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====== Setting up Joomla 2.5 CMS in Slackware 14.0 64bit ======
This HowTo describes simplified instruction for installing Joomla 2.5 content management system in Slackware 14.0.
For more complex instructions you may want to read ...

  * start conditions is freshly installed Slackware 14.0 with option "Full install".
  * In configuring stage you choose to automatically start applications "apache" (rc.httpd) and "MySQL" (rc.mysqld)

====== Configure MySQL ======
  - Copy with rename ''/etc/mysql/my-large.cnf'' or another file from that directory, who meet your requirements, to ''/etc/my.cnf''
  - Edit that ''/etc.my.cnf'' to add three lines after [mysqld], as there: <code>
[mysqld]
collation-server = utf8_unicode_ci
init-connect='SET NAMES utf8'
character-set-server = utf8
 </code>
  - After that, restart MySQL server.
  - Do as root <code bash>mysql_install_db --user=mysql </code>
  - Do as root <code bash> mysql_secure_installation </code>, and set mysql root password ( and write it down or remember), and choose all default answers
  - After that, do <code bash> mysql -u root -p </code> after write user password, be in mysql>. write <code> CREATE USER 'joomla_db_username'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'joomla_db_user_password'; </code>, where joomla_db_user is user, who you make for under who your joomla stores information in mysql. joomla_db_user_paswword is your choosing password for that mysql user.
  - write <code> GRANT SELECT,INSERT,UPDATE,DELETE,CREATE,DROP,ALTER ON yourdatabasename_for_joomla.* to 'joomla_db_username'@'localhost'; </code>
  - after that do <code> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;</code> and then <code> quit</code>
  - and finally, do from bash <code bash> mysqladmin -u joomla_db_username -p create yourdatabasename_for_joomla </code> it need input of your "joomla_db_username" password, seems as "joomla_db_user_password" in that instruction.
  - That's all, your MySQL will be ready to install and configure Joomla.


====== Configure Apache Webserver ======
  - Open ''/etc/httpd/httpd.conf'' in a text editor such as vi or nano.
  - Change the ''ServerAdmin'' and ''ServerName'' variables to your liking.
  - Change the first encounter of Directive <code>
<Directory />
    AllowOverride none
    Require all denied
</Directory>
</code> to: <code>
<Directory />
    Options FollowSymLinks Includes
    AllowOverride None
</Directory>
</code>
  - Next, edit "''/etc/httpd/httpd.conf''" to configure a new DocumentRoot. By default the Apache DocumentRoot is the directory "''/srv/httpd/htdocs''".  We will change that to the Joomla installation directory. In this example, we will install Joomla to "/srv/httpd/beautifulsite.com". \\ Search for the two directives <code>
DocumentRoot "/srv/httpd/htdocs"
</code> and <code>
<Directory "/srv/httpd/htdocs">
</code> and change both values from "/srv/httpd/htdocs" to "/srv/httpd/beautifulsite.com".
  - Next, look at below section: <code>
    #
    # Possible values for the Options directive are "None", "All",
    # or any combination of:
    #   Indexes Includes FollowSymLinks SymLinksifOwnerMatch ExecCGI MultiViews
    #
    # Note that "MultiViews" must be named *explicitly* --- "Options All"
    # doesn't give it to you.
    #
    # The Options directive is both complicated and important.  Please see
    # http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/mod/core.html#options
    # for more information.
    #
    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
    
    #
    # AllowOverride controls what directives may be placed in .htaccess files.
    # It can be "All", "None", or any combination of the keywords:
    #   Options FileInfo AuthConfig Limit
    #
    AllowOverride None
    
    #
    # Controls who can get stuff from this server.
    #
    Require all granted
</Directory>
</code> and change following: <code>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks Includes MultiViews ExecCGI
AllowOverride All
Order allow, deny
Allow from All
</code> and comment the line "Require all granted"
  - At the bottom of the file, change the section <code>
<IfModule dir_module>
    DirectoryIndex index.html
</IfModule>
</code> adding "index.shtml index.php" after "index.html".
  - Comment out the string "''AddHandler cgi-script .cgi''"
  - Uncomment the php module: <code>
Include /etc/httpd/mod_php.conf
</code>
   -following modules must be uncommented:<code>

LoadModule authn_file_module lib64/httpd/modules/mod_authn_file.so
LoadModule authn_core_module lib64/httpd/modules/mod_authn_core.so
LoadModule authz_host_module lib64/httpd/modules/mod_authz_host.so
LoadModule authz_groupfile_module lib64/httpd/modules/mod_authz_groupfile.so
LoadModule authz_user_module lib64/httpd/modules/mod_authz_user.so
LoadModule authz_core_module lib64/httpd/modules/mod_authz_core.so
LoadModule access_compat_module lib64/httpd/modules/mod_access_compat.so
LoadModule auth_basic_module lib64/httpd/modules/mod_auth_basic.so
LoadModule reqtimeout_module lib64/httpd/modules/mod_reqtimeout.so
LoadModule filter_module lib64/httpd/modules/mod_filter.so
LoadModule mime_module lib64/httpd/modules/mod_mime.so
LoadModule log_config_module lib64/httpd/modules/mod_log_config.so
LoadModule env_module lib64/httpd/modules/mod_env.so
LoadModule headers_module lib64/httpd/modules/mod_headers.so
LoadModule setenvif_module lib64/httpd/modules/mod_setenvif.so
LoadModule version_module lib64/httpd/modules/mod_version.so
LoadModule proxy_module lib64/httpd/modules/mod_proxy.so
LoadModule proxy_connect_module lib64/httpd/modules/mod_proxy_connect.so
LoadModule proxy_ftp_module lib64/httpd/modules/mod_proxy_ftp.so
LoadModule proxy_http_module lib64/httpd/modules/mod_proxy_http.so
LoadModule proxy_fcgi_module lib64/httpd/modules/mod_proxy_fcgi.so
LoadModule proxy_scgi_module lib64/httpd/modules/mod_proxy_scgi.so
LoadModule proxy_ajp_module lib64/httpd/modules/mod_proxy_ajp.so
LoadModule proxy_express_module lib64/httpd/modules/mod_proxy_express.so
LoadModule lbmethod_byrequests_module lib64/httpd/modules/mod_lbmethod_byrequests.so
LoadModule lbmethod_bytraffic_module lib64/httpd/modules/mod_lbmethod_bytraffic.so
LoadModule lbmethod_bybusyness_module lib64/httpd/modules/mod_lbmethod_bybusyness.so
LoadModule mpm_event_module lib64/httpd/modules/mod_mpm_event.so
LoadModule unixd_module lib64/httpd/modules/mod_unixd.so
LoadModule status_module lib64/httpd/modules/mod_status.so
LoadModule autoindex_module lib64/httpd/modules/mod_autoindex.so
##openwebmail!
LoadModule cgi_module lib64/httpd/modules/mod_cgi.so
LoadModule dir_module lib64/httpd/modules/mod_dir.so
LoadModule alias_module lib64/httpd/modules/mod_alias.so
### joomla mod_rewrite!
Loadmodule rewrite_module lib64/httpd/modules/mod_rewrite.so
#for gzip compression, joomla!
LoadModule deflate_module lib64/httpd/modules/mod_deflate.so
</code>
 and save the file.
  - Next, edit the file "''/etc/httpd/php.ini''"
  - Search for string <code>output_buffering = 4096 </code> and change them to <code>output_buffering = Off </code>
  - Save the file, and finally restart the webserver: <code bash>
root@darkstar:~# /etc/rc.d/rc.httpd restart
</code>

<note>In the "CustomLog" section of ''/etc/httopd/httpd.conf'', if you plan to use webalizer, comment "CustomLog ..... common" and uncomment "CustomLog .... combined" strings</note>

<note>In ''/etc/httpd/httpd.conf'', you can comment out the VirtualHost configuration, if you intend run many webservers on your host. If not, leave it, as it is. <code>
#Include /etc/httpd/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf
</code></note> 

====== Set Up Joomla 2.5 ======
  - Download a Joomla tarball at [[http://www.joomla.org/download.html]], choose the "//Full package, Zip//" archive.
  -  We install Joomla as the Apache Webserver's //[[http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/core.html#documentroot|DocumentRoot]]//, which we configured as "''/srv/httpd/beautifulsite.com''" in the previous section. Create a new directory called "''beautifulsite.com''" under "''/srv/httpd/''".  We will end up with the new directory "''/srv/httpd/htdocs/beautifulsite.com''" which will be used by Apache as the DocumentRoot.
  - Uncompress the joomla zip-file into that directory: <code>
root@darkstar:~# unzip Joomla_2.5.9-Stable-Full_Package.zip -d /srv/httpd/htdocs/beautifulsite.com
</code>
  - As root, change the file ownership to the Apache user: <code>
root@darkstar:~# chown -R apache:apache /srv/httpd/beautifulsite.com
</code>
  - The initial Joomla configuration is done in a web browser (preferably from another computer workstation). Enter our "''http://beautifulserver.com''" URL in the browser's addressbar. This will start start the web-based configuration of our newly installed Joomla CMS. When you get to the database configuration, the better choice is "**mysqli**". Input is also required for the Joomla database username and password. The rest of the configuration is straight-forward.
  - After that, if you want to use SEO-friendly settings ( URL rewriting), then rename htaccess.txt in your root of current joomla catalog to .htaccess .


====== Sources ======
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  * Original source: [[http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3513773/change-mysql-default-character-set-to-utf8-in-my-cnf|MySQL config to UTF8 support]].
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  * Originally written by [[wiki:user:wisedraco | John Ciemgals]]
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