Joomla

To run the Joomla content management system using Unit:

1. Install Unit with a PHP language module.

2. Install and configure Joomla’s prerequisites

3. Install Joomla’s core files. Here we install them at /path/to/app; use a real path in your configuration.

4. Change ownership:

   Run the following command (as root) so Unit can access the application directory (If the application uses several directories, run the command for each one):

   # chown -R unit:unit /path/to/app/  # User and group that Unit's router runs as by default
      

   Note:
   The unit:unit user-group pair is available only with official packages , Docker images, and some third-party repos. Otherwise, account names may differ; run the ps aux | grep unitd command to be sure.

   For further details, including permissions, see the security checklist.

5. Next, prepare the Joomla configuration for Unit (use real values for share and root):

   {
      "listeners": {
         "*:80": {
               "pass": "routes"
         }
      },
   
      "routes": [
         {
               "match": {
                  "uri": [
                     "*.php",
                     "*.php/*",
                     "/administrator/"
                  ]
               },
               "_comment_match": "Matches direct URLs and the administrative section of the site",
               "action": {
                  "pass": "applications/joomla/direct"
               }
         },
         {
               "action": {
                  "share": "/path/to/app$uri",
                  "_comment_share": "Serves matching static files",
                  "fallback": {
                     "pass": "applications/joomla/index"
                  },
                  "_comment_fallback": "Unconditionally matches all remaining URLs, including rewritten ones"
               }
         }
      ],
   
      "applications": {
         "joomla": {
               "type": "php",
               "targets": {
                  "direct": {
                     "root": "/path/to/app/",
                     "_comment_root": "Path to the application directory; use a real path in your configuration"
                  },
                  "index": {
                     "root": "/path/to/app/",
                     "_comment_root": "Path to the application directory; use a real path in your configuration",
                     "script": "index.php",
                     "_comment_script": "All requests are handled by a single script"
                  }
               }
         }
      }
   }
   

   The first route step handles the admin section and all URLs that specify a PHP script; the direct target doesn’t set the script option to be used by default, so Unit looks for the respective .php file.

   The next step serves static files via a share. Its fallback enables rewrite mechanics for search-friendly URLs. All requests go to the index target that runs the index.php script at Joomla’s directory root.

6. Upload the updated configuration.

   Assuming the JSON above was added to config.json. Run the following command as root:

   # curl -X PUT --data-binary @config.json --unix-socket \
         /path/to/control.unit.sock \  # Path to Unit's control socket in your installation
         http://localhost/config/      # Path to the config section in Unit's control API
      

   Note:
   The control socket path may vary; run unitd -h or see Startup and shutdown for details.

   After a successful update, Joomla should be available on the listener’s IP and port to finish the setup: