Debian 12 Debian

How To Install WordPress with LAMP on Debian 12

To install WordPress on your Debian 12 server, you can follow these steps:

Step 1 : Install LAMP Stack:

If you haven't already installed the LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) stack, please refer to the previous article on how to install it here

Step 2 : Create a MySQL Database and User:

sudo mysql

This command will open the MySQL command-line interface. Once you're inside MySQL, run the following commands to create a new database and user for WordPress:

CREATE DATABASE wordpress;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON wordpress.* TO 'wordpress_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;

Replace 'password' with a secure password of your choice.

Step 3 : Download and Extract WordPress:

cd /tmp
wget https://wordpress.org/latest.tar.gz
tar xf latest.tar.gz

Step 4 : Move WordPress Files:

sudo mv /tmp/wordpress /var/www/html/

Step 5 : Set File Ownership and Permissions:

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/wordpress
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/wordpress

Step 6 : Configure Apache Virtual Host:

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

Add the following content to the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerAdmin admin@example.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/html/wordpress
    ServerName your_domain_or_IP_address
    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Replace your_domain_or_IP_address with your server's domain name or IP address.

Step 7 : Enable the Virtual Host:

sudo a2ensite wordpress.conf

Step 8 : Enable the Apache Rewrite Module:

sudo a2enmod rewrite

Step 9 : Restart Apache:

 sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 10 : Open a web browser and enter your server's IP address or domain name in the address bar. For example, http://your_server_ip or http://your_domain_name.

Step 11 : You will see the WordPress welcome page. Select your preferred language and click on the "Continue" button.

Step 12 : On the next screen, you will see information about the WordPress database setup. Click on the "Let's go!" button.

Step 13 : Enter the following database details:

- Database Name: wordpress

- Username: wordpress_user

- Password: Enter the password you set for the wordpress_user

- Database Host: localhost

- Table Prefix: You can leave it as the default value or change it if desired.

Step 14 : Click on the "Submit" button to proceed.

Step 15 : WordPress will now attempt to connect to the database. If the connection is successful, you will see a screen confirming the success. Click on the "Run the installation" button.

Step 16 : On the next screen, provide the following information for your WordPress site:

- Site Title: Enter the title for your website.

- Username: Choose a username for the WordPress admin account.

- Password, twice: Set a password for the WordPress admin account.

- Your Email: Enter your email address.

- Privacy: Choose whether you want search engines to index your site or not.

Step 17 : Click on the "Install WordPress" button.

Step 18 : WordPress will now finalize the installation and show a success message. You can then click on the "Log In" button to access the WordPress admin dashboard.

Step 19 : Enter the username and password you set during the installation and click on the "Log In" button.

Congratulations! You have completed the WordPress installation. From the admin dashboard, you can customize your site's appearance, install themes and plugins, create pages and posts, and manage various settings to build your website.