When you use Composer to install TYPO3 packages, you can easily upgrade from the command line with Composer, which is much simpler. TYPO3 also has a built-in tool that allows webmasters to upgrade easily. but it must be configured first which may be intimidating for new users and students. To get started with installing TYPO3, follow the steps below:

Install Apache2 HTTP Server on Ubuntu

Apache2 HTTP Server is the most popular web server in use. so install it since TYPO3 needs it. To install Apache2 HTTP on the Ubuntu server, run the commands below. After installing Apache2, the commands below can be used to stop, start and enable the Apache2 service to always start up with the server boots. To test the Apache2 setup, open your browser and browse to the server hostname or IP address and you should see the Apache2 default test page as shown below. When you see that, then Apache2 is working as expected.

Install MariaDB Database Server

MariaDB database server is a great place to start when looking at open-source database servers to use with Magento. To install MariaDB run the commands below. After installing MariaDB, the commands below can be used to stop, start and enable the MariaDB service to always start up when the server boots. Run these on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Run these on Ubuntu 18.04 and 18.10 LTS After that, run the commands below to secure the MariaDB server by creating a root password and disallowing remote root access. When prompted, answer the questions below by following the guide.

Enter current password for root (enter for none): Just press the Enter Set root password? [Y/n]: Y New password: Enter password Re-enter new password: Repeat password Remove anonymous users? [Y/n]: Y Disallow root login remotely? [Y/n]: Y Remove test database and access to it? [Y/n]:  Y Reload privilege tables now? [Y/n]:  Y

Restart MariaDB server To test if MariaDB is installed, type the commands below to logon into the MariaDB server Then type the password you created above to sign on. if successful, you should see MariaDB welcome message

PHP 7.2 may not be available in Ubuntu default repositories. to install it, you will have to get it from third-party repositories. Run the commands below to add the below third party repository to upgrade to PHP 7.2 Then update and upgrade to PHP 7.2 Next, run the commands below to install PHP 7.2 and related modules. After installing PHP 7.2, run the commands below to open the PHP default config file for Apache2. Then make the changes on the following lines below in the file and save. The value below is great setting to apply in your environments. After making the change above, save the file and close. After installing PHP and related modules, all you have to do is restart Apache2 to reload PHP configurations. To restart Apache2, run the commands below To test PHP 7.2 settings with Apache2, create a phpinfo.php file in the Apache2 root directory by running the commands below Then type the content below and save the file. Save the file. then browse to your server hostname followed by /phpinfo.php You should see the PHP default test page.

Create TYPO3 Database

Now that you’ve installed all the packages that are required for TYPO3 to function, continue below to start configuring the servers. First, run the commands below to create a blank TYPO3database. To log on to the MariaDB database server, run the commands below. Then create a database called typo3 Create a database user called typo3user with a new password Then grant the user full access to the database. Finally, save your changes and exit.

Download TYPO3 Latest Release

To get TYPO3 latest release you may want to use the GitHub repository. Install Composer, Curl and other dependencies to get started. After installing curl and Composer above, change into the Apache2 root directory and download TYPO3 packages from Github. Always replace the release number with the latest release. Then run the commands below to set the correct permissions for TYPO3 to function.

Configure Apache2

Finally, configure the Apahce2 site configuration file for TYPO3. This file will control how users access TYPO3 content. Run the commands below to create a new configuration file called typo3.conf Then copy and paste the content below into the file and save it. Replace the highlighted line with your domain name and directory root location. Save the file and exit.

Enable the TYPO3 and Rewrite Module

After configuring the VirtualHost above, enable it by running the commands below To load all the settings above, restart Apache2 by running the commands below. Then open your browser and browse to the server domain name. You should see the TYPO3 setup wizard complete. Please follow the wizard carefully. Then follow the on-screen instructions and select the installation language here. Next, type the database username and password, then continue. On the next screen, select the database you created above and continue. Then create an admin account and the TYPO3 site info and finish the installation. after a brief moment, you should see your new site created. Congratulation! You have successfully installed TYPO3 on Ubuntu 16.04 | 18.04 and may work on the upcoming 18.10. In the future when you want to upgrade to a newly released version, simply run the commands below to upgrade. That’s it!