Install VTiger CRM on an Ubuntu 14.04 VPS

VTiger is a web-based, modular constructed Customer Relationship Management system that enables sales, support, and marketing teams to organize and collaborate to measurably improve customer experiences and business outcomes. By using VTiger you can have a complete business management suite that will provide you with email, inventory, project management, and other useful tools.

The modular design makes VTiger CRM customizable to all your individual requirements and supports you in sales, marketing, controlling and service.

In this tutorial we will install VTiger CRM on a Ubuntu 14.04 VPS.

REQUIREMENTS

We will be using our SSD 1 Linux VPS Hosting plan for this tutorial.

Login to your server via SSH

# ssh root@server_ip

You can check whether you have the proper version of Ubuntu installed on our server with the below command:

# lsb_release -a

Which should give you the underneath output:

Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description:    Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS
Release:        14.04
Codename:       trusty

UPDATE THE SYSTEM

Make sure your server is fully up to date.

#  apt-get update && apt-get upgrade

After that, you’ll need to create a database for your VTiger installation. Log into MySQL as root:

#  mysql -u root -p

Use the below statements:

mysql> create database vtiger;

mysql> grant all privileges on vtiger.* to vtigeru@localhost identified by 'your_password';

mysql> flush privileges;

mysql> exit

INSTALL VTIGER

First, create a directory for the VTiger installation. We will name it vtiger. Execute the following:

#  mkdir -p /var/www/html/vtiger/

Enter the newly created directory:

#  cd /var/www/html/vtiger/

Download the latest VTiger version (which at this point is 6.4) and unpack it using the below commands:

#  wget http://sourceforge.net/projects/vtigercrm/files/vtiger%20CRM%206.4.0/Core%20Product/vtigercrm6.4.0.tar.gz

#  tar zxvf vtigercrm6.4.0.tar.gz

Move everything from the unpacked vtigercrm directory into the one you are currently stationed:

#  mv vtigercrm/* .

Remove the unnesessary directory and file:

#  rm -rf vtigercrm/ vtigercrm6.4.0.tar.gz

Assign the proper ownership on the Vtiger installation files and directories:

#  chown www-data: -R ../vtiger/

Next, you need to create a virtual host directive for the domain that you’ll want to serve VTiger. Create an empty file, let’s call it vtiger.conf:

#  touch /etc/apache2/sites-available/vtiger.conf

Enable the site:

#  ln -s /etc/apache2/sites-available/vtiger.conf /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/

Now, open the empty vtiger.conf file with your favorite text editor and paste the following:

<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin admin@yourdomain.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/vtiger/
ServerName yourdomain.com
ServerAlias www.yourdomain.com
<Directory /var/www/html/vtiger/>
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
</Directory>
ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/yourdomain.com-error_log
CustomLog /var/log/apache2/yourdomain.com-access_log common
</VirtualHost>

Restart Apache for the changes to take effect:

# /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

Now, let’s tweak some of your PHP settings so you can later complete the VTiger installation. Open the php.ini file:

#  nano /etc/php5/cli/php.ini

Make the below changes:

display_errors = Off
change to
display_errors = On

max_execution_time = 30
change to
max_execution_time = 600

error_reporting = E_ALL & ~E_DEPRECATED
change to
error_reporting = E_WARNING & ~E_NOTICE & ~E_DEPRECATED

log_errors = On
change to
log_errors = Off

short_open_tag = Off
change to
short_open_tag = On

Save and close the file.

Restart Apache again:

# /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

You can now open your favorite browser and navigate to yourdomain.com so you can finish the VTiger installation.

Once you get to the Vtiger’s Pre Installation check screen you should see that everything is OK. If there are some recommended PHP settings or modules that need to be installed, apply the needed changes. In the next window you will need to enter the information for the database that you created previously, create an Administrator user, set a password for it and some other similar things. After you click Next, you will be welcomed by the Optional Modules screen. Here you can choose which optional modules should be installed in Vtiger CRM.

Then, click Next to start the installation.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed VTiger on your Ubuntu 14.04 VPS.

Of course you don’t have to do any of this if you use one of our Linux VPS Hosting services, in which case you can simply ask our expert Linux admins to install VTiger for you. They are available 24×7 and will take care of your request immediately. You can also consider reading our guide on How to Install Vtiger CRM on an Ubuntu 18.04 VPS.

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