How to Install Joomla with OpenLiteSpeed on Ubuntu Linux

How to install OpenLiteSpeed on Ubuntu Linux

You’ll start by installing OpenLiteSpeed on your Ubuntu server, which is the first step to getting Joomla up and running.

This post below shows you how to install OpenLiteSpeed, the latest PHP version, and the MariaDB database server. Those three components are required to run Joomla.

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After installing OpenLiteSpeed, continue below.

How to download Joomla on Ubuntu Linux for OpenLiteSpeed

Once OpenLiteSpeed is set up, the next step is to download the Joomla package onto your Ubuntu server so you can install it.

cd /tmp
wget https://downloads.joomla.org/cms/joomla4/4-0-2/Joomla_4-0-2-Stable-Full_Package.zip

After extracting the Joomla archive, move the Joomla content into the OpenLiteSpeed default VirtualHost directory.

sudo unzip -d /usr/local/lsws/Example/joomla /tmp/Joomla_4-0-2-Stable-Full_Package.zip

Next, run the commands below to change the permissions of the Joomla folder to run on OpenLiteSpeed.

sudo chown -R nobody:nogroup /usr/local/lsws/Example/joomla/
sudo chmod -R 755 /usr/local/lsws/Example/joomla/

How to create a Joomla database on Ubuntu

To make Joomla work correctly, you need to create a specific database for it on your Ubuntu system using a few simple commands.

To create a database for Joomla, run the commands below:

sudo mysql -u root -p

Then create a database called joomladb

CREATE DATABASE joomladb;

Next, create a database user called joomladbuser and set a password

CREATE USER 'joomladbuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'new_password_here';

Then grant the user full access to the database.

GRANT ALL ON wpdb.* TO 'joomladbuser'@'localhost' WITH GRANT OPTION;

Finally, save your changes and exit.

FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;

How to configure OpenLiteSpeed to support Joomla

You’ll need to log into the OpenLiteSpeed admin panel to configure it so that it properly supports your Joomla website.

https://localhost:7080/login.php

Login using the admin login details above.

After logging on, go to the Virtual Hosts ==> General tab and edit the Document Root location section.

Then edit the Document Root to point to the Joomla folder created above.

$VH_ROOT/joomla/

On the same General tab, edit the Index Files section and replace index.html with index.php shown below.

index.php

Next, go to Virtual Hosts ==> Rewire Rules, edit Rewrite Control, then choose Yes to enable rewrite.

Save your change.

Next, under Virtual Hosts ==> Rewrite, edit the Rewrite Rules. Copy and paste the lines below into the rules box, and save.

RewriteRule /.* - [E=HTTP_AUTHORIZATION:%{HTTP:Authorization}]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/index.php
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} /component/|(/[^.]*|.(php|html?|feed|pdf|vcf|raw))$ [NC]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule /.* /joomla/index.php [L]

After making all the changes above, reload OpenLiteSpeed.

Finally, open your web browser and browse to the server hostname or IP address.

http://localhost

A Joomla setup wizard should appear. Follow the wizard to complete the setup.

Select the installation language, Site Name, and Super User account details, including email address, username, and password.

Then click Next to continue.

Enter the database info created above on the next screen and click Next to continue.

Next, validate that all requirements and packages are installed.

After that, click Install to complete the wizard.

You can now log in to the admin backend and set up your website environment.

When you’re done, Joomla should be installed and ready to use. Login as admin and begin configuring your site.

That’s it!

Conclusion:

This post showed you how to install Joomla on Ubuntu Linux with the OpenLiteSpeed web server. Please use the comment form below if you find any errors above or have something to add.