AlmaLinux 9

How To Install WordPress with LAMP on AlmaLinux 9

To install WordPress on AlmaLinux 9, follow these steps:

Step 1 : Ensure you have Apache, MariaDB, and PHP installed. If not, follow the guide: AlmaLinux 9 Guides.

Step 2 : Create a Database for WordPress

- Log in to MariaDB:

mysql

- Create a database and user:

CREATE DATABASE wordpress_db;  
CREATE USER 'user_wp'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your_password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON wordpress_db.* TO 'user_wp'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES; 
EXIT;

Step 3 : Download and Install WordPress

- Create a directory for WordPress:

mkdir -p /var/www/html/example.devtutorial.io
cd /var/www/html/example.devtutorial.io

- Download and extract WordPress:

wget https://wordpress.org/latest.tar.gz  
tar -xvzf latest.tar.gz  
mv wordpress/* .  
rm -rf wordpress latest.tar.gz

- Set permissions:

chown -R apache:apache /var/www/html/example.devtutorial.io  
chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/example.devtutorial.io

Step 4 : Create a virtual host file:

nano /etc/httpd/conf.d/example.devtutorial.io.conf

Add the following content:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerAdmin webmaster@devtutorial.io
    DocumentRoot /var/www/html/example.devtutorial.io
    ServerName example.devtutorial.io

    ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/example.devtutorial.io_error.log
    CustomLog /var/log/httpd/example.devtutorial.io_access.log combined

    <Directory /var/www/html/example.devtutorial.io>

        AllowOverride All

    </Directory>

</VirtualHost>

- Test and Restart Apache

apachectl configtest  
systemctl restart httpd

Step 5 : If SELinux is enabled, update the security context:

sudo semanage fcontext -a -t httpd_sys_rw_content_t "/var/www/html/example.devtutorial.io(/.*)?"
sudo restorecon -R /var/www/html/example.devtutorial.io

Step 6 : Install WordPress via Browser

- Open http://example.devtutorial.io in a browser.

- Click Let's go!.

- Enter database details

- Click Run the installation if credentials are correct.

- Fill in site details and click Install WordPress.

Step 7 : Visit http://example.devtutorial.io/wp-login.php, enter your credentials, and log in.

Step 8 : You can now manage your site from the WordPress dashboard.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed WordPress with LAMP on AlmaLinux 9.