Students and new users looking for help installing the latest version of TYPO3 ( v9.4.0 ) from GitHub using Composer with Nginx, MariaDB, and PHP 7.2 support, the steps below should be a great place to start. 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. So, installing and updating using simple commands may be a great option if you’re new. To get started with installing TYPO3, follow the steps below:

Install Nginx HTTP Server on Ubuntu

Nginx HTTP Server is probably the second most popular web server in use. so install it since TYPO3 needs it. To install Nginx HTTP on the Ubuntu server, run the commands below. After installing Nginx, the commands below can be used to stop, start and enable the Nginx service to always start up with the server boots. To test the Nginx setup, open your browser and browse to the server hostname or IP address and you should see the Nginx default test page as shown below. When you see that, then Nginx 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-FPM 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-FPM Then update and upgrade to PHP 7.2-FPM 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 Nginx. Then make the changes on the following lines below in the file and save. The value below is a great setting to apply in your environment. After making the change above, save the file and closet. After installing PHP and related modules, all you have to do is restart Nginx to reload PHP configurations. To restart Nginx, run the commands below

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 Nginx 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 Nginx

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 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

After configuring the VirtualHost above, enable it by running the commands below To load all the settings above, restart Nginx 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!