How to install Joomla with LEMP stack on CentOS 7 VPS (Part 2)

How to installJoomla withLEMP stack onCentOS 7 VPS(Part 2)

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Nginx, pronounced as “Engine X” and is a very fast and lightweight web server, that can be

used to support static files, used as a reverse proxy and also for load balancing.

Firstlly, update all the software packages by typing the following command:

# yum -y update

After that install EPEL repository that is required for Nginx packages by using command:    

# yum -y install epel-release

Now install  Nginx by typing the command:    

# yum -y install nginx

After the installation is completed you must Enable and Start Nginx server by typing

command:    

# systemctl start nginx

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5. INSTALL NGINX

And enable it with the command: # systemctl enable nginx

Also check its status with # systemctl status nginx

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6.CONFIGURE FIREWALL

AFTER COMPLETED WITH INSTALLATION PART, CONFIGURE THE FIREWALL SETTINGS WITH THE

FOLLOWING COMMAND:

OPEN HTTP PORT BY TYPING COMMAND WITH:

# FIREWALL-CMD –PERMANENT –ZONE=PUBLIC –ADD-SERVICE=HTTP

IF FIREWALLD PACKAGE IS NOT AVAILABLE THEN YOU CAN INSTALL IT WITH COMMAND:

# YUM -Y INSTALL FIREWALLD

AND START FIREWALLD SERVICE WITH COMMAND:

# SYSTEMCTL START FIREWALLD

NOW RELOAD FIREWALL CONFIGURATION FILE BY TYPING:

# FIREWALL-CMD –RELOAD

NOW VERIFY YOUR INSTALLATION OF NGINX BY VISITING THE FOLLOWING URLON ANY BROWSER YOU LIKE WITH HTTP://IP_ADDRESS

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7. CONFIGURE NGINX FILE

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AN NGINX SERVER CONFIGURATION FILE PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE, SO YOU SHOULD BEMORE CAREFUL WHEN SETTING UP THIS FILE.

FOR CONFIGURING NGINX FILE GO INSIDE THE FOLLOWING PATH WITH THE FOLLOWINGCOMMAND:

# CD /ETC/NGINX/CONF.D

# VI DEFAULT.CONF (CREATING NEW FILE)

AND WRITE THE FOLLOWING CODE IN THE ABOVE FILE I.E. DEFAULT.CONF.

ALSO CHANGE YOUR DOMAIN IN PLACE OF IP_ADDRESS

SERVER {

LISTEN 80; SERVER_NAME 3.95.30.147;

root /usr/share/nginx/html/joomla;        

index index.php index.html index.htm;

location / {          

try_files $uri $uri/ =404;       

}

error_page 404 /404.html;            

location = /40x.html {        

root /usr/share/nginx/html/joomla;     

}        

error_page 500 502 503 504 /50x.html;            

location = /50x.html {        

root /usr/share/nginx/html/joomla;

}        

location ~* \.php$ {        

try_files $uri =404;        

fastcgi_pass unix: /var/run/php-fpm/php-fpm.sock;        

fastcgi_index index.php;        

include fastcgi_params;

fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name; www.cloudminister.com

root /usr/share/nginx/html/joomla;        

index index.php index.html index.htm;

location / {          

try_files $uri $uri/ =404;       

}

error_page 404 /404.html;            

location = /40x.html {        

root /usr/share/nginx/html/joomla;     

}        

error_page 500 502 503 504 /50x.html;            

location = /50x.html {        

root /usr/share/nginx/html/joomla;

}        

location ~* \.php$ {        

try_files $uri =404;        

fastcgi_pass unix: /var/run/php-fpm/php-fpm.sock;        

fastcgi_index index.php;        

include fastcgi_params;

fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;

www.cloudminister.com } }AND SAVE IT WITH :WQ COMMAND, AFTER THAT EDIT THE CONFIGURATION FILE OFPHP-FPM WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMAND: # vi /etc/php-fpm.d/www.conf

OPEN THE FILE WITH ABOVE COMMAND AND EDIT THE FOLLOWING LINES I.E.

USER = NGINX GROUP = NGINX

ADD NEW LISTEN UNDER LISTEN = 127.0.0.1:9000

LISTEN = /VAR/RUN/PHP-FPM/PHP-FPM.SOCK

AND ALSO ADD

LISTEN.OWNER = NGINX LISTEN.GROUP = NGINX

REMOVE COMMENT (;) FROM THE ABOVE TWO LINES AND SAVE IT WITH :WQ.

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8. Install Joomla File

You can easily download Joomla archive file from the link I provided in this blog.

First go inside /tmp directory by typing below command: # cd /usr/share/nginx/html

Make one directory i.e. joomla,

# mkdir joomlaCome inside the joomla directory:

# cd joomla/Download the latest Joomla setup by using wget command: # wget https://downloads.joomla.org/cms/joomla3/3-7-5/Joomla_3-7.5-Stable-Full_Package.zip ?format=zip

And if wget command not work then you can download it with the following command: # yum -y install wget

Now unzip the downloaded file using below command:

# unzip Joomla_3-7.5-Stable-Full_Package.zip

If unzip command is not work then install it first with the following command:

# yum -y install unzip

Also change the ownership of /var/www/html directory by using the following command:

# chown -R nginx: /usr/share/nginx/html

# chmod -R 755 /usr/share/nginx/html

Note: Also change the ownership of group of /var/lib/php/session i.e. by default it is set as apache, sonow change it’s ownership with:

# ls -al /var/lib/php/session (It is used to check the ownership) # chown root:nginx /var/lib/php/session (It is used to change the ownership)

9. Test Joomla

Now for testing the server of Joomla you should restart the server for that follow thecommand:    

# nginx -t (If the command shows ‘successfully’ message then the changes in file are correctand else the changes are wrong in the nginx configuration file.)    

# systemctl restart php-fpm

# systemctl restart nginx

Then open any browser and type inside URL i.e http://ip_address/

After then configuration page i.e. http://ip_address/installation/ is open and then configurethe following settings

CONCLUSION

AFTER THE ABOVE INSTALLATION, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO

MANAGE YOUR WEBSITE BY JOOMLA CMS IN CENTOS VPS BY

USING NGINX WEB SERVER.