To install WordPress on Ubuntu 24.04 using LAMP stack, follow the guide below.
Step 1 : Install LAMP Stack
If you haven't installed LAMP yet, follow the guide on Ubuntu 24.04 Guides.
Step 2 : Create Database
- Log in to MySQL:
sudo mysql
- Create a new MySQL user and database:
CREATE DATABASE wpdatabase;
CREATE USER 'wpuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON wpdatabase.* TO 'wpuser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Step 3 : Download and Install WordPress
- Create directory (e.g., example.devtutorial.io)
sudo mkdir /var/www/example.devtutorial.io
- Change directory and download WordPress:
cd /var/www/example.devtutorial.io
wget https://wordpress.org/latest.tar.gz
- Extract the downloaded file:
tar -xzvf latest.tar.gz
- Move WordPress files:
mv wordpress/* .
- Set permissions:
chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/example.devtutorial.io
chmod -R 755 /var/www/example.devtutorial.io
Step 4 : Create a new Apache configuration file for your domain:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/example.devtutorial.io.conf
Add the following configuration:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin webmaster@devtutorial.io
DocumentRoot /var/www/example.devtutorial.io
ServerName example.devtutorial.io
<Directory /var/www/example.devtutorial.io/>
Options FollowSymlinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Step 5 : Enable the Site
sudo a2ensite example.devtutorial.io.conf
Step 6 : Test Configuration and Restart Apache
sudo apache2ctl configtest
sudo systemctl restart apache2
Step 7 : Open a Browser and Navigate to Install WordPress
- Visit http://example.devtutorial.io
- Choose your language
- Click "Let's go!"
- Fill in the database information
- If information is correct, click "Run the installation"
- Enter WordPress information and click "Install WordPress"
Step 8 : Login to WordPress
- Enter the credentials you provided during installation
Step 9 : Access WordPress Dashboard
Congratulations! You have successfully installed WordPress with LAMP on Ubuntu 24.04.
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