Next, you need to visit the new WordPress site using the public IP address or domain name on your browser to finalize the configuration. Step 7: Finalize the WordPress Installation Use the following command to reload and restart the apache web server: $ sudo a2ensite $ sudo a2enmod ssl rewrite Save all changes using ‘Ctrl+O’ and press ‘Y’. Step 6: Apache Virtual Host configurationsĬreate an apache Virtual host configuration file and add the following content: When you are done, press CTR+O and Y to save the changes. You will see a screen similar to the image below, enter the correct database name, user and password: We need to move the file and set the database configurations using the commands below: $ sudo mv /var/Then we need to edit the file using our nano editor using the command below: $ sudo nano /var/www/html/wordpress/wp-config.php When you installed WordPress, a default configuration file was created. Mysql > GRANT ALL ON wordpress_db.* TO > FLUSH PRIVILEGES Mysql > CREATE USER IDENTIFIED BY ‘root123′ Then enter the commands below, remember to replace the database, user and password with your preferred values: So we need to create one using the commands below: $ sudo mysql -u root -p Step 5: Open MySQL server and create a database for WordPress Then we need to set the right file permissions using the commands below: $ sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/wordpress/ In order for Apache to access WordPress, we need to change the ownership of the ownership of the directory to www-data using the command below: $ sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/wordpress/ Step 4: Change ownership and Set permissions for WordPress directory In order for WordPress to work, we will need to move its directory to the root folder of our website using the command below: $ sudo mv wordpress /var/www/html/wordpress Step 3: Move the directory to the root of your website Once the unzipping process is completed, a WordPress folder will be created on the path /tmp/wordpress. Step 2: Unzip the tar archive $ tar -xzvf To do this, type the commands below on a terminal window: $ cd /tmp We need to download the latest WordPress release from. Step 1: Switch to the tmp folder and download the latest version of WordPress Special Note: Consult with HostAdvice’s Best Linux Hosting Services page to find the top Linux hosting services.

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