How to install Joomla CMS on Rocky Linux 9.2

Step 7: Install MariaDB server by using the below command

 [root@Linuxhelp ~]# dnf install mariadb-server -y
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Dependencies resolved.
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Install  13 Packages
Total download size: 18 M
Installed size: 109 M
Downloading Packages:
Installed:
  mariadb-3:10.5.22-1.el9_2.x86_64                       mariadb-backup-3:10.5.22-1.el9_2.x86_64        mariadb-common-3:10.5.22-1.el9_2.x86_64               mariadb-connector-c-3.2.6-1.el9_0.x86_64
  mariadb-connector-c-config-3.2.6-1.el9_0.noarch        mariadb-errmsg-3:10.5.22-1.el9_2.x86_64        mariadb-gssapi-server-3:10.5.22-1.el9_2.x86_64        mariadb-server-3:10.5.22-1.el9_2.x86_64
  mariadb-server-utils-3:10.5.22-1.el9_2.x86_64          mysql-selinux-1.0.5-1.el9_0.noarch             perl-DBD-MariaDB-1.21-16.el9_0.x86_64                 perl-File-Copy-2.34-480.el9.noarch
  perl-Sys-Hostname-1.23-480.el9.x86_64
Complete!

Step 8: Start and Enable MariaDB by using the below command

[root@Linuxhelp ~]# systemctl start mariadb
[root@Linuxhelp ~]# systemctl enable mariadb
Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/mysql.service → /usr/lib/systemd/system/mariadb.service.
Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/mysqld.service → /usr/lib/systemd/system/mariadb.service.
Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/mariadb.service → /usr/lib/systemd/system/mariadb.service.

Step 9: Check the status of the MariaDB by using the below command

[root@Linuxhelp ~]# systemctl status mariadb
● mariadb.service - MariaDB 10.5 database server
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/mariadb.service; enabled; preset: disabled)
     Active: active (running) since Wed 2024-02-14 12:48:01 IST; 15s ago
       Docs: man:mariadbd(8)
             https://mariadb.com/kb/en/library/systemd/
   Main PID: 121915 (mariadbd)
     Status: "Taking your SQL requests now..."
      Tasks: 13 (limit: 22877)
     Memory: 75.3M
        CPU: 884ms
     CGroup: /system.slice/mariadb.service
             └─121915 /usr/libexec/mariadbd --basedir=/usr

Feb 14 12:48:01 Linuxhelp mariadb-prepare-db-dir[121871]: The second is mysql@localhost, it has no password either, but
Feb 14 12:48:01 Linuxhelp mariadb-prepare-db-dir[121871]: you need to be the system 'mysql' user to connect.
Feb 14 12:48:01 Linuxhelp mariadb-prepare-db-dir[121871]: After connecting you can set the password, if you would need to be
vibrant community:
Feb 14 12:48:01 Linuxhelp mariadb-prepare-db-dir[121871]: https://mariadb.org/get-involved/
Feb 14 12:48:01 Linuxhelp systemd[1]: Started MariaDB 10.5 database server.

Step 10: Login to the MySQL console by using the below command

[root@Linuxhelp ~]# mysql
Welcome to the MariaDB monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MariaDB connection id is 3
Server version: 10.5.22-MariaDB MariaDB Server

Copyright (c) 2000, 2018, Oracle, MariaDB Corporation Ab and others.

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

Step 11: Create a database by using the below command

MariaDB [(none)]> create database joomla_db;
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.001 sec)

Step 12: Create a user with password by using the below command

MariaDB [(none)]> create user 'joomla_user'@'localhost' identified by '123456';
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.001 sec)

Step 13: Grant privileges to the user for that database by using the below command

MariaDB [(none)]> grant all on joomla_db.* to 'joomla_user'@'localhost';
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.001 sec)

Step 14: Flush the privileges and exit from the MariaDB console by using the below command

MariaDB [(none)]> flush privileges;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.001 sec)

MariaDB [(none)]> \q
Bye

Step 15: Download the Joomla package by using wget command

[root@Linuxhelp ~]# wget https://downloads.joomla.org/cms/joomla4/4-1-5/Joomla_4-1-5-Stable-Full_Package.zip 
--2024-02-14 12:49:15--  https://downloads.joomla.org/cms/joomla4/4-1-5/Joomla_4-1-5-Stable-Full_Package.zip 
Resolving downloads.joomla.org (downloads.joomla.org)... 104.26.14.15, 104.26.15.15, 172.67.74.86, ...
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_4.1.5-Stable-Full_Package.zip?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6LXDJLNUINX2AVMH%2F20240214%2Fus-west-2%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240214T071915Z&X-Amz-Expires=60&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=ead7ef4e46d81bcb1c2f366e3f94229884f2dd1ee6dfb720c80f38e871d7765c [following]
--2024-02-14 12:49:16--  https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/joomla-official-downloads/joomladownloads/joomla4/Joomla_4.1.5-Stable-Full_Package.zip?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6LXDJLNUINX2AVMH%2F20240214%2Fus-west-2%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240214T071915Z&X-Amz-Expires=60&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=ead7ef4e46d81bcb1c2f366e3f94229884f2dd1ee6dfb720c80f38e871d7765c
Resolving s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com (s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com)... 52.218.222.32, 52.218.132.152, 52.218.178.80, ...
Connecting to s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com (s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com)|52.218.222.32|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 27361136 (26M) [application/zip]
Saving to: ‘Joomla_4-1-5-Stable-Full_Package.zip’

Joomla_4-1-5-Stable-Full_Package.zip                100%[================================================================================================================>]  26.09M  6.71MB/s    in 4.7s

2024-02-14 12:49:22 (5.54 MB/s) - ‘Joomla_4-1-5-Stable-Full_Package.zip’ saved [27361136/27361136]

Step 16: Extract the package into the directory by using the below command

[root@Linuxhelp ~]# unzip Joomla_4-1-5-Stable-Full_Package.zip -d /var/www/html/joomla
Archive:  Joomla_4-1-5-Stable-Full_Package.zip
   creating: /var/www/html/joomla/administrator/
   creating: /var/www/html/joomla/administrator/cache/
  inflating: /var/www/html/joomla/administrator/cache/index.html
   creating: /var/www/html/joomla/administrator/components/
  inflating: /var/www/html/joomla/administrator/components/com_actionlogs/forms/filter_actionlogs.xml
   creating: /var/www/html/joomla/administrator/components/com_actionlogs/services/
  inflating: /var/www/html/joomla/administrator/components/com_actionlogs/services/provider.php
   creating: /var/www/html/joomla/administrator/components/com_actionlogs/src/
   creating: /var/www/html/joomla/administrator/components/com_actionlogs/src/Controller/
  inflating: /var/www/html/joomla/administrator/components/com_actionlogs/src/Controller/ActionlogsController.php
  inflating: /var/www/html/joomla/administrator/components/com_actionlogs/src/Controller/DisplayController.php
   creating: /var/www/html/joomla/administrator/components/com_actionlogs/src/Field/
  inflating: /var/www/html/joomla/administrator/components/com_actionlogs/src/Field/ExtensionField.php

Step 17: Change the ownership and give the correct permissions to the Joomla directory by using the below command

[root@Linuxhelp ~]# chown -R apache: /var/www/html/joomla
[root@Linuxhelp ~]# chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/joomla

Step 18: Create a joomla.conf file in the apache document directory location by using the below command

[root@Linuxhelp ~]# vim /etc/httpd/conf.d/joomla.conf
Insert the following lines
<VirtualHost *:80>

ServerName linuxhelp1.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/joomla

<Directory /var/www/html/joomla/>
    Options -Indexes +FollowSymlinks
    AllowOverride All
</Directory>

ErrorLog /etc/httpd/blog.domainhere.info-error.log
CustomLog /etc/httpd/blog.domainhere.info-access.log combined

</VirtualHost>

Step 19: Disable the default Apache welcome page by using the below command

[root@Linuxhelp ~]# setenforce 0

[root@Linuxhelp ~]# systemctl restart httpd