WordPress is one of the most popular content management systems (CMS) around, with a range of handy features to help you create and manage your website or blog. In this tutorial, you'll learn how to install WordPress on your Fedora CoreOS Latest instance.
Before you get started, there are a few components you'll need to install on your Fedora CoreOS Latest instance:
Here's how to install them:
sudo dnf install httpd php php-mysqlnd mysql-community-server
Once you have Apache installed, you'll need to configure it to run as needed for WordPress. The first thing you'll need to do is enable the Apache service and start it running by running the following command:
sudo systemctl enable httpd.service
sudo systemctl start httpd.service
Then, you'll need to update the Apache configuration files to allow the necessary configurations for WordPress:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
Add the following code at the bottom of the file:
<Directory /var/www/html/wordpress/>
AllowOverride All
</Directory>
Save and exit the file.
Finally, restart Apache to apply the changes:
sudo systemctl restart httpd.service
Next, you'll need to download and install WordPress onto your Fedora CoreOS Latest instance. You can do this by running the following commands:
wget https://wordpress.org/latest.tar.gz
tar -xvzf latest.tar.gz -C /var/www/html/
Next, you'll need to create the wp-config.php file. To do this, navigate to the WordPress directory and copy the sample configuration file:
cd /var/www/html/wordpress
cp wp-config-sample.php wp-config.php
Then, edit the wp-config.php file and update the following fields:
define('DB_NAME', 'database_name_here');
define('DB_USER', 'username_here');
define('DB_PASSWORD', 'password_here');
define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');
Save and exit the file.
Next, you'll need to set up a MySQL database for WordPress. Start by logging into the MySQL shell:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Then, create a new database:
CREATE DATABASE wordpress;
Create a new MySQL user:
CREATE USER 'wordpressuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
Grant the new user access to the newly created database:
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON wordpress.* TO 'wordpressuser'@'localhost';
Finally, reload the MySQL privileges and exit the MySQL shell:
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit
Once you've completed the above steps, you should be able to access your WordPress installation by visiting your server's IP address in your web browser:
http://your-server-IP-address/wordpress
From there, you can complete the WordPress setup process and start building your website!
Congratulations! You have successfully installed WordPress on your Fedora CoreOS Latest instance.
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