How To Install WordPress with LAMP on Ubuntu 24.10

To install WordPress on Ubuntu 24.10 with a LAMP stack, follow these steps:

Step 1 : Install LAMP Stack

If you haven't installed LAMP yet, follow the guide for Ubuntu 24.10 here: Ubuntu 24.10 Guides

Step 2 : Create Database

- Log in to MySQL:

sudo mysql

- Create a user and database:

CREATE DATABASE wpdatabase;
CREATE USER 'wpuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON wpdatabase.* TO 'wpuser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;

Step 3 : Download and Install WordPress

- Create a directory for your site:

sudo mkdir /var/www/example.devtutorial.io

- Navigate to the 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 files to the proper directory:

mv wordpress/* .

- Set proper permissions:

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

Step 4 : Configure Apache for example.devtutorial.io

- Create a new Apache configuration file:

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 new site:

sudo a2ensite example.devtutorial.io.conf

Step 6 : Test Apache configuration:

sudo apache2ctl configtest

- Restart Apache to apply changes:

sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 7 : Open the Browser and Install WordPress

- Open your browser and go to:

http://example.devtutorial.io/

- Select your language and click Let's go!

- Fill in the database information:

- If everything is correct, click Run the installation.

- Enter your WordPress site info and click Install WordPress.

Step 8 : After installation, click Login.

- Log in with your credentials.

Step 9 : Once logged in, you'll be redirected to the WordPress dashboard.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed WordPress on Ubuntu 24.10 with LAMP.