1. Steps to Install and Run Joomla in ubuntu
Published by amitonkar under Joomla in Ubuntu
1. Open a terminal and run the following command to install PHP and MySQL:
sudo apt-get install apache2 php5-mysql libapache2-mod-php5 mysql-server
OR
Open Synaptic Package Manager
Download apache2
php5-mysql
libapache2-mod-php5
mysql-server
2. When blue screen comes in Terminal asking for password of MYSQL server
Type the password of your choice.
3. Set a mysql-root password (not the same as a root password, but a password for mysql)
mysql -u root
If ERROR Such as come :
ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user ‘root’@'localhost’ (using password: NO)
Then run
mysql -u root -p
Enter password:
NOTE : This will the password of your MYSQL Server
NOTE : Please check the message displayed after type the above command
Welcome to the MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; or g.
Your MySQL connection id is 13
Server version: 5.0.51a-3ubuntu5.4 (Ubuntu)
Type ‘help;’ or ‘h’ for help. Type ‘c’ to clear the buffer.
4. Quit the mysql prompt:
mysql> q
5. Get the most recent version of Joomla and download Joomla_1.5.7
http://joomlacode.org/gf/download/frsrelease/8376/30993/Joomla_1.5.7-Stable-Full_Package.zip

2. Click SAVE
6. Create the directory.
mkdir joomla
cd joomla
7. Copy the download file and paste it into joomla folder you created.
8. Extract the Folder by Right click and select Extract Here option
9. Delete the .zp file of Joomla after extracting it.
10. Move extracted Joomla file!
cd ..
sudo mv joomla /var/www/
11. Set permission to writable, allow writting in whole joomla subtree
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/joomla
12. Handle file and directory permissions go to :
cd /var/www/joomla
sudo find . -type f -exec chmod 644 {} ;
sudo find . -type d -exec chmod 755 {} ;
13. Create a database for Joomla!
mysqladmin -u root -p create joomla
14. Enter the password which was set at the time of MYSQL server
15. creates a mysql user (other than the mysql root user) with some priviledges to use the joomla
database
mysql -u root -p
mysql> GRANT SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, CREATE, DROP, INDEX, ALTER, CREATE
TEMPORARY TABLES, LOCK TABLES ON joomla.* TO ‘yourusername’@'localhost’ IDENTIFIED BY
‘yourpassword’;
NOTE : write your username of MYSQL database in ‘yourusername’field
and password in ‘yourpassword’of MYSQL Server
It should be in ‘ ‘
16. activate the new permissions
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

3. 17. Quit the mysql prompt
mysql> q
18. Open history file for MySQL commands and delete the above SQL, since the password is in
readable format!
sudo gedit ~/.mysql_history
19. Restart Apache2
sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart
20. Point your browser to http://localhost/joomla/, and you will be guided through by the Joomla!
installer.
21. Follow easy steps to install Joomla
22. Select English(U.S) and click on Next
23. Click Next of Pre-Installation page. Keep as it is by default.
24. Click Next of License page
NOTE : If you have not install MYSQL ADMINISTARTOR install it through Synaptic Package
Manager and install mysql admin
25. Check whether it is install by going to Application-Programming-Mysql Administrator
26. Now come to browser write the details in field of DATABASE page.
Select mysql database.
Host Name: localhost
Username: root
Password : yourpassword
And click on Create Database
27. Select No in FTP Configuration Page
And Click Next
28. Click on Install Sample data and then Next
29. Complete the information and remember the password this will be your password for admin
page of Joomla
NOTE ITS IMPORTANT :
a] Go to Terminal type
cd /var/www/joomla
b] Type :
sudo chmod 755 Joomla_1.5.7-Stable-Full_Package

4. c] Type
cd Joomla_1.5.7-Stable-Full_Package
d] Type (We have to delete the installation folder in Joomla_1.5.7-Stable-Full_Package
sudo rm -rf installation
30. Come back to browser and click on BLUE colour text
31. Successfully Completed !!!!!!!!!!
32. To make the changes click on Administrator in Resources table.
33. Type
username : admin (by default dont change it)
password : yourpassword
language : default
Ok
34. Enjoy it !!!!!
NOTE : Your URL will seems like this : http://localhost/joomla/Joomla_1.5.7-Stable-Full_Package/
administrator/