{"id":311,"date":"2024-03-20T01:37:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T01:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.ngocha.biz\/?p=311"},"modified":"2024-03-20T01:37:00","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T01:37:00","slug":"wordpress-installation-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.ngocha.biz\/?p=311","title":{"rendered":"WordPress Installation Guide: Install and Configure WordPress on Ubuntu"},"content":{"rendered":"

This WordPress installation guide helps you to install and configure the latest WordPress on an Ubuntu Linux box. It covers Apache, MariaDB<\/a>, PHP, and WordPress configurations.<\/p>\n

WordPress Installation On Ubuntu Server<\/h2>\n

This installation guide covers the following.<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Installation and configuration of Apache2<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Installation and configuration for MariaDB<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Installation and configuration of PHP and Apache modules.<\/li>\n
  4. WordPress Apache configurations with a domain name.<\/li>\n
  5. Accessing the WordPress<\/a> dashboard.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    How to install WordPress on Ubuntu Server?<\/h2>\n

    Follow the steps given below for the complete WordPress setup on Ubuntu 23.04<\/p>\n

    Install and Configure Apache 2<\/h2>\n

    Step 1:<\/strong> Login to the server and update the package repos<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    sudo apt-get update -y<\/code><\/pre>\n
    Step 2:<\/strong> Install Apache2,<\/strong><\/p>\n
    sudo apt-get install apache2 -y<\/code><\/pre>\n
    Step 3:<\/strong> Execute the following command to disable anonymous directory listing.<\/p>\n
    sudo sed -i \"s\/Options Indexes FollowSymLinks\/Options FollowSymLinks\/\" \/etc\/apache2\/apache2.conf<\/code><\/pre>\n
    Step 4:<\/strong> Start, enable, and check the status of Apache2<\/p>\n
    sudo systemctl stop apache2\nsudo systemctl enable apache2\nsudo systemctl start apache2<\/code><\/pre>\n
    Install and Configure MariaDB<\/h2>\n
    Step 1:<\/strong> Install the Marais DB database server and client<\/p>\n
    sudo apt-get install mariadb-server mariadb-client -y<\/code><\/pre>\n
    Step 2:<\/strong> Use the following commands to start, stop, enable, and check the status of the MariaDB service.<\/p>\n
    sudo systemctl stop mysql\nsudo systemctl start mysql\nsudo systemctl enable mysql\nsudo systemctl status mysql<\/code><\/pre>\n
    Step 3:<\/strong> Setup the root admin password for the database using mysql_secure_installation command. It will prompt you to set up the new password.<\/p>\n
    sudo mysql_secure_installation<\/code><\/pre>\n
    Use the following options for the prompt.<\/p>\n
    Enter current password for root (enter for none): Just press the Enter\nSet root password? [Y\/n]: Y\nNew password: Enter password\nRe-enter new password: Repeat password\nRemove anonymous users? [Y\/n]: Y\nDisallow root login remotely? [Y\/n]: Y\nRemove test database and access to it? [Y\/n]:  Y\nReload privilege tables now? [Y\/n]:  Y<\/code><\/pre>\n
    Step 4:<\/strong> Restart the database server for the changes to take effect.<\/p>\n
    sudo systemctl restart mysql<\/code><\/pre>\n
    Setup and Configure PHP<\/h2>\n
    Step 1:<\/strong> Install PHP 8 and its related modules.<\/p>\n
    sudo apt-get install php8.2 php8.2-mysql libapache2-mod-php8.2 php8.2-cli php8.2-cgi php8.2-gd<\/code><\/pre>\n
    Step 2:<\/strong> Open  \/etc\/php\/8.2\/apache2\/php.ini file<\/p>\n
    sudo vi \/etc\/php\/8.2\/apache2\/php.ini<\/code><\/pre>\n
    Add the following contents to the file.<\/p>\n
    file_uploads = On\nallow_url_fopen = On\nmemory_limit = 256M\nupload_max_filesize = 150M\nmax_execution_time = 350\ndate.timezone = America\/Chicago<\/code><\/pre>\n
    Configure Database For WordPress<\/h2>\n
    Step 1:<\/strong> Login to the database using the password you set for root.<\/p>\n
    sudo mysql -u root -p<\/code><\/pre>\n
    Step 2:<\/strong> Create a database named “wordpress-db”<\/p>\n
    CREATE DATABASE wordpress_db;<\/code><\/pre>\n
    Step 3:<\/strong> Create a new database user named “wordpress-admin” and set a custom password. This user will be used in the WordPress configuration.<\/p>\n
    CREATE USER 'wordpress-admin'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your_password_here';<\/code><\/pre>\n
    Step 4:<\/strong> Grant all privileged on wordpress-db for wordpress-admin user. Replace the password you set for wordpress-admin.<\/p>\n
    GRANT ALL ON wordpress_db.* TO 'wordpress-admin'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your-password-here' WITH GRANT OPTION;<\/code><\/pre>\n
    Step 5:<\/strong> Flush all privileges and exit the db shell.<\/p>\n
    FLUSH PRIVILEGES; exit<\/code><\/pre>\n
    Setup and Configure WordPress<\/h2>\n
    Step 1:<\/strong> Download the latest WordPress<\/p>\n
    wget https:\/\/wordpress.org\/latest.tar.gz<\/code><\/pre>\n
    Step 2:<\/strong> Untar the WordPress files<\/p>\n
    tar -xvf latest.tar.gz<\/code><\/pre>\n
    Step 3:<\/strong> Move the WordPress folder to \/var\/www\/html folder.<\/p>\n
    sudo mv wordpress \/var\/www\/html\/wordpress<\/code><\/pre>\n
    Step 4:<\/strong> Change the ownership of the wordpress folder to www-data<\/p>\n
    sudo chown -R www-data:www-data \/var\/www\/html\/wordpress\/<\/code><\/pre>\n
    Step 5:<\/strong> Change the folder and file permissions using the following command. Folders should have 755 permission, and files should have 644 permission.<\/p>\n
    find \/var\/www\/html\/ -type d -print0 | xargs -0 chmod 0755\nfind \/var\/www\/html\/ -type f -print0 | xargs -0 chmod 0644<\/code><\/pre>\n
    You can check if the permissions have been applied using the following command.<\/p>\n
    stat -c \"%a %n\"  \/var\/www\/html\/wordpress\/*<\/code><\/pre>\n
    Configure Apache For WordPress<\/h2>\n
    Step 1:<\/strong> Create a new Apache configuration named wp-site.conf for the WordPress site.<\/p>\n
    sudo vi \/etc\/apache2\/sites-available\/wp-site.conf<\/code><\/pre>\n
    Add the following configuration to the file and save it. Replace yourdomain<\/code> with your custom domain name.<\/p>\n
    <VirtualHost *:80>\n     ServerAdmin admin@yourdomain.com\n     DocumentRoot \/var\/www\/html\/wordpress\/\n     ServerName yourdomain.com\n     ServerAlias www.yourdomain.com\n\n     <Directory \/var\/www\/html\/wordpress\/>\n        Options +FollowSymlinks\n        AllowOverride All\n        Require all granted\n     <\/Directory>\n\n     ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}\/error.log\n     CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}\/access.log combined\n\n<\/VirtualHost><\/code><\/pre>\n
    Step 2:<\/strong> Enable wp-site.conf<\/p>\n
    sudo a2ensite wp-site.conf<\/code><\/pre>\n
    Step 3:<\/strong> Enable the Apache rewrite module.<\/p>\n
    sudo a2enmod rewrite<\/code><\/pre>\n
    Step 4:<\/strong> Restart the Apache server.<\/p>\n
    sudo systemctl restart apache2<\/code><\/pre>\n
    Configure WordPress Application<\/h2>\n
    Step 1:<\/strong> Rename the default wp-config-sample.php<\/code> to wp-config.php<\/code><\/p>\n
    sudo mv \/var\/www\/html\/wordpress\/wp-config-sample.php \/var\/www\/html\/wordpress\/wp-config.php<\/code><\/pre>\n
    Step 2:<\/strong> Open the wp-config.php file<\/p>\n
    sudo vi \/var\/www\/html\/wordpress\/wp-config.php<\/code><\/pre>\n
    Replace the values highlighted in the image below with the database, user, and password generated in the previous steps.<\/p>\n
    \"wp-config.php<\/figure>\n
    Step 3:<\/strong> Now you have configured your site details on the wp-site.conf file, try to access WordPress by browsing the domain name you used on the wp-site.conf file.<\/p>\n
    Make sure your server is mapped to the domain name you configured in the wp-site.conf file.<\/p>\n
    http:\/\/your-domain-name.com<\/code><\/pre>\n
    If you haven’t configured a domain name, you can access the installed WordPress with<\/p>\n
    http:\/\/<your-server-ip>\/wordpress <\/code><\/pre>\n
    Step 4:<\/strong> Select the preferred language and fill up the details in the configuration wizard.<\/p>\n
    \"wordpress<\/figure>\n
    Step 5:<\/strong> Once WordPress is installed, you can access the dashboard using the username and password.<\/p>\n
    \"wordpress<\/figure>\n
    Conclusion<\/h2>\n
    Setting up WordPress is not a complex setup if you have some Linux technical background. However, managing it long term is the complex part.<\/p>\n
    If you are setting up WordPress for your organization, you can try managed wordpres cloud hosting like Cloudways<\/a>.<\/p>\n
    If you are on a budget, you can get started with managed wordpress on Bluehost. It offer deep discounts up to 65% on its plans. Checkout the Bluehost Coupon<\/a> page to get the latest discounts.<\/p>\n
    \n
    Ngu\u1ed3n:<\/strong> WordPress Installation Guide: Install and Configure WordPress on Ubuntu \u2014 DevOpsCube<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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