{"id":23310,"date":"2023-12-31T19:25:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-31T19:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/?p=23310"},"modified":"2023-12-31T19:26:35","modified_gmt":"2023-12-31T19:26:35","slug":"install-wordpress-on-debian-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/de\/debian\/install-wordpress-on-debian-12\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install WordPress on Debian 12"},"content":{"rendered":"

To publish and manage web content there are different tools but the most popular among them is WordPress. This is because it is an open-source tool that has nearly all the bells and whistles that other tools provide but with some extra cost. In other words, WordPress is also known as a content management system that helps you manage your site settings which include different kinds of plugins, website appearance, adds management, and more. Moreover, it is based on the PHP hypertext preprocessor language and uses MariaDB or MySQL for storing the database.<\/p>\n

How to Install WordPress on Debian 12 <\/strong><\/h2>\n

Since WordPress is a content management tool, installing it requires having a web server and a database which makes its installation quite a long process, but it is easy to follow. So, to Install WordPress on Debian 12 here are some steps that you need to follow:<\/p>\n

Step 1: Install Apache Web Server on Debian12 <\/strong><\/h3>\n

There are a number of web servers available like Nginx, Node.js, Lite speed, Apache, and more, you can use any of them but here I am using Apache. Apache is an open-source web server that uses the HTTP protocol and to install it on Debian 12 execute:<\/p>\n

sudo<\/span> apt install<\/span> apache2 -y<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n

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Once the installation is complete check its version by executing:<\/p>\n

sudo<\/span> apache2 -v<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n

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Now check the Apache service if it is running using the systemctl command and if it is not running then try to enable it by executing:<\/p>\n

systemctl enable<\/span> apache2 --now<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n

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You may get this error of journalctl -xeu apache2.service<\/em> then it means that there is any other server running that is accessing the same port. So in that case look for the server that is accessed by the respective pot 80 by executing:<\/p>\n

sudo<\/span> lsof -i<\/span> tcp:80<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n

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Now here I already had Nginx installed which is using port 80 that is causing this error for Apache, so for that just use the kill command to terminate the root user process using its PID:<\/p>\n

kill<\/span> <<\/span>root-PID><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n

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Now execute the enable command for Apache:<\/p>\n

sudo<\/span> systemctl enable<\/span> apache2 --now<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n

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Now use your IP address to visit the Apache2 default page for verification:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/<\/span>127.0.0.1
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\nhttp:\/\/<\/span>localhost<\/div><\/div>\n


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You might encounter firewall issues while accessing the server, so it is advisable to add a rule for allowing the TCP protocol at port 80 using the iptables command:<\/p>\n

sudo<\/span> iptables -I<\/span> INPUT -p<\/span> tcp --dport<\/span> 80<\/span> -j<\/span> ACCEPT<\/div><\/div>\n

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Step 2: Install MariaDB Database Server <\/strong><\/h3>\n

MariaDB is a server database management tool that can store large amounts of data, it has a central access point from where the data can be retrieved and stored. So for the installation of WordPress on Debian12, we have to install the MariaDB server and client, for that execute:<\/p>\n

sudo<\/span> apt install<\/span> mariadb-server mariadb-client -y<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n

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Once this database server is installed verify its version by executing:<\/p>\n

mariadb --version<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n

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Now check the status of the database server usually, it is active and running and for that execute:<\/p>\n

sudo<\/span> systemctl status mariadb<\/div><\/div>\n

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If your database server is not active and running, then try enabling it and then starting it using the systemctl commands:<\/p>\n

sudo<\/span> systemctl enable<\/span> mariadb --now<\/span>
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\nsudo<\/span> systemctl start mariadb<\/div><\/div>\n

The newer version of MariaDB comes with default configurations which are not that good when it comes to any potential of unauthorized access or in case of any breach. So, to provide better security for MariaDB run the mysql_secure_installation<\/em>:<\/p>\n

sudo<\/span> mysql_secure_installation<\/div><\/div>\n


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You have to give prompts for various options that will be asked during the execution of the script and just for the prompt of root account password press n and for the rest of the prompts replay with y.<\/p>\n

Step 3: Install PHP on Debian 12 <\/strong><\/h3>\n

As mentioned above WordPress is based on the PHP language so it is necessary to have PHP installed on Debian. Moreover, it also acts as a bridge between the web server that is Apache, and the database server which is MariaDB. Apart from installing the PHP WordPress requires some PHP extension as well to run properly so for that execute:<\/p>\n

sudo<\/span> apt install<\/span> php libapache2-mod-php8.2 php8.2-cli php8.2-common php8.2-zip php8.2-curl php8.2-mysql -y<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n

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Here is a bit more detail for the PHP extensions that are installed:<\/p>\n