Install Joomla on Ubuntu with LAMP Stack

Prerequisites

Installed LAMP Stack on Ubuntu

Step 1 — Creating a MySQL Database and User for Joomla

To get started, log into the MySQL root (administrative) account by issuing the following command: sudo mysql -u root -p To create a database, database user, and grant all privileges to the database user run the following commands:

mysql> CREATE DATABASE joomla DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_unicode_ci;
mysql> CREATE USER 'joomlauser'@'%' IDENTIFIED WITH mysql_native_password BY 'your_password';
mysql> GRANT ALL ON joomla.* TO 'joomlauser'@'%';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
mysql> \q

Step 2 - Install PHP and PHP extensions for Joomla

sudo apt update
sudo apt install php libapache2-mod-php php-dev php-bcmath php-intl php-soap php-zip php-curl php-mbstring php-mysql php-gd php-xml

Step 3 - Download Joomla

We will now download the latest version of Joomla from the Official site. Use the following command to download Joomla:

sudo wget https://downloads.joomla.org/cms/joomla4/4-1-5/Joomla_4-1-5-Stable-Full_Package.zip

Extract file into the folder /var/www/html/joomla/ with the following command:

sudo apt -y install unzip
sudo unzip Joomla_4-1-5-Stable-Full_Package.zip -d /var/www/html/joomla

Enable permission for the Apache webserver user to access the files:

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/joomla/

Step 4 - Configure Apache Web Server for Joomla

Navigate to /etc/apache2/sites-available directory and run the following command to create a configuration file for your installation:

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

Add the following content:

<VirtualHost *:80>

ServerAdmin webmaster@your-domain.com

ServerName your-domain.com
ServerAlias www.your-domain.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/joomla

<Directory /var/www/html/joomla/>
        Options FollowSymlinks
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
</Directory>

ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/your-domain.com_error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/your-domain.com_access.log combined

</VirtualHost>

Save the file and Exit.

Enable the Joomla virtual host: sudo a2ensite joomla.conf

Restart the Apache web server: sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 5 - Access Joomla 4 Web Installer

Open your browser type your domain e.g http://your-domain.com and complete the required steps to finish the installation. Note: Passwords must have at least 12 characters Enter User, password as created below: Wait for Joomla to install Once the Joomla has been installed, you will get the following screen: