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Hey there Im using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Im trying to install the Joomla application (?), which are the steps I have to follow to install this.

Thanks!

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Answer 1

Step 1: Install Web Server (LAMP)

Joomla developed using php script, database MySQL and running on apache web server. So, before install joomla 3.0 in ubuntu server you need to install LAMP Server (Linux Apache MySQL PHP). Login to ubuntu server machine via ssh then install it.

sudo apt-get install lamp-server

or you can install lamp server using command tasksel then select LAMP Server

sudo apt-get install tasksel
sudo tasksel

Step 2: Configure Apache and Create Database On this step, you need create apache config for joomla in directory apache webserver.

sudo cp /etc/apache2/sites-available/default /etc/apache2/sites-available/joomla

then enable the Joomla website and restart apache web-server with following commands:

sudo a2ensite joomla
sudo service apache2 restart

Next, Log in to mysql server as root user

mysql -u root -p

Create database for joomla with command below,in case we’ll create database with name “dbjoomla”

CREATE DATABASE dbjoomla;

Create a new user of username joomlauser, with following command below:

CREATE USER joomlauser;

Create password “joomlapwd” for user “joomlauser”;

SET PASSWORD FOR joomlauser = PASSWORD("joomlapwd");

Grant user joomlauser all permissions on the database.

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON dbjoomla.* TO joomlauser@localhost IDENTIFIED BY 'joomlapwd';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Log out from mysql server.

exit

Now joomla ready to install on ubuntu server

Step 3: Download and Installing Joomla 3.0 Download joomla 3.0 from joomla official website. then create directory joomla in the default apache folder /var/www

wget http://joomlacode.org/gf/download/frsrelease/17574/76732/Joomla_3.0.1-Stable-Full_Package.zip
sudo mkdir /var/www/joomla

Extract joomla package has beed downloaded in to directory /var/www/joomla

sudo unzip -q Joomla_3.0.1-Stable-Full_Package.zip -d /var/www/joomla

Change access /var/www/joomla to apache user and goup (www-data) and set permission /var/www/joomla 775

sudo chown -R www-data.www-data /var/www/joomla/
sudo chmod -R 777 /var/www/joomla/

Now you can install joomlo 3.0 from your favorite browser by typing http://[hostname]/joomla, see screenshot below