How to Install Joomla with Nginx on Rocky Linux

Follow this step-by-step guide to install Joomla on your server running Rocky Linux.

Step 1: Update Your System

Before installing any software, it’s important to update the system packages:

sudo dnf update -y

Step 2: Install Required Packages

Install the necessary packages for running Joomla:

sudo dnf install -y epel-release
sudo dnf install -y nginx php php-fpm php-mysqlnd php-xml php-mbstring php-curl php-zip

Step 3: Start and Enable Nginx and PHP-FPM

Start the Nginx and PHP-FPM services and enable them to start on boot:

sudo systemctl start nginx
sudo systemctl enable nginx
sudo systemctl start php-fpm
sudo systemctl enable php-fpm

Step 4: Configure Nginx for Joomla

Create a new configuration file for Joomla in the Nginx configuration directory:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/joomla.conf

Add the following configuration:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name your_domain.com;  # Replace with your domain

    root /var/www/html/joomla;  # Replace with your Joomla directory
    index index.php index.html index.htm;

    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
    }

    location ~ \.php$ {
        include fastcgi_params;
        fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php-fpm/www.sock;
        fastcgi_index index.php;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
    }
}

Save and exit the file.

Step 5: Download Joomla

Navigate to the web root directory and download Joomla:

cd /var/www/html
wget https://downloads.joomla.org/latest-stable/joomla-4.x.x.zip  # Check for the latest version

Unzip the downloaded file:

unzip joomla-4.x.x.zip
mv joomla/* joomla/.htaccess .

Step 6: Set Permissions

Set the appropriate permissions for the Joomla directory:

sudo chown -R nginx:nginx /var/www/html/joomla
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/joomla

Step 7: Test Nginx Configuration

Before restarting Nginx, test the configuration for syntax errors:

sudo nginx -t

Step 8: Restart Nginx

If the test was successful, restart Nginx:

sudo systemctl restart nginx

Step 9: Complete Joomla Installation

Open your web browser and navigate to http://your_domain.com (replace with your actual domain). Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the Joomla installation.

Conclusion

You have successfully installed Joomla on your server using Nginx on Rocky Linux. You can now start building your website!

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