Getting started with the Joomla CMS on RHEL 5.8 ZipKit
Joomla is a free and open-source content management system for publishing web content. It is built on a model–view–controller web application framework that can also be used independently. Joomla is written in PHP, uses object-oriented programming techniques and software design patterns, stores data in a MySQL, MS SQL, or PostgreSQL and includes features such as page caching, RSS feeds, printable versions of pages, news flashes, blogs, polls, search, and support for language internationalization.
This topic contains the following sections:
Where to download the ZipKit
- Download the Joomla ZipKit (Joomla3.1onRHEL5.8.eZ) from BMC Communities.
- Download following MySQL and Joomla 3.1 package for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.8 64 bit.
Software name | Location |
|---|---|
MySQL-client-5.6.13-1.rhel5.x86_64.rpm | |
MySQL-devel-5.6.13-1.rhel5.x86_64.rpm | |
MySQL-server-5.6.13-1.rhel5.x86_64.rpm | |
MySQL-shared-compat-5.6.13-1.rhel5.x86_64.rpm | |
MySQL-shared-5.6.13-1.rhel5.x86_64.rpm | |
perl-DBI-1.52-2.el5.x86_64.rpm | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.8 64 bit media |
perl-DBD-MySQL-3.0007-2.el5.x86_64.rpm | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.8 64 bit media |
Joomla 3.1 |
What is in the ZipKit
The Joomla ZipKit contains the following packages:
Joomla subpackage | Subpackage content | Description |
|---|---|---|
Blueprint | BlueprintFunctionalModel BlueprintDeploymentModel | This folder contains all the deployment models associated with the blueprint and blueprint options (if any). |
BSA | Softwarepackage Systempackage | This folder contains the software package files and the system package associated with the service blueprint. |
Prerequisites for the ZipKit
- Ensure that you have created a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.8 (RHEL 5.8) VM template in the vCenter.
While creating the RHEL 5.8 template, you need to choose the following options for RHEL 5.8 operating system:
- Base System - Base, Large Systems Performance and Perl Support
- Development - Development Tools and Development Libraries
- Servers - Server Platform
- Selinux is disabled.
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