How do I install WordPress on Ubuntu?

 

To install WordPress on Ubuntu, follow these steps:

1. Install LAMP Stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP):

• Linux: Ubuntu already provides the Linux part.
• Apache: Install Apache using the following command:

sudo apt update

sudo apt install apache2

 MySQL: Install MySQL for the database:

sudo apt install mysql-server

sudo mysql_secure_installation

PHP: Install PHP and required modules:

sudo apt install php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql

2. Create a MySQL Database and User:

Log in to MySQL:

sudo mysql -u root -p.

Create a new database and user, then grant privileges:

CREATE DATABASE wordpress;

CREATE USER 'wpuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON wordpress.* TO 'wpuser'@'localhost';

FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

EXIT;

3. Download and Configure WordPress:

Navigate to the web directory and download WordPress:

cd /var/www/html

sudo wget https://wordpress.org/latest.tar.gz

sudo tar -xvzf latest.tar.gz

sudo mv wordpress/* .

sudo rm -rf wordpress latest.tar.gz

Set the proper permissions:

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html

sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html

4. Configure Apache for WordPress:

• Create a new Apache configuration file:

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/wordpress.conf

Add the following configuration:

<VirtualHost *:80>

    ServerAdmin admin@example.com

    DocumentRoot /var/www/html

    ServerName example.com

    ServerAlias www.example.com

    <Directory /var/www/html/>

        Options FollowSymlinks

        AllowOverride All

        Require all granted

    </Directory>

    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log

    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined

</VirtualHost>

Enable the WordPress site and rewrite module:

sudo a2ensite wordpress.conf

sudo a2enmod rewrite

sudo systemctl restart apache2

5. Complete WordPress Installation via Web Browser:

• Open your browser and navigate to http://your_server_ip_or_domain.
• Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the WordPress installation.