Would you like to learn how to do Joomla installation on Ubuntu Linux? In this tutorial, we are going to show you how to install, configure and access the Joomla CMS on a computer running Ubuntu Linux.
• Ubuntu Linux Version: 18.04
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Tutorial - NTP on Ubuntu Linux
First, we are going to configure the system to use the correct date and time using NTP.
On the Linux console, use the following commands to set the correct timezone.
# dpkg-reconfigure tzdata
Install the Ntpdate package and set the correct date and time immediately.
# apt-get update
# apt-get install ntpdate
# ntpdate pool.ntp.br
The Ntpdate command was used to set the correct date and time using the server: pool.ntp.br
Let's install the NTP service.
# apt-get install ntp
NTP is the service that will keep our server updated.
Use the command date to check the date and time configured on your Ubuntu Linux.
# date
If the system shown the correct date and time, this means that you followed all the steps correctly.
Tutorial - MySQL Installation on Ubuntu Linux
Now, we can proceed to the installation of the database service.
On the Linux console, use the following commands to install the required packages.
# apt-get update
# apt-get install mysql-server mysql-client
After finishing the installation, use the following command to access the MySQL database server.
# mysql -u root -p
Use the following SQL command to create a database named Joomla.
CREATE DATABASE joomla CHARACTER SET UTF8 COLLATE UTF8_BIN;
Use the following SQL command to create a database user named joomla.
CREATE USER 'joomla'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY 'kamisama123';
Give the sql user named joomla permission over the database named joomla.
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON joomla.* TO 'joomla'@'%';
quit;
Tutorial - Installing Apache on Linux
Now, we need to install the Apache web server and all the required software.
On the Linux console, use the following commands to install the required packages.
# apt-get install apache2 php7.2 php7.2-mysql libapache2-mod-php7.2
# apt-get install php7.2-mbstring php7.2-xml php7.2-zip
Enable the Apache mod_rewrite and edit the apache2.conf file.
# a2enmod rewrite
# vi /etc/apache2/apache2.conf
Here is the original file, before our configuration.
DefaultRuntimeDir ${APACHE_RUN_DIR}
PidFile ${APACHE_PID_FILE}
Timeout 300
KeepAlive On
MaxKeepAliveRequests 100
KeepAliveTimeout 5
User ${APACHE_RUN_USER}
Group ${APACHE_RUN_GROUP}
HostnameLookups Off
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
LogLevel warn
IncludeOptional mods-enabled/*.load
IncludeOptional mods-enabled/*.conf
Include ports.conf
<Directory />
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride None
Require all denied
</Directory>
<Directory /usr/share>
AllowOverride None
Require all granted
</Directory>
<Directory /var/www/>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride None
Require all granted
</Directory>
AccessFileName .htaccess
<FilesMatch "^.ht">
Require all denied
</FilesMatch>
LogFormat "%v:%p %h %l %u %t "%r" %>s %O "%{Referer}i" "%{User-Agent}i"" vhost_combined
LogFormat "%h %l %u %t "%r" %>s %O "%{Referer}i" "%{User-Agent}i"" combined
LogFormat "%h %l %u %t "%r" %>s %O" common
LogFormat "%{Referer}i -> %U" referer
LogFormat "%{User-agent}i" agent
IncludeOptional conf-enabled/*.conf
IncludeOptional sites-enabled/*.conf
At the end of the file, add the following lines.
<Directory /var/www/html>
AllowOverride All
</Directory>
Here is the new file with our configuration.
DefaultRuntimeDir ${APACHE_RUN_DIR}
PidFile ${APACHE_PID_FILE}
Timeout 300
KeepAlive On
MaxKeepAliveRequests 100
KeepAliveTimeout 5
User ${APACHE_RUN_USER}
Group ${APACHE_RUN_GROUP}
HostnameLookups Off
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
LogLevel warn
IncludeOptional mods-enabled/*.load
IncludeOptional mods-enabled/*.conf
Include ports.conf
<Directory />
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride None
Require all denied
</Directory>
<Directory /usr/share>
AllowOverride None
Require all granted
</Directory>
<Directory /var/www/>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride None
Require all granted
</Directory>
AccessFileName .htaccess
<FilesMatch "^.ht">
Require all denied
</FilesMatch>
LogFormat "%v:%p %h %l %u %t "%r" %>s %O "%{Referer}i" "%{User-Agent}i"" vhost_combined
LogFormat "%h %l %u %t "%r" %>s %O "%{Referer}i" "%{User-Agent}i"" combined
LogFormat "%h %l %u %t "%r" %>s %O" common
LogFormat "%{Referer}i -> %U" referer
LogFormat "%{User-agent}i" agent
IncludeOptional conf-enabled/*.conf
IncludeOptional sites-enabled/*.conf
<Directory /var/www/html>
AllowOverride All
</Directory>
Now, you should find the location of the php.ini file on your system.
After finding, you need to edit the php.ini file.
# updatedb
# locate php.ini
# vi /etc/php/7.2/apache2/php.ini
Keep in mind that your PHP version and the location of the file may not be the same of mine.
Here is the original file, before our configuration.
file_uploads = On
max_execution_time = 30
memory_limit = 128M
post_max_size = 8M
max_input_time = 60
; max_input_vars = 1000
output_buffering = 4096
Here is the new file with our configuration.
file_uploads = On
max_execution_time = 300
memory_limit = 256M
post_max_size = 32M
max_input_time = 60
max_input_vars = 4440
output_buffering = off
You should also restart apache manually and verify the service status.
# service apache2 stop
# service apache2 start
# service apache2 status
Here is an example of the APache service status output.
● apache2.service - LSB: Apache2 web server
Loaded: loaded (/etc/init.d/apache2; bad; vendor preset: enabled)
Drop-In: /lib/systemd/system/apache2.service.d
└─apache2-systemd.conf
Active: active (running) since Mon 2018-04-23 00:02:09 -03; 1min 4s ago
Tutorial - Joomla Installation on Ubuntu
Now, we need to install the Joomla CMS on Ubuntu Linux.
On the Linux console, use the following commands to download the Joomla package.
# mkdir /downloads/joomla
# cd /downloads/joomla
# wget -O joomla_3-9-1-stable-full_package-tar.gz https://downloads.joomla.org/cms/joomla3/3-9-1/joomla_3-9-1-stable-full_package-tar-gz?format=gz
# tar -zxvf joomla_3-9-1-stable-full_package-tar.gz
Move all the Joomla files to the root directory of your Apache installation.
Set the correct file permission on all moved files.
# mv /downloads/joomla /var/www/html/
# chown www-data.www-data /var/www/html/joomla/* -R
Open your browser and enter the IP address your web server plus /joomla.
In our example, the following URL was entered in the Browser:
• http://35.162.85.57/joomla
The Joomla web installation interface should be presented.
Select the desired language.
You will have to enter the following information:
• Your website Name.
• Your website Description.
• Your administrator username.
• Your administrator password.
• Your administrator e-mail account.
Enter the MySQL connection information to the Joomla database.
Verify if all Joomla PHP requirements are met successfully.
Select the None option and click on the Install button.
Wait for the Joomla installation to finish.
After finishing the installation, you need to delete the Joomla installation folder.
On the Linux console, use the following command to delete the installation folder.
# rm /var/www/html/joomla/installation -rf
Click on the Administrator button.
After clicking on the Administrator button, you will be sent to the Joomla login screen.
on the Joomla Login screen, enter the Administrator username and Password.
After a successful login, you will be sent to the Joomla Dashboard.
Congratulations, you have installed Joomla on Ubuntu Linux.
