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How To Install Joomla on Ubuntu 22.04
In this tutorial, we want to teach you How To Install and Configure Joomla on Ubuntu 22.04. Also, you will learn to Secure your Joomla on Ubuntu 22.04.
Joomla is a content management tool that allows users to create and maintain a web-based application or a website with the use of GUI operations and without writing the codes. This is an extensively used choice, as it is available as open-source, and the user doesn’t need to have programming knowledge or experience. One can easily work on their own website while connecting the backend with databases like MySQL and PostgreSQL.
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Steps To Install and Configure Joomla on Ubuntu 22.04
To complete this guide, you need some requirements.
Requirements
First, you must log in to your server as a non-root user with sudo privileges and set up a basic firewall. To do this, you can follow our guide on Initial Server Setup with Ubuntu 22.04.
Then, you must install LAMP Stack on your server. To do this, you can check this guide on How To Install LAMP Stack on Ubuntu 22.04.
Also, you need a domain name that is pointed to your server’s IP address.
Now follow the steps below.
Create a Database for Joomla on Ubuntu 22.04
At this point, you need to create a database for Joomla. To do this, log in to your MariaDB shell by using the command below:
sudo mysql -u root -pFrom your MariaDB shell, run the following command to create a Joomla database on Ubuntu 22.04, here we named it joomla_db:
MariaDB [(none)]> CREATE DATABASE joomla_db;Now you need to create a Joomla user and grant all the privileges to it, here we named it joomla_user:
MariaDB [(none)]> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON joomla_db.* TO 'joomla_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';Flush the privileges and exit from your MariaDB shell:
MariaDB [(none)]> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
MariaDB [(none)]> EXIT;Configure PHP for Joomla on Ubuntu 22.04
At this point, you need to install some PHP extensions on your server with the following command:
sudo apt install php-common libapache2-mod-php php-cli php-fpm php-mysql php-json php-opcache php-gmp php-curl php-intl php-mbstring php-xmlrpc php-gd php-xml php-zipThen, you need to make some configuration changes to your php.ini file. Open the file with your favorite text editor, here we use vi:
sudo vi /etc/php/8.1/fpm/php.iniFind the line below and change their value as shown below:
memory_limit = 512M
upload_max_filesize = 256M
post_max_size = 256M
max_execution_time = 300
date.timezone = America/New_YorkRemember to put your current time zone in the file.
When you are done, save and close the file.
Install Joomla on Ubuntu 22.04
Now you need to visit the Joomla Downloads Page and get the Full zip package of the latest version of Joomla.
sudo wget https://downloads.joomla.org/cms/joomla4/4-2-5/Joomla_4-2-5-Stable-Full_Package.zip?format=zipWhen your download is completed, unzip your downloaded file in the /var/www/html/joomla directory with the command below:
sudo unzip Joomla_4-2-5-Stable-Full_Package.zip?format=zip -d /var/www/html/joomlaThen, set the correct permissions and ownership to your Joomla directory:
# sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/joomla
# sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/joomlaCreate a Virtual Host file for Joomla
At this point, you need to configure the Apache webserver to serve Joomla web pages. To do this, create a virtual host file for Joomla with your favorite text editor, here we use vi:
sudo vi /etc/apache2/sites-available/joomla.confAdd the following contents to the file:
Use the server’s Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN).
<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>When you are done, save and close the file.
Then, disable the default page by using the following command:
sudo a2dissite 000-default.confNext, enable the Joomla virtual host file on Ubuntu 22.04 with the following command:
sudo a2ensite joomla.conf
sudo a2enmod rewrite
Restart Apache to apply the changes:
sudo systemctl restart apache2Also, don’t forget to open port 80 through the firewall:
sudo ufw allow 80/tcpAccess Joomla Web Interface
At this point, you can continue your Joomla installation on Ubuntu through the web interface.
Enter your server’s IP address or domain name in your web browser:
http://server-ip or domain.comYou will see your Joomla installer. Select your desired language and enter your Joomla site name and click Set up login data.
Next, you need to enter your login data and click Setup database connection.
Next, enter the database credentials that you have provided before on Ubuntu 22.04 and click Install Joomla.
When your installation is completed, you will see the following screen. Click Open Administrator.
Then, enter your Joomla super username and password and click Login.
At this point, you will see your Joomla dashboard.
From here, you can create and customize your blog or website using various themes and plugins to your preference.
Secure Joomla on Ubuntu 22.04
At this point, we want to secure Joomla by getting the SSL certificates from Let’s Encrypt.
First, install snapd by using the command below:
sudo apt install snapdThen, use the following command to install certbot on Ubuntu 22.04:
# sudo snap install core; sudo snap refresh core
# sudo snap install --classic certbot
# sudo ln -s /snap/bin/certbot /usr/bin/certbot
Now use the following command to get your SSL certificates:
sudo certbot --apacheYou will be asked some questions, answer them and you will get the following output:
Output
Successfully received certificate.
Certificate is saved at: /etc/letsencrypt/live/example.com/fullchain.pem
Key is saved at: /etc/letsencrypt/live/example.com/privkey.pem
This certificate expires on 2023-02-17.
These files will be updated when the certificate renews.
Certbot has set up a scheduled task to automatically renew this certificate in the background.
Deploying certificate
Successfully deployed certificate for example.com to /etc/apache2/sites-available/joomla-le-ssl.conf
Congratulations! You have successfully enabled HTTPS on https://example.com
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If you like Certbot, please consider supporting our work by:
* Donating to ISRG / Let's Encrypt: https://letsencrypt.org/donate
* Donating to EFF: https://eff.org/donate-le
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sudo certbot renew --dry-runOutput
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Congratulations, all simulated renewals succeeded:
/etc/letsencrypt/live/example.com/fullchain.pem (success)
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At this point, you can reload the page on the browser and it should then redirect and load the HTTPS site https://example.com.
Conclusion
At this point, you have learned to Install and Configure Joomla on Ubuntu 22.04. Also, you will learn to Secure Joomla by getting SSL certificates from Let’s Encrypt on Ubuntu 22.04.
Hope you enjoy it.
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