Setting Up WordPress with LAMP Stack: A Step-by-Step Guide

Configuring LAMP Stack for Hosting Websites: A Comprehensive Guide

	# Update package information
	sudo apt update
	# Install Apache2 web server
	sudo apt install apache2
	# Start Apache2
	sudo systemctl start apache2
	# Check Apache2 status
	sudo systemctl status apache2
	# Once Apache2 is installed, test it by accessing your server’s IP in your browser:
	# http://server_ip/
	# For local testing: http://127.0.0.1/ or http://localhost/
	# Install MariaDB server and client
	sudo apt install mariadb-server mariadb-client
	# Start MariaDB
	sudo systemctl start mysql
	# Check MariaDB status
	sudo systemctl status mysql
	# Secure MariaDB installation
	sudo mysql_secure_installation
	# Install PHP and required modules
	sudo apt install php libapache2-mod-php php-opcache php-cli php-gd php-curl php-mysql
	# Restart Apache2 after PHP installation
	sudo systemctl restart apache2
	# Create a PHP info file
	echo "
	<?php
	phpinfo ();
	?>
	" | sudo tee /var/www/html/phpinfo.php
	# Open a browser and type in your IP address/phpinfo.php
	# http://server_ip/phpinfo.php
	# Install phpMyAdmin and required PHP modules
	sudo apt install phpmyadmin php-mbstring php-zip php-gd php-json php-curl
	# Restart Apache2 after phpMyAdmin installation
	sudo systemctl restart apache2
	# If phpMyAdmin page is not found, include its configuration and restart Apache2
	# echo "Include /etc/phpmyadmin/apache.conf" | sudo tee -a /etc/apache2/apache2.conf
	# If you encounter login problems, reset the root password for MySQL
	# Access MySQL as root
	# sudo mysql
	# Then run the following SQL command to change the password
	# ALTER USER root@localhost IDENTIFIED BY "yourpassword";

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Installing WordPress with MariaDB: A Complete Walkthrough

	# Update package information
	sudo apt update
	# Create a directory to store website files
	sudo mkdir -p /var/www/html/
	# Navigate to the website directory
	cd /var/www/html/
	# Download the latest version of WordPress
	wget https://wordpress.org/latest.zip
	# Install the 'unzip' utility
	sudo apt install unzip
	# Extract the downloaded WordPress zip file
	sudo unzip latest.zip -d /var/www/html/
	# Rename the extracted WordPress folder to the desired website root folder name
	sudo mv wordpress/ website_root_folder_name/
	# Access MariaDB as root user
	sudo mariadb -u root -p
	# Inside MariaDB, create a new database
	# Replace 'database_name', 'database_username', and 'database_password' with your desired values
	create database database_name;
	# Grant privileges to the database user
	grant all privileges on database_name.* to database_username@localhost identified by 'database_password';
	# Refresh privileges and exit MariaDB
	flush privileges;
	exit;
	# Navigate to the WordPress root directory
	cd website_root_folder_name/
	# Create a copy of the WordPress configuration file
	sudo cp wp-config-sample.php wp-config.php
	# Edit the WordPress configuration file
	sudo nano wp-config.php
	# Modify the database credentials in the configuration file
	# Change the following lines to match your database details
	# define('DB_NAME', 'database_name');
	# define('DB_USER', 'database_username');
	# define('DB_PASSWORD', 'database_password');
	# Change ownership of the website files to the web server user
	sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/website_root_folder_name/*

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