joomla

• mysql -u root -p

• MariaDB [(none)]> CREATE DATABASE joomladb;

• MariaDB [(none)]> CREATE USER 'joomlauser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your-strong-password';

• MariaDB [(none)]> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON joomladb.* TO 'joomlauser'@'localhost';

• MariaDB [(none)]> EXIT

-Download Joomla: https://downloads.joomla.org/ -> (wget https://downloads.joomla.org/cms/joomla4/4-1-2/Joomla_VERSION-Stable-Full_Package.zip)

• create a directory for Joomla inside the Apache web root: sudo mkdir /var/www/html/joomla

• extract the downloaded file to the Joomla directory: sudo unzip Joomla_*-Stable-Full_Package.zip -d /var/www/joomla

• change some folder permissions: sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/joomla
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/joomla

• restart Apache: sudo systemctl restart apache2

(Optional you can create a VirtualHost: https://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/vhosts/) https://github.com/G4NST3/Linux-Troubleshooters/wiki/_new

• Open web browser, have a look if service is installed properly or not: IP_ADDRESS/joomla

• Recommended settings for PHP in order to ensure full compatibility with Joomla:
  Output Buffering Recommended -> Off: comment the line where is output_buffering = xxxx in /etc/php/7.4/apache2/php.ini file
  intl Available Recommended -> On: Install php-intl package: sudo apt install php-intl

• Delete the Joomla Instalation folder(if not already deleted) in /var/www/html/joomla/

• Check your new Joomla site: IP_ADDRESS/joomla

• For Joomla Administrator Login: IP_ADDRESS/joomla/administrator