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    How to Install WebERP on Ubuntu 20.04

    WebERP is a free, open-source software solution for handling accounting and enterprise operations, developed using PHP. It enables management of core business activities such as purchase orders, web-based sales, production, inventory shipping, general ledger, and more. This guide will walk you through the steps to install WebERP on a system running Ubuntu 20.04.

    Requirements

    • Set up a freshly updated Ubuntu 20.04 LTS instance.
    • Install the LAMP stack — Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP — on the server.
    • Create a standard user account with sudo privileges.

    Step 1: Adjust MySQL Settings for WebERP

    Once the LAMP environment is in place, a few database configuration steps are necessary to enable WebERP functionality.

    Access the MySQL shell:

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    $ sudo mysql -u root -p

    Inside MySQL, create a database for WebERP:

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    CREATE DATABASE weberp;

    Assign full access rights to the newly created database:

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    GRANT ALL ON weberp.* TO 'weberp'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'SecurePassword';

    Apply the permission updates:

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    FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

    Exit the MySQL interface:

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    \q

    Step 2: Configure Apache to Run WebERP

    To set up Apache for WebERP, you need to edit the default virtual host configuration file.

    Open the Apache configuration file in a text editor:

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    $ sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/000-default.conf

    Remove any existing content in the file and substitute it with the configuration below. Make sure to replace example.com with your actual domain name.

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    <VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerAdmin admin@example.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/html/weberp/
    ServerName example.com
    ServerAlias www.example.com

    <Directory /var/www/html/weberp/>
        Options FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride All
        Order allow,deny
        allow from all
    </Directory>

    ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/example.com-error_log
    CustomLog /var/log/apache2/example.com-access_log common
</VirtualHost>

    Enable the Apache rewrite feature:

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    $ sudo a2enmod rewrite

    Restart Apache so the changes can take effect:

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    $ sudo systemctl restart apache2

    Step 3: Install WebERP

    To begin setting up WebERP, first install the necessary tool for extracting the archive file.

    Install the unzip package:

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    $ sudo apt install unzip

    Download the WebERP package from SourceForge:

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    $ wget https://sourceforge.net/projects/web-erp/files/webERP_4.15.zip

    Extract the downloaded ZIP archive:

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    $ sudo unzip webERP_4.15.zip

    Move the extracted folder into Apache’s web directory:

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    $ sudo cp -r webERP /var/www/html/weberp

    Set the correct ownership and access permissions for the WebERP folder:

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    $ sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/weberp
$ sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/weberp

    Final Steps

    The WebERP application has now been successfully deployed on your server.

    Open your browser and visit your domain to access the WebERP interface. For example:

    http://www.example.com

    Use the following settings during the database configuration phase of the setup wizard:

    • Database name: weberp
    • Database user: weberp
    • Password: The secure password you assigned in Step 1

    Source: vultr.com

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