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Install Joomla Cms On Ubuntu 18.04 Lts With Apache2, Mariadb and PHP 7.1 Support

This document provides steps to install Joomla CMS on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS with Apache2, MariaDB, and PHP 7.1 support. It details installing each component, creating a Joomla database and user, downloading and extracting Joomla, configuring the Apache virtual host, and enabling the site. Following these steps allows a user to set up Joomla on their Ubuntu system.

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Install Joomla Cms On Ubuntu 18.04 Lts With Apache2, Mariadb and PHP 7.1 Support

This document provides steps to install Joomla CMS on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS with Apache2, MariaDB, and PHP 7.1 support. It details installing each component, creating a Joomla database and user, downloading and extracting Joomla, configuring the Apache virtual host, and enabling the site. Following these steps allows a user to set up Joomla on their Ubuntu system.

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Install Joomla CMS on Ubuntu 18.

04 LTS
with Apache2, MariaDB and PHP 7.1 Support
!robot | 01/16/2018 | Applications, Labs, Linux Ubuntu | 1 Comment
I recently installed Ubuntu 18.04 LTS version for testing purposes… for new users and students
looking for help installing Joomla CMS on Ubuntu 18.04, the steps below should be a great place to
start…
This post shows students and new users how to install Joomla on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. For those who
don’t know, Joomla is an open source content management system (CMS) that helps webmasters
and bloggers create dynamic and power websites.
Like many other content management systems, Joomla runs on top of the LAMP stack and might be
the second or third most popular CMS in use today, right behind WordPress. So, if WordPress isn’t
meeting your needs, you may want to give Joomla a try.
This post should be easy to follow even for new users.
To get started with installing and configuring Joomla on Ubuntu, follow the steps below:

Step 1: Install Apache2


Joomla needs a web server and the most popular webserver in use today is Apache2. So, go and
install Apache2 on Ubuntu by running the commands below:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install apache2

After installing Apache2, run the commands below to disable directory listing.
sudo sed -i "s/Options Indexes FollowSymLinks/Options
FollowSymLinks/" /etc/apache2/apache2.conf
After installing Apache2, the commands below can be used to stop, start and enable Apache2
service to always start up with the server boots.
sudo systemctl stop apache2.service
sudo systemctl start apache2.service
sudo systemctl enable apache2.service

Step 2: Install MariaDB


Joomla also requires a database server… and MariaDB database server is a great place to start. To
install it run the commands below.
sudo apt install mariadb-server mariadb-client
After installing, the commands below can be used to stop, start and enable MariaDB service to
always start up when the server boots.
sudo systemctl stop mariadb.service
sudo systemctl start mariadb.service
sudo systemctl enable mariadb.service
After that, run the commands below to secure MariaDB server.
sudo mysql_secure_installation

When prompted, answer the questions below by following the guide.


• Enter current password for root (enter for none): Just press the Enter
• Set root password? [Y/n]: Y
• New password: Enter password
• Re-enter new password: Repeat password
• Remove anonymous users? [Y/n]: Y
• Disallow root login remotely? [Y/n]: Y
• Remove test database and access to it? [Y/n]: Y
• Reload privilege tables now? [Y/n]: Y

After configuring above, restart MariaDB server by running the commands below
sudo systemctl restart mariadb.service

Step 3: Install PHP 7.1 and Related Modules


PHP 7.1 may not be available in Ubuntu default repositories… in order to install it, you will have to
get it from third-party repositories.
Run the commands below to add the below third party repository to upgrade to PHP 7.1
sudo apt-get install software-properties-common
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php

Then update and upgrade to PHP 7.1


sudo apt update
Finally, run the commands below to install PHP 7.1 and related modules..
sudo apt install php7.1 php7.1-common php7.1-mbstring php7.1-
xmlrpc php7.1-soap php7.1-gd php7.1-xml php7.1-intl php7.1-mysql
php7.1-cli php7.1-mcrypt php7.1-zip php7.1-curl
After installing PHP 7.1, run the commands below to open PHP default file.
sudo nano /etc/php/7.1/apache2/php.ini
Then make the change the following lines below in the file and save.
file_uploads = On
allow_url_fopen = On
memory_limit = 256M
upload_max_filesize = 100M
max_input_vars = 1500
date.timezone = America/Chicago
Step 4: Create Joomla Database
Now that you’ve installed all the packages that are required, continue below to start configuring the
servers. First run the commands below to create a blank database for Joomla.
To logon to MariaDB, run the commands below.
sudo mysql -u root -p
Then create a database called joomla
CREATE DATABASE joomla;
Create a database user called joomlauser with new password
CREATE USER 'joomlauser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY
'new_password_here';
Then grant the user full access to the database.
GRANT ALL ON joomla.* TO 'joomlauser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY
'user_password_here' WITH GRANT OPTION;
Finally, save your changes and exit.
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;

Step 5: Download Joomla Latest Release


Next, run the commands below to download Joomla latest release.
cd /tmp && wget https://github.com/joomla/joomla-
cms/releases/download/3.8.0/Joomla_3.8.0-Stable-Full_Package.zip
Then run the commands below to install unzip package, create Joomla folder in Apache2 root folder
and extract the Joomla archived file.
sudo apt-get install unzip
sudo mkdir -p /var/www/html/joomla
sudo unzip Joomla*.zip -d /var/www/html/joomla

Change modify the directory permission.


sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/joomla
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/joomla

Step 6: Configure Apache2


Finally, configure Apahce2 site configuration file for Joomla. This file will control how users access
Joomla content. Run the commands below to create a new configuration file called joomla.conf
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/joomla.conf
Then copy and paste the content below into the file and save it. Replace the highlighted line with
your own domain name and directory root location.
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin [email protected]
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/joomla/
ServerName example.com
ServerAlias www.example.com

ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined

<Directory /var/www/html/joomla/>
Options FollowSymlinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>

</VirtualHost>

Save the file and exit.

Step 7: Enable the Joomla Site and Redirect Module


After configuring the VirtualHost above, enable it by running the commands below
sudo a2ensite joomla.conf
sudo a2enmod rewrite

Step 8 : Restart Apache2


To load all the settings above, restart Apache2 by running the commands below.
sudo systemctl restart apache2.service
Then browse to the domain name and you should see Joomla site setup wizard.
ex. http://example.com
Follow the on-screen instructions until you’ve successfully configured Joomla.
enjoy

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