# The Xibo CMS

**URL:** https://community.xibo.org.uk/c/kb/the-xibo-cms/23.md

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## [Installation Guides for the Xibo CMS](https://community.xibo.org.uk/t/installation-guides-for-the-xibo-cms/21824)

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**Author:** [@natasha](https://community.xibo.org.uk/u/natasha)\
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**Last updated:** [February 7, 2020, 12:31pm UTC](https://community.xibo.org.uk/t/installation-guides-for-the-xibo-cms/21824 "2020-02-07T12:31:43Z")

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Our recommended installation guides can be found using the following link: CMS Installation Guides Please select the guide appropriate for your environment. Once your Xibo CMS is installed, additional set up is require…

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## [About the Xibo CMS](https://community.xibo.org.uk/t/about-the-xibo-cms/21822)

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**Author:** [@natasha](https://community.xibo.org.uk/u/natasha)\
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**Last updated:** [February 7, 2020, 12:28pm UTC](https://community.xibo.org.uk/t/about-the-xibo-cms/21822 "2020-02-07T12:28:24Z")

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The Xibo CMS is an open source web application which can be self-hosted or run on our Xibo in the Cloud platform. The Xibo CMS allows you to easily manage your content and deploy from any location in the comfort of your…

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## [MySQL 8.0 - 8.4 Upgrade Notes (mysql\_native\_password)](https://community.xibo.org.uk/t/mysql-8-0-8-4-upgrade-notes-mysql-native-password/36959)

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**Author:** [@alex](https://community.xibo.org.uk/u/alex)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2026, 12:55pm UTC](https://community.xibo.org.uk/t/mysql-8-0-8-4-upgrade-notes-mysql-native-password/36959 "2026-01-21T12:55:57Z")

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Xibo 4.4.0 releases with MySQL 8.4 by default. If you’re upgrading from an earlier version of Xibo, particularly if you previously upgraded from Xibo 3.x to 4.x, then you should check that the passwords for the users in…

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## [MySQL logs "Please use caching\_sha2\_password instead" after upgrade to MySQL 8.0/Xibo 4](https://community.xibo.org.uk/t/mysql-logs-please-use-caching-sha2-password-instead-after-upgrade-to-mysql-8-0-xibo-4/30689)

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**Author:** [@alex](https://community.xibo.org.uk/u/alex)\
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**Last updated:** [December 6, 2023, 11:09am UTC](https://community.xibo.org.uk/t/mysql-logs-please-use-caching-sha2-password-instead-after-upgrade-to-mysql-8-0-xibo-4/30689 "2023-12-06T11:09:15Z")

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When you upgrade a self-hosted installation from MySQL 5.7 to MySQL 8.0 as part of the upgrade to Xibo version 4, you may find the following logged in your MySQL logs repeatedly. \[Warning\] \[MY-013360\] \[Server\] Plugin m…

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## [Settings for the CMS](https://community.xibo.org.uk/t/settings-for-the-cms/21823)

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**Author:** [@natasha](https://community.xibo.org.uk/u/natasha)\
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**Last updated:** [February 7, 2020, 12:30pm UTC](https://community.xibo.org.uk/t/settings-for-the-cms/21823 "2020-02-07T12:30:47Z")

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Once installed, the Xibo CMS comes with a number of options that can be configured from the Administration section of the CMS main menu: CMS Configuration Further settings and options which you may find useful can be fo…

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## [Xibo for Docker on Windows 64bit, other than Windows 10](https://community.xibo.org.uk/t/xibo-for-docker-on-windows-64bit-other-than-windows-10/16300)

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**Author:** [@natasha](https://community.xibo.org.uk/u/natasha)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2018, 2:40pm UTC](https://community.xibo.org.uk/t/xibo-for-docker-on-windows-64bit-other-than-windows-10/16300 "2018-10-25T14:40:58Z")

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Please note: As Docker on Windows is not recommended we no longer support the updating of information on this page, so please be aware that the following guide may be outdated. We instead recommend installing with Docker…

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## [Post Installation Set up for the Xibo CMS](https://community.xibo.org.uk/t/post-installation-set-up-for-the-xibo-cms/21875)

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**Author:** [@natasha](https://community.xibo.org.uk/u/natasha)\
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**Last updated:** [February 11, 2020, 9:29am UTC](https://community.xibo.org.uk/t/post-installation-set-up-for-the-xibo-cms/21875 "2020-02-11T09:29:24Z")

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Once your Xibo CMS is installed, some additional setup is required to enable all functionality. Follow the steps in the following link: Xibo CMS Post-Installation Setup Guide

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## [Xibo for Docker on Windows 10 64 bit](https://community.xibo.org.uk/t/xibo-for-docker-on-windows-10-64-bit/16298)

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**Author:** [@natasha](https://community.xibo.org.uk/u/natasha)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2018, 1:59pm UTC](https://community.xibo.org.uk/t/xibo-for-docker-on-windows-10-64-bit/16298 "2018-10-25T13:59:22Z")

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Please note: As Docker on Windows is not recommended we no longer support the updating of information on this page, so please be aware that the following guide may be outdated. We instead recommend installing with Docker…

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## [Installing php\_zmq zeromq on XAMPP with PHP 5.6 as a service](https://community.xibo.org.uk/t/installing-php-zmq-zeromq-on-xampp-with-php-5-6-as-a-service/9478)

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**Author:** [@Q399823](https://community.xibo.org.uk/u/Q399823)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2017, 7:59pm UTC](https://community.xibo.org.uk/t/installing-php-zmq-zeromq-on-xampp-with-php-5-6-as-a-service/9478 "2017-06-02T19:59:56Z")

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Hello I have E:\\XAMPP with PHP 5.6.15 running on Windows Server 2012 R2 Std I have E:\\xibo (1.8.0) along with SymlinkD referencing E:\\XAMPP\\htdocs\\xibo to E:\\xibo\\web Following posts on the Internet I have downloaded .…

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## [How can I run a SQL command when using a Docker Install?](https://community.xibo.org.uk/t/how-can-i-run-a-sql-command-when-using-a-docker-install/9946)

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**Author:** [@dan](https://community.xibo.org.uk/u/dan)\
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**Last updated:** [May 8, 2017, 7:38am UTC](https://community.xibo.org.uk/t/how-can-i-run-a-sql-command-when-using-a-docker-install/9946 "2017-05-08T07:38:07Z")

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While troubleshooting an issue you maybe asked to run a SQL statement on your database Docker container, or you may want to run a statement yourself for another purpose. To do either of these things there are two options…

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## [1.8.0, Docker Toolbox, and IP addressing](https://community.xibo.org.uk/t/1-8-0-docker-toolbox-and-ip-addressing/9394)

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**Author:** [@BenOstrowsky](https://community.xibo.org.uk/u/BenOstrowsky)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 31, 2017, 2:41pm UTC](https://community.xibo.org.uk/t/1-8-0-docker-toolbox-and-ip-addressing/9394 "2017-03-31T14:41:11Z")

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My previous question notwithstanding, I've been asked to install 1.8.0 on the Windows Server 2012 R2 VM (which we call 'kungfu') that's currently running 1.7.3 -- and I've already shut down that IIS site to free up port …

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## [Xibo CMS with Docker on Ubuntu 22.04](https://community.xibo.org.uk/t/xibo-cms-with-docker-on-ubuntu-22-04/9392)

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**Author:** [@alex](https://community.xibo.org.uk/u/alex)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 31, 2017, 12:34pm UTC](https://community.xibo.org.uk/t/xibo-cms-with-docker-on-ubuntu-22-04/9392 "2017-03-31T12:34:43Z")

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This is a guide to install Xibo with Docker on Ubuntu 22.04, working through the Xibo for Docker on Linux instructions For the purpose of this walkthrough I am starting with a standard Ubuntu 22.04 Server x64 machine, w…

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## [Xibo CMS Post-Installation Setup Guide - 1.7 Series](https://community.xibo.org.uk/t/xibo-cms-post-installation-setup-guide-1-7-series/9196)

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**Author:** [@alex](https://community.xibo.org.uk/u/alex)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2017, 8:22am UTC](https://community.xibo.org.uk/t/xibo-cms-post-installation-setup-guide-1-7-series/9196 "2017-03-22T08:22:04Z")

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Introduction Once your Xibo CMS is installed, there’s some additional setup required to enable all functionality and to keep things running smoothly. This article will list those steps and link out to specialised articl…

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## [How do I enable Intl in PHP](https://community.xibo.org.uk/t/how-do-i-enable-intl-in-php/684)

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**Author:** [@alex](https://community.xibo.org.uk/u/alex)\
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**Last updated:** [April 23, 2015, 6:45am UTC](https://community.xibo.org.uk/t/how-do-i-enable-intl-in-php/684 "2015-04-23T06:45:21Z")

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Windows Installing PHP extensions on Windows is easy and the php\_intl.dll extension should be bundled with the PHP installation (if it isn’t then it is likely the version of PHP you are installing is too low). There are…

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## [How do I enable FileInfo in PHP](https://community.xibo.org.uk/t/how-do-i-enable-fileinfo-in-php/78)

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**Author:** [@alex](https://community.xibo.org.uk/u/alex)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2015, 9:56am UTC](https://community.xibo.org.uk/t/how-do-i-enable-fileinfo-in-php/78 "2015-03-12T09:56:54Z")

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Windows Installing PHP extensions on Windows is easy and the php\_fileinfo.dll extension should be bundled with the PHP installation (if it isn’t then it is likely the version of PHP you are installing is too low). There…
