In our DirectAdmin tutorial series, we explain how to upload a website to your VPS. To go through the steps below, we assume that you have completed the tutorial series, or are familiar with the subject matter and have created a database.
In this article, we explain how to install Joomla on a VPS with DirectAdmin. Paid options such as Installatron or Softaculous can simplify the installation and allow you to execute from DirectAdmin with one click. We assume that you do not want to incur additional costs or want to install additional software, and only explain how to install Joomla in DirectAdmin using the built-in options in DirectAdmin itself.
Installing Joomla
Step 1
Download Joomla from the Joomla homepage and save the .zip file to your computer.
Step 2
Log in to DirectAdmin as the user for which you want to install Joomla and click 'Files'.
Step 3
You now see an overview of the folders and files. Click 'Domains'.
Step 4
Click the name of your domain. In this manual we use supporttest.nl.
Step 5
Click 'public_html'. This is the folder in which your site is placed.
Step 6
Do you want to use a subdomain? Then click the folder with the name of your subdomain. Click 'Upload files to current directory' (at the bottom of the screenshot).
Step 7
Click 'Choose file' and select the file you downloaded in Step 1. Then click 'Upload Files' to upload the file.
Unfortunately, even on an English Windows installation with an English browser and trying to edit the page source, it would not display the options in the screenshot in English (even though it's set as the language for DirectAdmin).
Step 8
Click 'Click here to go back' at the bottom of the confirmation that appears.
Step 9
You will now return to the public_html folder and see 'joomla-3.8.5.zip' (or just the version that is current at the time of reading). Click 'Extract'.
Step 10
You will see an overview of the content which is going to be unpacked and you can change your directory under 'Directory' (do not do that). Click 'Extract' again to start the unpacking process.
Step 11
Joomla is now installed for your domain. Open yourdomain.com in a browser (replace yourdomain.com by your actual domain name). You will then see the Joomla setup menu, as in the screenshot below. Enter the requested data and click 'Next'.
Step 12
A database is required for this step. In our DirectAdmin tutorial series, we explain how to create a database. Enter your database data as in the example below and click 'Next'.
Step 13
You will see the confirmation below. Check that the settings are correct and have yourself email a confirmation of the settings by setting 'E-mail settings' to 'Yes' under 'Summary'. Then click 'Installation'.
Step 14
The installation of Joomla is complete! Joomla immediately offers to prepare your site for use in multiple languages. If you want to offer your site in multiple languages, we recommend this option wholeheartedly. After enabling additional languages, or if you have completed this step, click 'Delete the folder' to delete the installation folder and complete the installation.
Please note that we cannot offer support on the design and management of a Joomla website ourselves.
Should you have any questions left regarding this article, do not hesitate to contact our support department. You can reach them via the ‘Contact Us’ button at the bottom of this page.