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How to install and configure Joomla CMS on Fedora 34

To Install and configure Joomla CMS on Fedora 34.

Introduction:

Joomla is a free and open-source content management system (cms) for publishing web content. A model-view-controller framework that is independent of a cms enables you to build powerful online applications using this software.

Step 1: Check the OS version by using the below command.

[root@linuxhelp ~]# cat /etc/os-release
NAME=Fedora
VERSION="34 (Workstation Edition)"
ID=fedora
VERSION_ID=34
VERSION_CODENAME=""
PLATFORM_ID="platform:f34"
PRETTY_NAME="Fedora 34 (Workstation Edition)"
ANSI_COLOR="0;38;2;60;110;180"
LOGO=fedora-logo-icon
CPE_NAME="cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:34"
HOME_URL="https://fedoraproject.org/"
VARIANT_ID=workstation

Step 2: Install the Joomla CMS package by using the below command.

[root@linuxhelp ~]# wget https://downloads.joomla.org/cms/joomla4/4-0-4/Joomla_4-0-4-Stable-Full_Package.zip?format=zip
--2021-11-25 10:07:20--  https://downloads.joomla.org/cms/joomla4/4-0-4/Joomla_4-0-4-Stable-Full_Package.zip?format=zip
Resolving downloads.joomla.org (downloads.joomla.org)... 104.26.14.15, 172.67.74.86, 104.26.15.15, ...
Connecting to downloads.joomla.org (downloads.joomla.org)|104.26.14.15|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 303 See Other
Location: https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/joomla-official-downloads/joomladownloads/joomla4/Joomla_4.0.4-Stable-Full_Package.zip?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6LXDJLNUINX2AVMH%2F20211125%2Fus-west-2%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20211125T043721Z&X-Amz-Expires=60&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=580256a40ec7f1275a48160f968c41b4a4feb672bae73687b737445d57489377 [following]
--2021-11-25 10:07:21--  https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/joomla-official-downloads/joomladownloads/joomla4/Joomla_4.0.4-Stable-Full_Package.zip?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6LXDJLNUINX2AVMH%2F20211125%2Fus-west-2%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20211125T043721Z&X-Amz-Expires=60&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=580256a40ec7f1275a48160f968c41b4a4feb672bae73687b737445d57489377
Resolving s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com (s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com)... 52.218.128.148
Connecting to s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com (s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com)|52.218.128.148|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 26627743 (25M) [application/zip]
Saving to: ‘Joomla_4-0-4-Stable-Full_Package.zip?format=zip’

Joomla_4-0-4-Stable-Full_Packag 100%[=======================================================>]  25.39M  4.02MB/s    in 12s     

2021-11-25 10:07:34 (2.11 MB/s) - ‘Joomla_4-0-4-Stable-Full_Package.zip?format=zip’ saved [26627743/26627743]

Step 3: Unzip the downloaded Joomla package into the directory by using the below command.

[root@linuxhelp ~]# unzip Joomla_4-0-4-Stable-Full_Package.zip?format=zip -d /var/www/joomla
  creating: /var/www/joomla/templates/system/
  inflating: /var/www/joomla/templates/system/build_incomplete.html  
  inflating: /var/www/joomla/templates/system/index.php  
   creating: /var/www/joomla/templates/system/css/
 extracting: /var/www/joomla/templates/system/css/general.min.css.gz  
  inflating: /var/www/joomla/templates/system/css/error.min.css  
 extracting: /var/www/joomla/templates/system/css/editor.min.css.gz  
  inflating: /var/www/joomla/templates/system/css/offline.min.css  
  inflating: /var/www/joomla/templates/system/css/offline.css  
 ext
racting: /var/www/joomla/templates/system/css/offline.min.css.gz  
  inflating: /var/www/joomla/templates/system/css/editor.css  
  inflating: /var/www/joomla/templates/system/css/offline_rtl.css  
  inflating: /var/www/joomla/templates/system/css/offline_rtl.min.css  
  inflating: /var/www/joomla/templates/system/css/general.min.css  
  inflating: /var/www/joomla/templates/system/css/error_rtl.css  
  inflating: /var/www/joomla/templates/system/css/error_rtl.min.css  
  inflating: /var/www/joomla/templates/system/css/editor.min.css  
  inflating: /var/www/joomla/templates/system/css/general.css  
 extracting: /var/www/joomla/templates/system/css/error_rtl.min.css.gz  
 extracting: /var/www/joomla/templates/system/css/offline_rtl.min.css.gz  
  inflating: /var/www/joomla/templates/system/css/error.css  
 extracting: /var/www/joomla/templates/system/css/error.min.css.gz  
  inflating: /var/www/joomla/templates/system/fatal.php  
  inflating: /var/www/joomla/templates/system/fatal-error.html  
   creating: /var/www/joomla/templates/system/scss/
  inflating: /var/www/joomla/templates/system/scss/error_rtl.scss  
  inflating: /var/www/joomla/templates/system/scss/offline.scss  
  inflating: /var/www/joomla/templates/system/scss/editor.scss  
  inflating: /var/www/joomla/templates/system/scss/offline_rtl.scss  
  inflating: /var/www/joomla/templates/system/scss/general.scss  
  inflating: /var/www/joomla/templates/system/scss/error.scss  
  inflating: /var/www/joomla/templates/system/offline.php  
  inflating: /var/www/joomla/templates/system/incompatible.html  
  inflating: /var/www/joomla/templates/system/component.php  
  inflating: /var/www/joomla/templates/system/error.php  
   creating: /var/www/joomla/tmp/
  inflating: /var/www/joomla/tmp/index.html  
  inflating: /var/www/joomla/web.config.txt

Step 4: Give the owner and group name in the directory by using the below command.

[root@linuxhelp ~]# chown -R apache:apache /var/www/joomla

Step 5: Give permission to the directory by using the below command.

 [root@linuxhelp ~]# chmod -R 755 /var/www/joomla

Step 6: Open the apache configuration file and create the virtualhost by using the below command.

 [root@linuxhelp ~]# vim /etc/httpd/conf.d/joomla.conf
<Virtualhost *:80>
  Servername www.linuxhelp1.com
	documentroot /var/www/joomla
<directory /var/www/joomla>
allowoverride all
allow from all
</directory>
</Virtualhost>

Step 7: To open the hosts entry file and enter your ip address and domain name by using the below command.

 [root@linuxhelp ~]# vim /etc/hosts
127.0.0.1 linuxhelp123.com

Step 8: Then restart the httpd by using the below command

 [root@linuxhelp ~]# systemctl restart httpd

Step 9: Create the database by using the below command.

 [root@linuxhelp ~]# mysql -u root -p
Enter password: 
Welcome to the MySQL monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 8
Server version: 8.0.27 MySQL Community Server - GPL

Copyright (c) 2000, 2021, Oracle and/or its affiliates.

Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its
affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective
owners.

Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the current input statement.

mysql> create database joomla;
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.05 sec)

mysql> use joomla;
Database changed
mysql> create user 'joomlauser'@localhost identified by 'Linuxc#4';
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.03 sec)

mysql> grant all privileges on joomla.* to 'joomlauser'@localhost;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.02 sec)

mysql> flush privileges;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)

mysql> exit
Bye

Step 10: Restart the httpd by using the below command

 [root@linuxhelp ~]# systemctl restart httpd

Need to mention the domain name in the Joomla installer page as shown in the below image This is the Login page of the Joomla

Create Admin Credentials as shown in the below image

Give the Data Base Credentials as shown in the below image

This is the Dashboard page of Joomla CMS.

With this the process of installing and configuring Joomla CMS on Fedora 34 comes to an end

Tag : Joomla Content Management System (CMS) Fedora
FAQ
Q
How to enable host file entry on Joomla?
A
To enable host file entry for Joomla use vim /etc /hosts
Q
What is the usage of Joomla CMS?
A
Joomla is a content management system (CMS) that can be used to build online applications and websites and it uses a PHP application and back-end databases such as MySQL or MariaDB.
Q
What are the required Php extensions for Joomla?
A
The required PHP extensions for Joomla are as follows,
php-soap php-zip php-mysql php-curl php-xml php-mcrypt php-gd php-fpm
Q
Is Joomla OpenSource?
A
Joomla is a free, open-source, and popular content management system.
Q
What is the official link for Joomla to download the latest version?
A
To download the latest version of Joomla use this link -> https://downloads.joomla.org/cms/joomla4/4-0-4/Joomla_4-0-4-Stable-Full_Package.zip?format=zip