Installing Joomla! on MXLinux Latest

This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Joomla! on MXLinux Latest. Before starting the installation process make sure you have PHP, Apache and MySQL installed and running on your system. If not, you can install it by running the following commands in your terminal:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install apache2 php mysql-server

Once you have everything setup, follow these steps:

1. Download the latest version of Joomla! from the official website at https://www.joomla.org/download.html
2. Extract the downloaded file to the /var/www/html/ directory using the following command:

sudo tar -xvf Joomla_<version>.zip -C /var/www/html/

3. Change the ownership of the Joomla! files to the www-data user:

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/Joomla_<version>/

4. Create a new MySQL database for Joomla!:

mysql -u root -p
create database joomla;
create user 'joomlauser'@'localhost' identified by 'joomlapassword';
grant all privileges on joomla.* to 'joomlauser'@'localhost';

Make sure to replace joomlauser and joomlapassword with your desired database username and password.

5. Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost/Joomla_<version>/, where Joomla_<version> is the directory in which you extracted the Joomla! files earlier.

6. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the Joomla! installation process. When prompted for the database information use the following:

• Database Type: MySQLi
• Host Name: localhost
• Username: joomlauser
• Password: joomlapassword
• Database Name: joomla

7. Complete the installation by following the remaining on-screen instructions, including the setup of an administrative account.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Joomla! on MXLinux Latest.

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