How to Install TYPO3 on Void Linux

TYPO3 is a popular open-source content management system used for creating websites and web applications. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install TYPO3 on a Void Linux system.

Prerequisites

• A Void Linux system.
• A web server (e.g. Apache or Nginx) with PHP and MySQL installed.

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

Before installing TYPO3, make sure that your system is up to date by running the following command:

sudo xbps-install -Syu

After updating your system, install the required dependencies using the following command:

sudo xbps-install -y nginx php-fpm mariadb mariadb-client mariadb-server

Step 2: Configure MariaDB

Create a new database and user for TYPO3 by running the following commands:

sudo mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE typo3db;
CREATE USER 'typo3user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON typo3db.* TO 'typo3user'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit

Replace 'password' with a strong password of your choice.

Step 3: Install TYPO3

Download the latest version of TYPO3 from the official website:

cd /tmp
wget https://get.typo3.org/latest.tar.gz

Extract the downloaded archive and move the TYPO3 files to the webroot directory of your web server:

tar -xf latest.tar.gz
sudo mv typo3_src-*/ /var/www/
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/typo3_src-*

Step 4: Configure Nginx

Create a new virtual host configuration file for TYPO3 by running the following command:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/typo3.conf

Paste the following configuration into the file:

server {
    listen 80;
    listen [::]:80;

    root /var/www/typo3_src-*/;
    index index.php;

    server_name yourdomain.com;

    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php$is_args$args;
    }

    location ~ \.php$ {
        include snippets/fastcgi-php.conf;
        fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php-fpm.sock;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
        include fastcgi_params;
    }
}

Replace 'yourdomain.com' with your actual domain name.

Enable the new virtual host configuration and restart Nginx:

sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/typo3.conf /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
sudo systemctl restart nginx

Step 5: Configure TYPO3

Create a new configuration file for TYPO3 by running the following command:

sudo nano /var/www/typo3_src-*/typo3conf/LocalConfiguration.php

Paste the following configuration into the file:

<?php
$GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['DB']['username'] = 'typo3user';
$GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['DB']['password'] = 'password';
$GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['DB']['database'] = 'typo3db';
$GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['BE']['installToolPassword'] = 'admin';

Replace 'password' with the password you set for the TYPO3 database user.

Then create a new configuration file for TYPO3's backend by running this command:

sudo nano /var/www/typo3_src-*/typo3conf/AdditionalConfiguration.php

And paste this configuration into the file:

<?php
$GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['BE']['lockSSL'] = 2;
define('TYPO3_PARSETIME_STARTTIME', microtime(true));
$GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['SYS']['trustedHostsPattern'] = '.*';
$GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['SYS']['sitename'] = 'TYPO3 Site';
$GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['FE']['debug'] = false;

Save and exit the file.

Step 6: Install TYPO3

Open your web browser and navigate to your domain name. You will be redirected to the TYPO3 installation wizard.

Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. When prompted for the database connection details, enter the following information:

• Database Host: localhost
• Database Name: typo3db
• Database User: typo3user
• Database Password: [password you set for the TYPO3 database user]

Once the installation is complete, you can log in to the TYPO3 backend and start building your website.

Conclusion

This tutorial showed you how to install TYPO3 on a Void Linux system. Now that you have TYPO3 up and running, you can start building your website or web application with this powerful content management system.

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