Joomla! is an open-source content management system (CMS), which can be used to design and manage web pages. In this tutorial, we'll explain how to install Joomla! on Alpine Linux Latest.
Joomla! requires a web server to run. Apache is a popular web server that supports Joomla!.
To install Apache on Alpine Linux Latest, open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo apk add apache2
Next, start Apache and enable it to start at boot:
sudo rc-update add apache2 default
sudo service apache2 start
Joomla! also requires a database to store its content. MySQL is a popular database management system that supports Joomla!.
To install MySQL on Alpine Linux Latest, run the following command:
sudo apk add mysql mysql-client
Next, start the MySQL service and enable it to start at boot:
sudo rc-update add mysql default
sudo service mysqld start
Joomla! is written in PHP, so we need to install it on our system. Additionally, Joomla! requires some PHP extensions to function correctly.
To install PHP and its extensions, run the following command:
sudo apk add php7 php7-apache2 php7-mysqli php7-json php7-gd php7-curl
After installing PHP, restart the Apache web server to make the changes effective:
sudo service apache2 restart
Before proceeding, we need to create a database and user for Joomla! to access it.
Log in to the MySQL server with the following command:
sudo mysql
After logging in, create a new database for Joomla!:
CREATE DATABASE joomladb;
Next, create a new user for Joomla! with a secure password:
CREATE USER 'joomlauser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
Grant the necessary privileges to the user for the Joomla! database:
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON joomladb.* TO 'joomlauser'@'localhost';
Finally, exit the MySQL prompt:
EXIT;
In this step, we're going to download and install Joomla!.
First, download the latest version of Joomla! with the following command (replace the version number with the latest version):
wget https://downloads.joomla.org/cms/joomla3/3-10-3/joomla_3-10-3-stable-full_package.zip
Unzip the downloaded file into the web root directory (/var/www/htdocs/):
sudo unzip joomla_3-10-3-stable-full_package.zip -d /var/www/htdocs/
Next, change the ownership and permission of the Joomla! directory for Apache to access it:
sudo chown -R apache:apache /var/www/htdocs/
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/htdocs/
Now that Joomla! is installed, it's time to configure it.
Open a web browser and navigate to the URL http://localhost/. You should see a Joomla! installation page.
Enter the MySQL database details we created earlier, including the database name, username, and password.
Click on the "Next" button, and Joomla! will perform a system check for all required PHP extensions.
If everything is correct, continue through the installation process by providing the website details, including the site name, administrator email, and username.
Once you have completed the installation process, you can log in to the Joomla! administration panel, where you can modify your website design and content.
In this tutorial, we explained how to install Joomla! on Alpine Linux Latest. By following these steps, you can create stunning websites powered by Joomla! on your Alpine Linux system.
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