Joomla

Last change on 2023-10-18 • Created on 2023-10-18 • ID: KO-EC9FF

This tutorial explains how to install the open-source content management system (CMS) Joomla. You can use Joomla to create your own website.

This is a 3rd party application. We do not provide Joomla technical support, and we cannot guarantee that it will work properly. For Joomla support, please see https://www.joomla.org/

Example terminology

  • Username: joomlagg
  • Hostname: <wwwXXX>
  • Domain: <example.com>
  • Subdomain: <joomla.example.com>

Install Joomla

Step 1 - Download Joomla

There are two ways to download Joomla. Choose one of those two options:

  • Option 1 - Via an SSH connection
    For this option, you need Web Hosting Level 9 or higher.

    • Download the ZIP file
      After you establish an SSH connection to your server, you can download the ZIP file directly into the public_html directory.

      joomlagg@<wwwXXX>:~/public_html$ wget https://downloads.joomla.org/de/cms/joomla4/4-3-4/Joomla_4-3-4-Stable-Full_Package.zip

    • Unzip the ZIP file
      Once the Joomla_<version>-Full_Package.zip file is downloaded, you can unzip it.

      joomlagg@<wwwXXX>:~/public_html$ unzip Joomla_4-3-4-Stable-Full_Package.zip

      You should now see all Joomla files in the public_html directory.

  • Option 2 - Via an FTP connection

    • Download the ZIP file on your local device
      Go to https://downloads.joomla.org/latest and pick one of the packages. Next to the package, click on Download now.

    • Unzip the ZIP file

      • On your local device, open the "Downloads" directory. There, you should see the Joomla ZIP file.
      • Right-click on the Joomla file.
      • In the menu that opens, select "Extract Here" (Linux) or "Extract All..." (Windows).

    • Upload the unzipped files via FTP
      You now need to copy the files on the server via FTP. Select all the files within the Joomla_4-3-4-Stable-Full_Package directory on your local device and copy them to the public_html directory on the server. 01 Upload Joomla via FTP

Step 2 - Install Joomla

Enter your domain name in a web browser (e.g. joomla.example.com). You should now be on the Joomla installation page.

  • Set up installation language

    • Select a language.
    • Choose a name for your website.

    Once you are done, click on Setup Login Data. 02 Joomla install start

  • Set up Joomla account
    You can now create a "Super User". Super users have administrative priviliges.

    Once you are done, click on Setup Database Connection. 03 Joomla install add user

  • Connect Joomla with the database 04 Joomla install database

  • Confirm your access rights
    Next, you need to prove that you "own" the website. To do this, you need to delete a file with a random name from the installation directory of the Joomla site. It should give you the exact name of the file in a warning at the top (<random-string>.txt).

    05 Joomla install verify

    You can pick one of those two options to delete the file:

    • Option 1 - Via an SSH connection 
      joomlagg@<wwwXXX>:~/public_html$ cd installation/
joomlagg@<wwwXXX>:~/public_html/installation$ rm <file-name>.txt
    • Option 2 - Via an FTP connection
      Within the installation directory, right-click on the file you need to delete (<random-string>.txt). In the menu that opens, select "Delete". When it asks you for confirmation, select "Yes". 06 FTP

Step 3 - Complete the installation

After the <random-string>.txt file is deleted, you can complete the installation. For this, click on "Install Joomla". When it is done, it should say something like this:

Congratulations! Your Joomla site is ready.

Further steps

If everything works as expected, you can now create your own website! You can set up your website at https://joomla.example.com/administrator, and you can access your website at https://joomla.example.com.

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