Joomla! is a free and open-source content management system (CMS) used for creating websites, blogs, and online applications. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps necessary to install Joomla! on an Ubuntu Server Latest edition.
Before you proceed with the installation, you need to have the following:
The first step is to install Apache and PHP on your system by running the following command:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install apache2 php libapache2-mod-php
You can verify the installation by running the following command:
sudo systemctl status apache2
The next step is to install MariaDB server by running the following command:
sudo apt-get install mariadb-server
Once installed, you can run the following command to start the MariaDB service:
sudo systemctl start mariadb
You can verify the installation by running the following command:
sudo systemctl status mariadb
Before proceeding with the installation of Joomla!, you need to create a database and a database user for Joomla! to use.
To create a new database, log in to the MariaDB server with the following command:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Once you are logged in, run the following command to create a new database:
CREATE DATABASE joomla;
Next, you need to create a new database user and grant it full access to the database you just created. To do that, run the following commands:
CREATE USER 'joomlauser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON joomla.* TO 'joomlauser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Make sure to replace password with a strong password for the Joomla! database user.
To download the latest version of Joomla!, navigate to the official Joomla! website and click on the "Download Joomla!" button.
Once the download is complete, extract the downloaded archive by running the following command:
tar -xzvf Joomla_*.tar.gz
Next, move the extracted files to the Apache web root directory with the following command:
sudo mv Joomla* /var/www/html/
Change the ownership of the Joomla! files to the Apache user, apache, with the following command:
sudo chown -R apache: /var/www/html/Joomla*
Next, you need to configure Joomla! by creating a configuration file. To do that, go to your Joomla! installation directory with the following command:
cd /var/www/html/Joomla*
Then, rename the file configuration.php-dist to configuration.php with the following command:
sudo cp configuration.php-dist configuration.php
Edit the configuration.php file with the following command:
sudo nano configuration.php
Find the following lines in the file:
public $host = 'localhost';
public $user = 'username';
public $password = 'password';
public $db = 'database_name';
Replace the values with the database details you created earlier:
public $host = 'localhost';
public $user = 'joomlauser';
public $password = 'password';
public $db = 'joomla';
Save and close the file with Ctrl + X, Y, then Enter.
Finally, restart Apache with the following command:
sudo systemctl restart apache2
Now that Joomla! is installed on your system, you can go to your web browser and enter your server's IP address or domain name in the address bar. You should see the Joomla! web installer page.
Follow the instructions given by the installer by selecting the language, entering the database details, and configuring Joomla!'s basic settings.
Once you have completed the installation, you should be able to log in to the Joomla! back-end with the credentials you created during the installation.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Joomla! on an Ubuntu Server Latest edition.
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