How to Install Joomla! on Debian Latest

Joomla! is a widely used open-source CMS for managing web content. This guide provides instructions for installing Joomla! on Debian Latest.

Prerequisites

Ensure you have the following before installing Joomla!:

• Debian Latest server with root access
• Apache web server
• MySQL or MariaDB database
• PHP 7.0 or higher with necessary extensions

Step-by-Step Installation

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

sudo apt-get install apache2

sudo apt-get install mysql-server mysql-client

or

sudo apt-get install mariadb-server mariadb-client

sudo apt-get install php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql php-gd php-curl php-intl php-mbstring php-xmlrpc php-xml

sudo systemctl restart apache2

wget https://downloads.joomla.org/cms/Joomla_3.9.15-Stable-Full_Package.zip

unzip Joomla_3.9.15-Stable-Full_Package.zip -d /var/www/html/

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/joomla.conf

Add the following to the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/Joomla_3.9.15-Stable-Full_Package/
<Directory /var/www/html/Joomla_3.9.15-Stable-Full_Package/>
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/joomla_error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/joomla_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

sudo a2ensite joomla

sudo systemctl restart apache2

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/Joomla_3.9.15-Stable-Full_Package/
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/Joomla_3.9.15-Stable-Full_Package/

1. Update your system:
2. Install Apache:
3. Install MySQL or MariaDB:
4. Install PHP and extensions:
5. Restart Apache:
6. Download Joomla!:
7. Unzip Joomla! package:
8. Configure Apache:
9. Enable Joomla! site:
10. Restart Apache:
11. Set permissions:
12. Access Joomla! installation via browser using your server's IP or domain name and follow the setup.

Congratulations! Joomla! is now installed on your Debian Latest server.