Install and Configure Joomla

Detailed Steps for Setting Up Joomla on EC2 with RDS

- Update Package List

To ensure your package list is up to date with the latest versions and dependencies

sudo apt update

- Install Apache, PHP, and Required Modules

sudo apt install -y apache2 php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql php-xml php-gd unzip

- Start and Enable Apache

sudo systemctl start apache2
sudo systemctl enable apache2

- Download Joomla

cd /var/www/html
sudo curl -L -o joomla.zip https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/releases/download/3.9.28/Joomla_3.9.28-Stable-Full_Package.zip

- Extract Joomla

sudo unzip joomla.zip

- Set the Correct Permissions

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html

-Remove the Default Apache index.html File

sudo rm /var/www/html/index.html

-Edit the Apache Configuration File

sudo nano /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/dir.conf

Ensure index.php is listed before index.html so that PHP files are prioritized.

The line should look like this:

DirectoryIndex index.php index.html index.cgi index.pl index.xhtml index.htm

Save and exit the file (Ctrl+O, Enter, Ctrl+X).

-Restart Apache

sudo systemctl restart apache2

- Complete Joomla Installation

• Navigate to your EC2 instance’s public IP address in your web browser.
• Follow the Joomla installation wizard.

Select Default English(GB) Sample Data

Make sure to remove “installation” folder

Login to your Joomla application .

Create and post a sample Blog