To Install Typo3 CMS on Ubuntu 21.04

Introduction

CMS stands for the Content management system that software is used to manage the digital content. The TYPO3 CMS is an open platform for developing professional web applications. In order to manage your business effectively, you require a CMS that delivers the essentials.

Prerequisites:

Apache Web server

Maria DB

PHP and its Modules

Installation Procedure

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

root@linuxhelp:~# lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID:	Ubuntu
Description:	Ubuntu 21.04
Release:	21.04
Codename:	hirsute

Step 2: Log in to the Maria DB by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# mysql -u root -p
Enter password: 
Welcome to the MariaDB monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MariaDB connection id is 43
Server version: 10.5.13-MariaDB-0ubuntu0.21.04.1 Ubuntu 21.04

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 3: Create database for typo CMS by using the below command

MariaDB [(none)]> create database typo;
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.000 sec)

Step 4: Create a user and Grant all privileges on typo database for the user “tuser” by using the below command

MariaDB [(none)]> grant all on typo.* to tuser@localhost identified by 'linuxc';
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.039 sec)

Step 5: Flush privileges to make changes effect by using the below command

MariaDB [(none)]> flush privileges;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.006 sec)

Step 6: Exit from the Maria DB

MariaDB [(none)]> exit
Bye

Step 7: Download typo CMS by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# wget https://excellmedia.dl.sourceforge.net/project/typo3/TYPO3%20Source%20and%20Dummy/TYPO3%208.7.3/typo3_src-8.7.3.tar.gz
--2021-12-09 06:23:34--  https://excellmedia.dl.sourceforge.net/project/typo3/TYPO3%20Source%20and%20Dummy/TYPO3%208.7.3/typo3_src-8.7.3.tar.gz
Resolving excellmedia.dl.sourceforge.net (excellmedia.dl.sourceforge.net)... 202.153.32.19
Connecting to excellmedia.dl.sourceforge.net (excellmedia.dl.sourceforge.net)|202.153.32.19|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found
Location: https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/typo3/TYPO3%20Source%20and%20Dummy/TYPO3%208.7.3/typo3_src-8.7.3.tar.gz?download&failedmirror=excellmedia.dl.sourceforge.net [following]


--2021-12-09 06:23:34--  https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/typo3/TYPO3%20Source%20and%20Dummy/TYPO3%208.7.3/typo3_src-8.7.3.tar.gz?download&failedmirror=excellmedia.dl.sourceforge.net
Resolving downloads.sourceforge.net (downloads.sourceforge.net)... 204.68.111.105

Step 8: Extract the downloaded file by using the below command

[root@linuxhelp ~]# tar -xvf typo3_src-8.7.3.tar.gz
typo3_src-8.7.3/vendor/typo3fluid/fluid/src/View/AbstractView.php
typo3_src-8.7.3/vendor/typo3fluid/fluid/src/View/Exception/
typo3_src-8.7.3/vendor/typo3fluid/fluid/src/View/Exception/InvalidSectionException.php
typo3_src-8.7.3/vendor/typo3fluid/fluid/src/View/Exception/InvalidTemplateResourceException.php
typo3_src-8.7.3/vendor/typo3fluid/fluid/src/View/Exception.php
typo3_src-8.7.3/vendor/typo3fluid/fluid/src/View/TemplatePaths.php
typo3_src-8.7.3/vendor/typo3fluid/fluid/src/View/TemplateView.php
typo3_src-8.7.3/vendor/typo3fluid/fluid/src/View/ViewInterface.php
typo3_src-8.7.3/vendor/typo3fluid/fluid/src/ViewHelpers/
typo3_src-8.7.3/vendor/typo3fluid/fluid/src/ViewHelpers/AliasViewHelper.php
typo3_src-8.7.3/vendor/typo3fluid/fluid/src/ViewHelpers/Cache/
typo3_src-8.7.3/vendor/typo3fluid/fluid/src/ViewHelpers/Cache/DisableViewHelper.php
typo3_src-8.7.3/vendor/typo3fluid/fluid/src/ViewHelpers/Cache/StaticViewHelper.php
typo3_src-8.7.3/vendor/typo3fluid/fluid/src/ViewHelpers/Cache/WarmupViewHelper.php

Step 9: Move the extracted directory to the apache home directory by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# mv typo3_src-8.7.3 /var/www/typo

Step 10: Change directory to typo directory by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# cd /var/www/typo/

Step 11: Create a file as FIRST_INSTALL by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:/var/www/typo# touch FIRST_INSTALL

Step 12: Rename the '_.htaccess' file to '.htaccess' by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:/var/www/typo# mv _.htaccess .htaccess

Step 13: Changing ownership for the typo directory by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:/var/www/typo# chown -R www-data. ./

Step 14: Change Permissions to the typo directory by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:/var/www/typo# chmod -R 775 ./

Step 15: Change to the home directory by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:/var/www/typo# cd

Step 16: Create Virtual Host for the typo CMS by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# vi /etc/apache2/sites-available/typo.conf


<virtualhost *:80>
servername www.linuxhelp1.com
documentroot /var/www/typo

<Directory /var/www/typo>
        Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
</Directory>

</virtualhost>

Step 17: Disable the default Virtual Host file of apache by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# a2dissite 000-default.conf
Site 000-default disabled.
To activate the new configuration, you need to run:
  systemctl reload apache2

Step 18: Enable the Virtual Host by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# a2ensite typo.conf
Enabling site typo.

To activate the new configuration, you need to run:
  systemctl reload apache2

Step 19: Enable the read write module of apache by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# a2enmod rewrite
Enabling module rewrite.
To activate the new configuration, you need to run:
  systemctl restart apache2

Step 20: Restart the apache webserver by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# systemctl restart apache2

Step 21: Make host entry for typo CMS by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# vi /etc/hosts


192.168.6.115 www.linuxhelp1.com