How to Install Joomla

Joomla is a popular open-source CMS for websites, portals and online magazines. OpenPanel installs Joomla in one click and gives you a one-click admin login from the panel.

Requirements​

• OpenPanel Enterprise - the Joomla module must be enabled for your hosting plan.
• A domain pointed to the server.
• A PHP version supported by your Joomla version (PHP 8.1+ for Joomla 5).

Install Joomla​

1. Add the domain in OpenPanel → Domains (Add a new domain).
2. Go to OpenPanel → Websites → Install App and click Install Joomla.
3. Fill in:
   • Domain (leave the subfolder empty to install at the root),
   • Site name,
   • Joomla version - Latest is recommended,
   • Admin full name, username, password and email - the Super User account.
4. Start the installation.

OpenPanel downloads the official Joomla package, creates a MySQL/MariaDB database and runs Joomla's CLI installer. The site is ready at https://example.com and the administrator at https://example.com/administrator/.

After Installing​

Log in without a password​

On the site's manage page in OpenPanel → Websites → Sites, click Login as Admin to open the Joomla administrator already logged in. Each link works once and expires after 10 minutes.

Enable search-engine friendly URLs​

In System → Global Configuration → Site, enable Search Engine Friendly URLs and Use URL Rewriting:

• On Apache and OpenLiteSpeed, rename htaccess.txt to .htaccess in the site folder.
• On Nginx and OpenResty, no file is needed - requests are already routed through index.php.

PHP settings​

Joomla's System Information page shows recommended PHP settings. To raise upload limits or memory, see How to increase PHP limits.

Email​

Configure System → Global Configuration → Server → Mail to send through SMTP for better delivery.

Managing Joomla​

The manage page shows the Joomla, PHP and database versions, files and database details, and has:

• Cache - clears Joomla's system cache.
• Logs - PHP warnings and errors from administrator/logs/.
• Remove - uninstalls Joomla, including the database and files.

Update Joomla itself from System → Update → Joomla in the administrator. For backups, use the account-level Backups.

More: Joomla in OpenPanel.

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