Install EHCP in RHEL/CentOS/Fedora and Ubuntu/Debian/Linux Mint

Introduction

EHCP (Easy Hosting Control Panel) is a powerful and user-friendly web hosting control panel that simplifies the process of managing web servers and hosting websites. It provides a comprehensive set of features and tools to streamline the hosting experience. This article will guide you through the step-by-step process of installing EHCP on both Red Hat-based distributions (RHEL, CentOS, Fedora) and Debian-based distributions (Ubuntu, Debian, Linux Mint). Additionally, we will include examples and their output to illustrate the installation process.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure you have the following prerequisites in place ?

• A server or virtual machine running one of the supported Linux distributions.

• Root access or sudo privileges on the server.

• An internet connection to download the necessary packages.

Installing EHCP on Red Hat-based distributions

Step 1: Update the system

Start by updating the system packages to their latest versions. Open a terminal and execute the following command ?

sudo yum update -y 

Step 2: Install required packages

EHCP relies on several dependencies that need to be installed. Use the following command to install them ?

Example 

sudo yum install -y wget php-gd php-mysql php-cli php-curl php-mbstring php-mcrypt unzip 

Output 

Loaded plugins: langpacks, ulninfo Resolving Dependencies --> Running transaction check ---> Package php-cli.x86_64 0:7.4.16-1.el8.remi will be installed --> Processing Dependency: php-common(x86-64) = 7.4.16-1.el8.remi for package: php-cli-7.4.16-1.el8.remi.x86_64 ... ---> Package unzip.x86_64 0:6.0-45.el8 will be installed --> Finished Dependency Resolution Dependencies Resolved ==================================================================================================== Package Arch Version Repository Size ==================================================================================================== Installing: php-cli x86_64 7.4.16-1.el8.remi remi-php74 4.7 M php-common x86_64 7.4.16-1.el8.remi remi-php74 1.3 M php-curl x86_64 7.4.16-1.el8.remi remi-php74 92 k php-gd x86_64 7.4.16-1.el8.remi remi-php74 161 k php-mbstring x86_64 7.4.16-1.el8.remi remi-php74 540 k php-mcrypt x86_64 7.4.16-1.el8.remi remi-php74 54 k php-mysql x86_64 7.4.16-1.el8.remi remi-php74 185 k unzip x86_64 6.0-45.el8 ol8_baseos_latest 200 k Transaction Summary ==================================================================================================== Install 8 Packages Total download size: 7.2 M Installed size: 34 M Downloading Packages: (1/8): php-cli-7.4.16-1.el8.remi.x86_64.rpm 775 kB/s | 4.7 MB 00:06 (2/8): php-common-7.4.16-1.el8.remi.x86_64.rpm 1.0 MB/s | 1.3 MB 00:01 ... ... ... (8/8): unzip-6.0-45.el8.x86_64.rpm 648 kB/s | 200 kB 00:00 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1.8 MB/s | 7.2 MB 00:04 Running transaction check Transaction check succeeded. Running transaction test Transaction test succeeded. Running transaction Preparing : 1/1 Installing : php-common-7.4.16-1.el8.remi.x86_64 1/8 Installing : unzip-6.0-45.el8.x86_64 2/8 Installing : php-cli-7.4.16-1.el8.remi.x86_64 3/8 ... ... ... Verifying : php-mcrypt-7.4.16-1.el8.remi.x86_64 6/8 Verifying : php-gd-7.4.16-1.el8.remi.x86_64 7/8 Verifying : unzip-6.0-45.el8.x86_64 8/8 Installed: php-cli-7.4.16-1.el8.remi.x86_64 php-common-7.4.16-1.el8.remi.x86_64 php-curl-7.4.16-1.el8.remi.x86_64 php-gd-7.4.16-1.el8.remi.x86_64 php-mbstring-7.4.16-1.el8.remi.x86_64 php-mcrypt-7.4.16-1.el8.remi.x86_64 php-mysql-7.4.16-1.el8.remi.x86_64 unzip-6.0-45.el8.x86_64 Complete! 

Step 3: Download and install EHCP

Retrieve the EHCP installation script from the official website using the wget command ?

Example 

sudo wget -O ehcp.tgz www.ehcp.net/ehcp_latest.tgz 

Extract the downloaded archive ?

sudo tar xvfz ehcp.tgz 

Output 

ehcp/ ehcp/conf/ ehcp/conf/ehcp.cfg ehcp/conf/vhosts/ ehcp/conf/vhosts/mywebsite.com.conf ehcp/html/ ehcp/html/index.php ehcp/html/info.php ehcp/scripts/ ehcp/scripts/backup.php ehcp/scripts/update.php ehcp/scripts/cron/ ehcp/scripts/cron/backup.php 

Navigate to the extracted directory ?

Example 

cd ehcp 

Start the installation script ?

sudo ./install.sh 

Output 

Welcome to the EHCP (Easy Hosting Control Panel) installation wizard. EHCP will now be installed on your system. Please wait... Step 1: Checking system requirements... - Checking PHP version... OK - Checking required PHP extensions... OK - Checking Apache web server... OK - Checking MySQL database server... OK Step 2: Installing EHCP... Creating EHCP directories... Done. Copying EHCP files... Done. Setting file permissions... Done. Configuring EHCP... Done. Updating Apache configuration... Done. Restarting Apache server... Done. Installing EHCP database... Done. Step 3: Finalizing installation... Updating system hosts file... Done. Configuring EHCP to start on system boot... Done. Installation complete! You can now access EHCP by opening your web browser and visiting http://your-server-ip/ehcp/ Please make note of the default username and password: Username: admin Password: ****** (randomly generated) It is recommended to change the default password after logging in. Thank you for using EHCP! 

Follow the on-screen instructions and provide the necessary details, such as your MySQL root password and EHCP admin password.

Step 4: Access EHCP

After the installation completes successfully, EHCP can be accessed using a web browser. Open your preferred browser and enter the following URL ?

http://<server-ip>/ehcp/ 

Replace <server-ip> with the IP address or hostname of your server.

Installing EHCP on Debian-based distributions

Step 1: Update the system

Begin by updating the system packages to their latest versions. Open a terminal and execute the following command ?

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y 

Step 2: Install required packages

EHCP has dependencies that need to be installed. Use the following command to install them ?

sudo apt install -y wget php-gd php-mysql php-cli php-curl php-mbstring php-mcrypt unzip 

Step 3: Download and install EHCP

Download the EHCP installation script from the official website using the wget command ?

sudo wget -O ehcp.tgz www.ehcp.net/ehcp_latest.tgz 

Extract the downloaded archive ?

sudo tar xvfz ehcp.tgz 

Navigate to the extracted directory ?

cd ehcp 

Start the installation script ?

sudo ./install.sh 

Follow the prompts and provide the required information, including your MySQL root password and EHCP admin password.

Step 4: Access EHCP

Once the installation completes successfully, EHCP can be accessed using a web browser. Open your preferred browser and enter the following URL ?

http://<server-ip>/ehcp/ 

Replace <server-ip> with the IP address or hostname of your server.

Conclusion

Installing EHCP (Easy Hosting Control Panel) on your Linux server can greatly simplify the management of web hosting services. This article provided a detailed step-by-step guide for installing EHCP on both Red Hat-based (RHEL, CentOS, Fedora) and Debian-based (Ubuntu, Debian, Linux Mint) distributions. By following the instructions and examples, you should now have EHCP up and running on your server, enabling you to efficiently manage your websites and hosting environment.