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ImageGuideVersion3.
6.
5Websoft9Joomlaisapre-congured,readytorunimageforrunningJoomlaonAlibabaCloud.
Joomla!
isanaward-winningcontentmanagementsystem(CMS),whichenablesyoutobuildWebsitesandpowerfulonlineapplications.
Manyaspects,includingitsease-of-useandextensibility,havemadeJoomla!
themostpopularWebsitesoftwareavailable.
Bestofall,Joomla!
isanopensourcesolutionthatisfreelyavailabletoeveryone.
LoginonAlibabaCloudconsole,getyouInternetIPAddressOpenyouChromeorFirefoxonyourlocalPC,visitthehttp://InternetIPAddress/JoomlaStackComponentsVerifytheImageSoftwareversion:Joomla!
3.
6.
5Softwaredirectory:/data/wwwroot/default/joomlaBasicsoftwareenvironment:LAMP(http://en.
websoft9.
com/xdocs/php-stack-linux-image-guide/)PHPCongurationFile:/usr/local/php/etc/php.
iniVirtualhostCongurationFiledirectory:/usr/local/apache/conf/vhost.
shVirtualhostCongurationCommand:/root/oneinstack/vhostDatabaseinstalldirectory:/usr/local/mysqlDatabasedatadirectory:/data/mysqlDatabaseCongurationFile:/etc/my.
cnfAftertheinstallationofImage,pleaseverifyitIfverifysuccessfully,youcanenterthebootpageofWebsoft9belowIfnoresponsefrombrowser,pleasechecktheSecurityGroupsettings(https://www.
alibabacloud.
com/help/doc-detail/25471.
htm)toensurethatport80isbeenallowedStep1.
CreateadatabaseDatabasePasswordGettingStartedwithJoomla!
ThisImageuseMySQLfordatabase#defaultuser/password:root/123456MySQLUserGuide:Clickhere(http://en.
websoft9.
com/xdocs/manage-mysql%ef%bc%88lnmplamp-image-%ef%bc%89)WewillshowyouhowtoinstallJoomla!
:1.
CreatethedatabaserequiredforJoomla!
,2.
AddavirtualhostrequiredforJoomla!
,3.
StarttoinstallJoomla!
.
1.
logininMySQL:Method1:UsefollowingURLtoopenphpMyAdminpage:http:///phpMyAdminMethod2:UseSSHcommandtologinin.
mysql-uroot–pentermysqlconsole#defaultuser/password:root/123456MoreMySQLUserGuide:Clickhere(http://en.
websoft9.
com/xdocs/manage-mysql%ef%bc%88lnmplamp-image-%ef%bc%89)2.
createadatabase:Step2.
AddavirtualhostMySQL[(none)]>createdatabasemydbname;MySQL[(none)]>showdatabases;3.
CreateaDatabaseUserandgrantspermissionstotheUser:MySQL[(none)]>grantallprivilegesonmydbname.
*tousername@'localhost'identiedby'userpassword';MySQL[(none)]>ushprivileges;MySQL[(none)]>exit;(http://libs.
websoft9.
com/Websoft9/DocsPicture/en/common/before2.
png)UseSSHCommandtoAddavirtualhost:[root@iZbp1i4rjdsy216yq7lgucZ~]#cd/root/oneinstack[root@iZbp1i4rjdsy216yq7lgucZoneinstack]#.
/vhost.
shStep3.
InstallJoomla!
(http://libs.
websoft9.
com/Websoft9/DocsPicture/en/joomla/jm00.
png)Openyourdomainnameviabrowser:1.
Choosealanguage,SetMainConguration,Click"Next";(http://libs.
websoft9.
com/Websoft9/DocsPicture/en/joomla/jm01.
png)2.
FillinDatabaseConguration(thedefaultdatabaseusenameisroot,passwordis123456),Click"Next";(http://libs.
websoft9.
com/Websoft9/DocsPicture/en/joomla/jm02.
png)3.
Youcanusethedefaultconguration,Click"Install";(http://libs.
websoft9.
com/Websoft9/DocsPicture/en/joomla/jm03.
png)4.
Optionalstep:Youcansetthelanguageaccordingtoyourneeds.
Component(https://docs.
joomla.
org/Component)(since(https://docs.
joomla.
org/File:Compat_icon_1_0.
png))–addscustomfunctionstoyoursitethatcanbeselectedfrommenusLanguage(https://docs.
joomla.
org/Language)(since(https://docs.
joomla.
org/File:Compat_icon_1_0.
png))–denesanadditionallanguageforyoursiteLibrary(https://docs.
joomla.
org/Library)(since(https://docs.
joomla.
org/File:Compat_icon_2_5.
png))–providesfunctionstobeusedbyotherextensionsModule(https://docs.
joomla.
org/Module)(since(https://docs.
joomla.
org/File:Compat_icon_1_0.
png))–showsnonessentialdatainasidebox,possiblyonmultiplepagesPackage(https://docs.
joomla.
org/Package)(since(https://docs.
joomla.
org/File:Compat_icon_2_5.
png))–bundlesrelatedextensionsPlugin(https://docs.
joomla.
org/Plugin)(since(https://docs.
joomla.
org/File:Compat_icon_1_5.
png))–modiescontentinarticlesorprovidesfunctionstoextendotherextensionsTemplate(https://docs.
joomla.
org/Template)(since(https://docs.
joomla.
org/File:Compat_icon_1_0.
png))–denethelook,feel,andnavigationcapabilitiesofyoursiteUsingExtension(http://libs.
websoft9.
com/Websoft9/DocsPicture/en/joomla/jm04.
png)5.
PLEASEREMEMBERTOCOMPLETELYREMOVETHEINSTALLATIONFOLDER,Click"Removeinstallationfolder".
OK,ithasbeeninstalledsuccessfully.
Usehttp://togotoyourindexpage,Usehttp:///administratortologintoyouradministration.
Joomla!
alreadyisarichfeaturedcontentmanagementsystem,butifyou'rebuildingawebsitewithJoomla!
andyouneedextrafeatureswhicharen'tavailableinJoomla!
bydefault,youcaneasilyextenditwithextensions.
TherearevetypesofextensionsforJoomla!
:Components,Modules,Plugins,Templates,andLanguages.
Eachoftheseextensionshandlespecicfunctionality(somebuilt-infeaturesofJoomla!
areimplementedusingextensions).
AnextensionisasoftwarepackagethatextendsyourJoomla!
installationinsomeway.
AsmallselectionofextensionsisincludedwiththedefaultJoomla!
installationbutmanymoreareavailablefromtheJoomla!
ExtensionsDirectory(http://extensions.
joomla.
org/).
Thetermextensionisgenericandthefollowingspecicextensiontypesareavailable:ComponentsModulesPluginsTemplatesForanoverviewofthemostimportantextensiontypesandthefunctionalitytheyprovide,seeExtensiontypes(generaldenitions)(https://docs.
joomla.
org/Extension_types_(general_denitions)).
Thereare4methodsofinstallinganextension.
Youcanuploadanextension,installfromadirectory,installfromaURLorinstallfromweb.
Componentsarethelargestandmostcomplexextensionsofthemall;theycanbeseenasmini-applications.
Mostcomponentshavetwoparts:asitepartandanadministratorpart.
EverytimeaJoomla!
pageisrequested,onecomponentiscalledtorenderthebodyofthepage.
Forexample,Content(com_content)isthecomponentwhichhandlesthedisplayofcontent;userscanviewatthefrontendofyoursiteand,asanadministrator,youcaneditthecontent.
Componentsarethemajorportionofyourpagebecauseacomponentisdrivenbyamenuitemandeverymenuitemrunsacomponent.
Examples:Content(com_content),Banners(com_banners),Contacts(com_contact),NewsFeeds(com_newsfeeds)andWebLinks(com_weblinks)Managementfeature:Adminheadmenu>"Components">("Contacts"forcom_contact)Modulesaremorelightweightandexibleextensionsusedforpagerendering.
Thesemodulesaremostlyknownasthe"boxes"thatarearrangedaroundacomponent,forexample:theloginmodule.
TheFooterisamodule.
Modulesareassignedpermenuitem.
So,youcandecidetoshoworhidetheloginmoduledependingonwhichmenuitemtheuserisviewing.
Sometimesmodulesarelinkedtocomponentssuchasthe"LatestNews"modulewhichlinkstothecom_contentanddisplayslinkstothenewestcontentitems.
However,modulesdonotneedtobelinkedtocomponents,asamatteroffacttheydon'tevenneedtobelinkedtoanythingandcanbejuststaticHTMLortext.
Examples:Banners(mod_banners),Menus(mod_menu),Who'sOnline(mod_whosonline)Managementfeature:Adminheadmenu>"Extensions">"ModuleManager"Pluginsaremoreadvancedextensionsandareinessenceeventhandlers.
IntheexecutionofanypartofJoomla,beitthecore,amoduleoracomponent,aneventcanbetriggered.
Whenaneventistriggered,pluginsthatareregisteredwiththeapplicationtohandlethateventexecute.
Forexample,aplugincouldbeusedtointerceptuser-submittedarticlesandlteroutbadwords.
Examples:Content–LoadModules,Editor–TinyMCEManagementfeature:Adminheadmenu>"Extensions">"PluginManager"LanguagesJoomlawillnotifyyouonyourAdministratorhomepage(controlpanel)whenanupdateisavailable.
Itwillnotautomaticallydotheupdateforyou.
Itistheresponsibilityoftheadministratortostartandverifytheupdatewassuccessful.
LiveUpdateUpgradingJoomlaAtemplateisbasicallythedesignofyourJoomla!
poweredwebsite.
Withatemplateyoucanchangethelookandfeelofyourwebsite.
Templateshavecertaineldsinwhichthecomponent(justone)andmodules(asmanyasyoulike)willbeshown.
Templatesareeasytobuildorcustomizeandtheyprovidemaximumexibilityinhowyoustyleyoursite.
Managementfeature:Adminheadmenu>"Extensions">"TemplateManager"Probablythemostbasicextensionsarelanguages.
Languagescanbepackagedintwoways:eitherasacorepackageorasanextensionpackage.
Inessence,boththecoreandtheextensionlanguagepackagelesconsistofkey/valuepairs,whichprovidethetranslationofstatictextstrings,assignedwithintheJoomla!
sourcecode.
TheselanguagepackswillaffectboththefrontandadministratorsideofyourJoomlasite.
Note:theselanguagepacksalsoincludeanXMLmetalewhichdescribesthelanguage.
Managementfeature:Adminheadmenu>"Extensions">"LanguageManager"KeepingJoomlauptodateisimportanttomakesurethatyourJoomlaisassafeandasawesomeaspossible.
DoyouneedtoupdateyourJoomlainstallationIfanupdateisavailabletherewillbeamessageindicatinganupdatewithabuttontopress.
Youwillalsoseeanoticeinthe'leftsidebar'atthebottom.
ThefollowingaretherecommendedstepsneededtocompleteanupdatetoyourJoomlaCMSinstallation.
ThismethodissuitableforAllJoomlaCMS3.
x.
xto3.
x.
x–updates(maintenanceupdate)ThismethodisnotsuitableforJoomlaCMS3.
1.
2to≥3.
1.
3–seeSpecialInstructionsforVersion3.
1.
2Upgrades(https://docs.
joomla.
org/Special:MyLanguage/J3.
x:Detailed_instructions_for_updating_from_3.
1.
2_to_3.
1.
4)Step1:BackupStep2:TheUpdateComponentStep3:StarttheUpdateNotonlyisthistherecommendedmethod,itistheeasiestmethodofupdatingtheJoomlaCMS.
SometimesthismethodisreferredtoasaOneclickupdate.
Ifyouareunabletousethismethodbecauseofspecicusecases(distributions,languages,hostspeed),youcanupdatetheJoomlaCMSusingtheinstallmethodupdateMakesureyouhaveaCURRENTBACKUPofyoursite!
Inmanycases,yourhostwillmakeperiodicsitebackups.
DONOTrelyonthesebackups!
ItisSTRONGLYRECOMMENDEDyoupreformyourownbackup.
Youwillneedtonavigatetotheupdatecomponent.
Clicktheupdate'button'orthe'sidebarlink'previouslyshownaboveorusethemainmenu,selectandclickComponents→Joomla!
Update.
Youwillnowseethebelowimage.
Select,'Writelesdirectly'(default)or'WritelesusingFTP'asthemethodofuploadingthenewcorelestoyourinstallation.
DidyoubackupSeeStep1above.
Clickthe"InstalltheUpdate"buttonandtheupdatingwillbegin.
Whentheupdatehascompleted,youwillseeasuccessnoticewiththenewversion.
UpdateCongurationsSettingUpdateServerPermissionsNote:WhentheupdatehascompletedyoumayneedtoemptyyourbrowsercachetoadjustforanytemplateCSSchanges.
Inmostcasesyouwillnothavetochangethesesettings.
ThedefaultchoicesmakesureyourJoomlaCMSinstallationisalwaysbeingcheckedagainstthecorrectupdateserverandtheappropriatepersonwithadministratoraccesscanupdatetheinstallation.
Theoptionsscreenisreachedbyclickingthe'options'buttononthemainJoomla!
Updatescreen.
Onceyouclickthe'options'button,youwillseethefollowingimage.
TheupdatenoticeyouwillseeonthehomeadministratordependsonthesettingoftheUpdateServerandcaching.
Therstoptionshowsthelatestupdateofthemajorreleaseinuse(default).
Thesecondoptionshowsthelatestupdateofthelatestmajor.
Cachingmaycausenotdetectinganavailableupdateandyoumustpurgethecache.
PermissionsUpload&Update(Notrecommended)UsingAkeebaBackupTheCongurationWizardconguresitselfforoptimaloperationwithyoursite,automatically.
ThefastestandmostreliablenativePHPbackupengine.
Oneclickbackup.
Integratedrestorationforsameserverrestoration.
Sitetransferwizard.
Transferyoursitebetweenserversfastandeasily.
RestorewithAkeebaKickstart(freeofchargescript):restoreextractingthebackupdirectlyontheserver;noneedtouploadthousandsoflesbyFTP!
ChoosebetweenstandardZIPorhighlyefcientJPAarchiveformat.
Excludespecicles,folders.
Excludespecicdatabasetablesortheircontents.
Unattendedbackupmode(CRONjobscheduling),fullycompatiblewithWebcron.
orgBackup&RestoreYoucanusethisfeaturetoupdateJoomlaifyourserverisbehindarewallorotherwiseunabletocontacttheupdateservers.
FirstdownloadtheJoomlaUpgradePackageinZIPformatfromtheofcialJoomladownloadpage.
Thenusetheeldsbelowtouploadandinstallit.
ReadmorefromonlinedocofJoomla:UpdatingJoomlaCMS3.
x.
x(InstallMethod)(https://docs.
joomla.
org/Special:MyLanguage/J3.
x:Updating_Joomla_(Install_Method))BackupisveryimportforusinganyCMSAkeebaBackupCoreisthemostwidelyusedopen-sourcebackupcomponentfortheJoomla!
CMS.
Itsmissionissimple:createasitebackupthatcanberestoredonanyJoomla!
-capableserver,makingitidealnotonlyforbackupsbutalsoforsitetransfersorevendeployingsitestoyourclients'servers.
AkeebaBackupcreatesafullbackupofyoursiteinasinglearchive.
Thearchivecontainsalltheles,adatabasesnapshotandaninstallersimilarinfunctiontothestandardJoomla!
installer.
ThebackupandrestoreprocessisAJAXpoweredtoavoidservertimeouts,evenwithhugesites.
Alternatively,youcanmakeabackupofonlyyourdatabase,oronlyyourles.
AkeebaBackupisthereliable,easytouse,opensourcebackupsolutionforyourJoomla!
site.
Features:Archivescanberestoredonanyhost.
Usefulfortransferringyoursitebetweensubdomains/hostsorevento/fromyourlocaltestingserver(e.
g.
XAMPP,WAMPServer,MAMP,etc).
1.
DownloadfromAkeedbawebsite(https://www.
akeebabackup.
com/download.
html)2.
Dashboard->Extensions->Manage->Install,UploadPackageFile3.
CompletetheinstallationofAkeeda4.
Dashboard->System->ControlPanel,youcanndthelink"Backupisup-to-date"5.
EntertheAkeebaBackuppanel,andpleasedothe"CongurationWizard"6.
Clickthebutton"BackupNow"ManualBackup1.
DownloadtheentireJoomlaleinyourootdictionarybyFTPorothertools2.
Visithttp:///phpMyAdmin,loginintothephpMyAdminPanelHowtouseit3.
Selectyoudatabase,thenExport4.
Click"go"button,thendownloadtheSQLbackupleHowdoyourestorebackupsmemory_limit–Minimum:64MRecommended:128Morbetterupload_max_lesize–Minimum:20Mpost_max_size–Minimum:20Mmax_execution_time:AtLeast120Recommended:300HowtomodifyPHPsettingsRestorebackupsisveryeasyifyouhaveusedtheAkeebaSelectthecheckboxnexttoabackupentry.
NowclickontheRestorebuttoninthetoolbar.
ThePHPcongurationleallowsyoutocongurethemodulesenabled,theemailsettingsorthesizeoftheuploadles.
Itislocatedat/usr/local/php/etc/php.
ini.
TherearesomePHPsettingsthatneedtobesufcientforJoomlatoinstall.
ThevaluesforPHP.
inibelowaresuggestedvaluesonly.
AftermodifyingthePHPcongurationle,restartbothApacheandPHP-FPMforthechangestotakeeffect:#servicehttpdrestart;MaximumsizeofPOSTdatathatPHPwillaccept.
post_max_size=16M;Maximumallowedsizeforuploadedfiles.
upload_max_filesize=16M#servicehttpdrestart;Maximumexecutiontimeofeachscript,inseconds;http://php.
net/max-execution-time;Note:Thisdirectiveishardcodedto0fortheCLISAPImax_execution_time=90;Maximumamountoftimeeachscriptmayspendparsingrequestdata.
It'sagood;ideatolimitthistimeonproductionsserversinordertoeliminateunexpectedly;longrunningscripts.
php_valuemax_execution_time90Linux1.
OpenChromeorFirefoxonyourlocalPCHowtomodifytheallowedlimitforuploadHowtochangethemax_execution_timeHowtoaccessphpMyAdminModifythe/usr/local/php/etc/php.
iniletoincreasetheallowedsizeforuploads:then,restarttheapacheIfyoureceivethemessage"Maximumexecutiontimeof30secondsexceeded".
Youmayalsoliketoextendthemax_execution_timeforPHPandyoucanmodifyitbytwomethodsbelowMethodone:edityour/usr/local/php/etc/php.
iniMethodtwo:edityour.
htaccess:Websoft9JoomlaImagehaveinstalledthephpMyadminphpMyAdmininstalldirectory:/data/wwwroot/default/phpMyAdminFollowingisthestepforaccessphpMyadmin2.
visitthehttp://InternetIPAddress/phpMyAdmin,youcanentertheloginpage3.
selectyoulanguage,Username:root,Password:1234564.
Clickthebutton"Go"Windows1.
UserRemoteDesktopConnectionofWindowtoconnecttoyouECS2.
InstallaChromeorFirefoxbrowseronyouECS3.
OpenChromeorFirefoxonyourECSFollowingisthestepforaccessphpMyadmin4.
visitthehttp://InternetIPAddress/phpMyAdmin,youcanentertheloginpage5.
selectyoulanguage,Username:root,Password:1234566.
Clickthebutton"Go"Method1:conguration.
phplepublic$root_user='myname';HowtoresetadminpasswordNormally,youcanadd,editanddeleteusersandpasswordsfromtheback-endUserManager.
Todothis,youmustbeloggedinasamemberoftheSuperAdministratorgroup.
Insomesituations,thismaynotbepossible.
Forexample,yoursitemayhavebeen"hacked"andhadthepasswordsoruserschanged.
Orperhapsthepersonwhoknewthepasswordsisnolongeravailable.
Ormaybeyouhaveforgottenthepasswordthatwasused.
Inthesecases,itisstillpossibletoaltertheJoomla!
databasesoyoucanlogbackinasaSuperAdministrator.
ThesearethepossiblemethodsavailabletoJoomla!
administrators.
Ifyouhaveaccesstoyourconfiguration.
phplefortheJoomlainstallationonyourserver,thenyoucanrecoverthepasswordusingthefollowingmethod.
1.
UsinganFTPprogramconnecttoyoursite.
Findtheconguration.
phpleandlookatthelepermissions.
Ifthepermissionsare444orsomeothervalue,thenchangethepermissionsoftheconguration.
phpleto644.
Thiswillhelppreventissueswhenuploadingthechangedconguration.
phplelaterinthisprocess.
2.
Downloadthecongurationle.
3.
Opentheconguration.
phplethatwasdownloadedinatexteditorsuchasnotepad++andaddthislinetothebottomofthelistwheremynameisausernamewithadministratoraccessthatyouknowthepasswordfor.
AnusernamethatisAuthorlevelorhighercanalsobeusedinplaceofausernamewithadministratoraccess.
4.
Savetheconguration.
phpleanduploaditbacktothesite.
Youmayleavethepermissionsontheconguration.
phpleat644.
Thisuserwillnowbeatemporarysuperadministrator.
Method2:DirectEditingofDatabase1.
Dashboard->System->GlobalConguration,andgotheSystemTab,ndtheCacheSettingitem2.
Changecachesettingto"ON–ConservativeCaching"Conguration:Built-inPlugin(Extensions->PluginManager->System–PageCache)Caches:eachwholepageofyoursiteBasedon:URLMoreinfo:HowToEnableJoomlaCacheSettings5.
Logintothebackendandchangethepasswordoftheadministratoruseryoudon'thavethepasswordfororcreateanewsuperadminuser.
Ifyoucreatethenewuseryoumaywanttoblockordeletetheolduserdependingonyourcircumstances.
6.
Whennished,makesuretousethe"Clickheretotrytodoitautomatically"linkthatappearsinthealertboxtoremovethelinethatwasaddedtotheconguration.
phple.
Ifusingthelinkwasnotsuccessful,thengobackanddeletetheaddedlinefromyourconguration.
phpleusingatexteditor.
Uploadtheconguration.
phplebacktothesite.
7.
UsingyourFTPprogramverifythelepermissionsoftheconguration.
phple,theyshouldbe444.
Ifyoumanuallyremovedtheaddedline,thenchangethelepermissionsontheconguration.
phpleto444.
Ifyouhavenouserswhoknowtheirpasswordsandyoucan'tutilizefrontendregistrationyoumayneedtomakeachangeinyourdatabaseasoutlinedbelowinthisdocument.
Ifthemethodsabovedidnotwork,youhavetwootheroptions,bothofwhichrequireworkingwiththeMySQLdatabasedirectly.
ReadmorefromJoomla'sdocwebsite:PasswordRecovery(https://docs.
joomla.
org/Special:MyLanguage/How_do_you_recover_or_reset_your_admin_password%3F)Enablingthecachewillboosttheoverallperformanceofyourinstallation.
YoucanenableeasilythecachingsystemthroughtheadministratorpanelofJoomla!
OpentheCacheActivatetheCachePluginGoto"Extensions->PluginManager"tab,searchfor"cache"andenablethe"System–Cache"extension.
PageCachingWebsoft9Optionalbrowsercaching:Alsocachesonyourvisitors'browser/computerOnlycachespagesforguestvisitors(notforloggedinvisitors).
Becarefulusingthispluginifyouhaveaninteractivesitewhereyouwanttoservercontentbasedonsession/cookieinformationratherthanontheplainURLonly.
Featureslikeashoppingcartwillnotwork.
Conguration:GlobalCong->CacheCaches:eachmodule(individuallycustomizedviaeachmodule'sAdvancedParameters)Moreinfo:YoumustdisableitonsomemodulestoavoidproblemsOfcialSupportForum(http://forum.
joomla.
org/)OfcialLanguageForums(http://forum.
joomla.
org/viewforum.
phpf=511)DocumentationWiki(https://docs.
joomla.
org/)Joomla!
Extensions(https://extensions.
joomla.
org/)Joomla!
Translations(https://community.
joomla.
org/translations.
html)Joomla!
Resources(http://resources.
joomla.
org/)CommunityPortal(https://community.
joomla.
org/)SecurityCentre(https://developer.
joomla.
org/security-centre.
html)DeveloperResources(https://developer.
joomla.
org/)StackExchange(https://joomla.
stackexchange.
com/)Joomla!
Shop(https://community.
joomla.
org/the-joomla-shop.
html)AllJoomlaHelpSitesModuleCaching