Install TYPO3 on Ubuntu 22.04 | Hostvento Knowledge Base

Step 1: Install Apache

sudo apt install apache2

Check that it runs:

sudo systemctl status apache2

Start it and enable it at boot:

sudo systemctl start apache2 && sudo systemctl enable apache2

Step 2: Install PHP

sudo apt install php libapache2-mod-php php-cli php-common php-gmp php-curl php-mysql php-json php-intl php-mbstring php-xmlrpc php-gd php-xml php-zip

php -v

Note: TYPO3 also needs a higher max_execution_time and memory_limit. Edit /etc/php/8.1/apache2/php.ini (the folder name follows your PHP version) and set max_execution_time = 240, memory_limit = 256M and max_input_vars = 1500, then restart Apache.

Step 3: Install MySQL

sudo apt install mysql-server

sudo systemctl status mysql

sudo systemctl enable mysql.service

Create the database and a user:

sudo mysql
CREATE DATABASE typo3_db CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
CREATE USER 'typo3_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'StrongPassword';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON typo3_db.* TO 'typo3_user'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;

Step 4: Download TYPO3

wget --content-disposition https://get.typo3.org/12.4.19

Step 5: Extract it

sudo tar -xvzf typo3_src-12.4.19.tar.gz -C /var/www/html

-x extracts the archive.
-v lists the files while it works.
-z handles the gzip compression.
-f names the archive file.
-C sets the target folder.

Step 6: Prepare the web root

cd /var/www/html
sudo ln -s typo3_src-12.4.19 typo3_src
sudo ln -s typo3_src/index.php index.php
sudo ln -s typo3_src/typo3 typo3
sudo touch FIRST_INSTALL
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html

The FIRST_INSTALL file unlocks the installer.

Step 7: Finish in the browser

Open http://your-server-ip/. The TYPO3 installer checks the system, asks for the database details, then asks you to create the admin account.

When it is done, log in at http://your-server-ip/typo3.

Quick recap

Install Apache, PHP and MySQL.
Download and extract TYPO3, add the symlinks and FIRST_INSTALL.
Finish the installer in the browser.