Wordpress on Linux

Guide to Installing WordPress on Linux

Instructions

1. Download the files

git clone https://github.com/ArduinoDenis/wordpress_linux.git

2. Run the installation script

cd wordpress_linux/ && sudo chmod 700 installer.sh && ./installer.sh

3. Wait for the completion of the installation of various programs.

4. Post-installation manual procedure

1. Securely install MySQL

sudo mysql_secure_installation

1. Press enter and input the current password for the root user.

2. If prompted to Set root password, type Y and press enter.

3. Input a new password when prompted and press enter. Important: Remember this password as it's required to configure WordPress later.

4. Type Y for "Remove anonymous users" to remove anonymous users.

5. Type Y for "Disallow root login remotely" to prevent root login remotely.

6. Type Y for "Remove test database and access to it" to remove the test database.

7. Type Y for "Reload privilege tables now" to reload privilege tables.

8. Once done, you will see "All done!" and "Thanks for using MariaDB!".

9. Access MySQL with root user and the password chosen earlier

sudo mysql -uroot -p

1. Create the database named wordpress

create database wordpress;

1. You should receive the response: "Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)" if there are no issues.

2. Grant all privileges to the WordPress database

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON wordpress.* TO 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'insert your password';

1. Reload privileges

FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

1. Exit from MariaDB with Ctrl + D

2. Enable Apache rewrite module

sudo a2enmod rewrite

1. Configure Apache by adding the following lines at the beginning of the 000-default.conf file

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/000-default.conf

<Directory "/var/www/html">
    AllowOverride All
</Directory>

Save and exit with Ctrl+O and Ctrl+X.

1. Restart Apache

sudo service apache2 restart

1. Open a browser (e.g., Google Chrome, Edge, Firefox) and visit the following link: http://server_ip/wp-admin/setup-config.php to continue with the WordPress setup wizard.

Fill in the basic site information following the screenshot

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