo apt-get install unzip git apache2 mysql-server php5 sqlite3 php5-mysql php5-sqlite php5-imagick php-apc php-pear php5-dev imagemagick optipng
  

• Install PadCMSdraw util

  • Compile from sources

          mkdir /tmp/padcmsdraw && cd /tmp/padcmsdraw
          git clone git://github.com/padcms/padcms-draw.git .
          wget http://mupdf.googlecode.com/files/mupdf-thirdparty-2012-04-23.zip
          unzip mupdf-thirdparty-2012-04-23.zip
          make && sudo make install
    

  • Install from package

    • i386

                mkdir /tmp/padcmsdraw && cd /tmp/padcmsdraw
                wget http://dev.padcms.net/attachments/102/padcmsdraw_1.0-1_i386.deb
                dpkg -i padcmsdraw_1.0-1_i386.deb
      

    • x64

                mkdir /tmp/padcmsdraw && cd /tmp/padcmsdraw
                wget http://dev.padcms.net/attachments/103/padcmsdraw_1.0-1_amd64.deb
                dpkg -i padcmsdraw_1.0-1_amd64.deb
      

• Install needed packages from PEAR

    sudo pear config-set auto_discover 1
    sudo pear upgrade-all
    sudo pear install --alldeps pear.phing.info/phing
    sudo pear install pear.phpunit.de/DbUnit-1.0.0
  

• Create databases

    mysql -u root -proot -e 'create database padcms; create database padcms_test;'
  

• Clone the latest stable release of PadCMS backend

    sudo mkdir /var/www/padcms
    sudo chown username:usergroup /var/www/padcms
    git clone git://github.com/padcms/PadCMS-backend.git /var/www/padcms/htdocs
    cd /var/www/padcms/htdocs
  

• Prepare Apache virtual host

    sudo cp vhost.conf.sample /etc/apache2/sites-available/padcms
    sudo a2ensite padcms
    sudo a2enmod rewrite
    sudo apache2ctl restart
  

• Bind host 'padcms.loc' to the 127.0.0.1 IP in /etc/hosts file

    sudo nano /etc/hosts
  

add to the end of file

    127.0.0.1    padcms.loc

• Run phing configuration wizard in the padcms folder. You will be guided through few questions about system configuration. You can use default values or set specific. After configuration, the script will create a folders for temporary files and resources.

    phing init
  

• Run build task to create the necessary tables in databases

    ./padcms build
    APPLICATION_ENV=test ./padcms build
  

• Run the task manager daemon, it will run in the background after first run

    ./padcms manager
  

• Add the PadCMS background tasks manager as cron job - we recommend to run task manager every 15 minutes to check whether the background process is not dead.

    */15 * * * * /var/www/padcms/htdocs/padcms manager > /dev/null 2>&1
  

• Run tests (optional)

    ./padcms phpunitall
  

• To access the backend as superuser open http://padcms.loc in you browser and use credentials:

    Login: admin
    Password: password
  

We strongly recommend to change password asap