{"id":12254,"date":"2021-11-24T04:52:19","date_gmt":"2021-11-24T04:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/?p=12254"},"modified":"2021-11-24T04:52:19","modified_gmt":"2021-11-24T04:52:19","slug":"how-to-install-wordpress-on-rocky-linux-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/de\/red-hat\/how-to-install-wordpress-on-rocky-linux-8\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install WordPress on Rocky Linux 8"},"content":{"rendered":"

WordPress is a widely used content management system for hosting static and dynamic websites. It’s free and open-source, and it’s written in PHP with MariaDB\/MySQL as the database backend. WordPress is made for small enterprises, personal blogs, and online shopping. WordPress is becoming more popular by the day, and it’s a terrific way to get a website up and running quickly.<\/p>\n

In this article, we will go through the installation of WordPress using the LAMP stack on Rocky Linux 8.<\/p>\n

Step 1: Install LAMP Stack<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Before starting, the LAMP stack must be installed in your system. First, let\u2019s install Apache and MariaDB with the command:<\/p>\n

$ sudo dnf install httpd mariadb-server -y<\/strong><\/pre>\n
After that, install PHP and the required PHP extensions on your system.<\/p>\n
First, reset the default PHP 7.2 with the following command:<\/p>\n
$ sudo dnf module reset php<\/strong><\/pre>\n
Now, enable the PHP version you wish to install. In this guide, we will use PHP 7.4.<\/p>\n
$ sudo dnf module enable php:7.4<\/strong><\/pre>\n
Next, install PHP 7.4 with some common required extensions as follows:<\/p>\n
$ sudo dnf install php php-cli php-json php-gd php-mbstring php-pdo php-xml php-mysqlnd php-pecl-zip curl -y<\/strong><\/pre>\n
Step 2: Create a Database for WordPress<\/strong><\/h2>\n
WordPress needs a database to store your site\u2019s configuration settings, usernames, posts, pages, and themes among others. You need to create a database and user for WordPress:<\/p>\n
First, log in to the MariaDB Database as shown:<\/p>\n
$ sudo mysql -u root -p<\/strong><\/pre>\n
Next, create a database and user for WordPress as shown:<\/p>\n
CREATE DATABASE wordpressdb;<\/strong><\/pre>\n
CREATE USER `wordpressuser`@`localhost` IDENTIFIED BY 'strong@password';<\/strong><\/pre>\n
Next, grant all the privileges on the WordPress database to the user. Run:<\/p>\n
GRANT ALL ON wordpressdb.* TO `wordpressuser`@`localhost`;<\/strong><\/pre>\n
Then apply the changes and exit.<\/p>\n
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;<\/strong><\/pre>\n
EXIT;<\/strong><\/pre>\n
<\/strong><\/p>\n
Step 4: Download WordPress<\/strong><\/h2>\n
At the time of this writing, the latest version of WordPress is 5.8.1 . To download it from the WordPress official site, use the following wget command:<\/p>\n
$ wget https:\/\/wordpress.org\/latest.tar.gz -O wordpress.tar.gz<\/strong><\/pre>\n
Once downloaded, extract the contents of the archive file. Run:<\/p>\n
$ tar xf wordpress.tar.gz<\/strong><\/pre>\n
Next, copy the unzipped WordPress directory to the \/var\/www\/html folder:<\/p>\n
$ sudo cp -R wordpress \/var\/www\/html\/<\/strong><\/pre>\n
Then, change the ownership of the WordPress folder to apache user and group. Execute the command:<\/p>\n
$ sudo chown -R apache:apache \/var\/www\/html\/wordpress<\/strong><\/pre>\n
Also, set the directory permissions so as to allow global users to access WordPress content. Run:<\/p>\n
$ sudo chmod -R 775 \/var\/www\/html\/wordpress<\/strong><\/pre>\n
Thereafter, configure the SELinux context for the WordPress directory.<\/p>\n
$ sudo semanage fcontext -a -t httpd_sys_rw_content_t \"\/var\/www\/html\/wordpress(\/.*)?\"<\/strong><\/pre>\n
To apply the SELinux changes, execute the command:<\/p>\n
$ sudo restorecon -Rv \/var\/www\/html\/wordpress<\/strong><\/pre>\n
Step 5: Configure Apache to Host WordPress<\/strong><\/h2>\n
In this step, we will create an Apache virtual host file for WordPress. This will point Apache to the WordPress directory on your system.<\/p>\n
Run the following command:<\/p>\n
$ sudo nano \/etc\/httpd\/conf.d\/wordpress.conf<\/strong><\/pre>\n
Append the following lines to the file:<\/p>\n
<VirtualHost *:80><\/strong>\r\n\r\nServerName server-IP or FQDN<\/strong>\r\n\r\nServerAdmin root@localhost<\/strong>\r\n\r\nDocumentRoot \/var\/www\/html\/wordpress<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<Directory \"\/var\/www\/html\/wordpress\"><\/strong>\r\n\r\nOptions Indexes FollowSymLinks<\/strong>\r\n\r\nAllowOverride all<\/strong>\r\n\r\nRequire all granted<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<\/Directory><\/strong>\r\n\r\nErrorLog \/var\/log\/httpd\/wordpress_error.log<\/strong>\r\n\r\nCustomLog \/var\/log\/httpd\/wordpress_access.log common<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<\/VirtualHost><\/strong><\/pre>\n
Save and exit the file. Then, restart Apache for the changes to be applied.<\/p>\n
$ sudo systemctl restart httpd<\/strong><\/pre>\n
Step 6: Access WordPress Installer<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Now that all the configurations are done, finalize the WordPress installation using the web wizard. Open your browser and access the WordPress installer using your server\u2019s IP.<\/p>\n
$ http:\/\/server-IP\/<\/strong><\/pre>\n
<\/p>\n
Select a language then click on Continue to proceed with the installation.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Next, provide your database details and click Submit.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Once you have connected to your database successfully, you will see the following page. Click on Run installation to proceed.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Thereafter, create a user and set a strong password for the Admin user. Take note of your credentials since you will need them to log in to Worpress later.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Click on install WordPress. After it is done, you will see a notification confirming that the installation was successful.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Now, log in to WordPress using your credentials.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
This takes you to the WordPress dashboard shown below. Now you can start to explore how to fully utilize WordPress for your websites.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n
You have now successfully installed WordPress on Rocky Linux 8. You are now ready to create your blog or website.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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