What is B2evolution #
B2evolution is a simple content management system used for creating easy blogs for the community or the self. You can build a simple one-page website or photos gallery on b2evoution. It is very simple to use b2evolution. In this article, we are getting the installation process of b2evolution. It is open free source so anyone can use it for themselves.
Uses of B2evolution #
- Homepage
- Blogs
- Newsletters
- Galleries
- Forums
- Directories
System requirements of B2evolution #
- Php
- minimum 5.6, recommended 5.6+
- Webserver
- apache minimum 2.0 recommended 2.0+
- MySQL
- 5.2+ for older version or 5.3.3+ latest version
Features of B2evolution #
- Multiple users and authors
- Localized in several languages
- Easy install and upgrade
Installation of B2evolution #
The installation process for b2evolution has 2 methods you can use any one of them for installation. The methods are as follows
- Installation using softaculous app installer
- Manual installation
Installation using a softaculous app installer #
For installation of b2evolution using softaculous app installer follow the steps.
Step1: login to your hostrik Cpanel account and go to the software section and click on softaculous app installer. Ne window of the softaculous app installer will open.
Step2: Type b2evolution on the search box of the softaculous and press enter, installation window of b2evolution will open, click on install.
Step3: in that interface, you will see 4 parts
- Software setup
- Admin account
- choose language
- Advanced option
Software setup
Step4: Choose the protocol of the website (HTTP:// or HTTPS://) for your blog. then Choose the domain you want to install b2-evolution.
Admin account
Step5: In the admin account select the username of your account. In the password, the section chooses the password of your account. Also in write the admin mail for your site
choose language
Step6: choose the language you want to install b2evolution.
Advanced option
Step7: In the advanced option select the database and backup for your blog if you want otherwise-click install.
Manual installation #
For manual installation of b2-evolution, you have to follow some steps, the steps are divided into 3 parts.
- File configuration
- Database creation
- Site configuration
Setting up file
To set the drupal files perform the following steps
Step1: go to the official website of b2evolution download the version of drupal you want in the ZIP format.
Step2: login to Cpanel of your hosting, go to file manager,
Step3: paste the file you downloaded in the public_html directory of your domain,
Extract that file.
Creating database
To create a database perform the following steps
Step1: go to MySQLDatabase, give a name to the database, and click create the database.
Step2: In the next step add a user to the database, add the username of the user, write a password, and then click create a user.
Step3: In the next window give all privileges to the user.
Site configuration
Step1: go to the URL you are going to install b2evolution, you will see the instruction page, in the upper side click on the installer to install b2-evolution.
Step2: choose the language for installation of b2-evolution you can choose the language you want by clicking on more language.
Step3: configure the database you created in the database section give the username password and database name.
Step4: in the additional setting select the directory of installation and email for it. and click on update the config file.
Step5: In the next step it’ll ask you how you want to install, select the new install and click on next.
Step6: Here you will see which type of blog you want to install, select the type of website you want, and click on install.
Step7: in the next step you will see the installation process has started then you will get the id and password for the admin account for your side.