Installing WordPress on NetBSD

WordPress is a popular Content Management System (CMS) and is widely used for building websites and blogs. In this tutorial, we will discuss how to install WordPress on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure you have the following:

• A working NetBSD server or Virtual Machine with root access
• Apache web server with PHP and MySQL support
• You have created a MySQL database for WordPress

Step 1 - Downloading WordPress

First, download the latest version of WordPress from its official website https://wordpress.org/.

You can use the wget command in the NetBSD terminal to download WordPress.

$ cd /var/www/htdocs/
$ wget https://wordpress.org/latest.tar.gz

Once the download is complete, extract the compressed file.

$ tar -xvzf latest.tar.gz

Step 2 - Configuring WordPress

Copy the WordPress configuration file wp-config-sample.php to wp-config.php.

$ cd /var/www/htdocs/wordpress/
$ cp wp-config-sample.php wp-config.php

Open wp-config.php in a text editor.

$ nano wp-config.php

Change the following values according to your database configuration.

define('DB_NAME', 'database_name_here');
define('DB_USER', 'username_here');
define('DB_PASSWORD', 'password_here');
define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');

Save and close the file.

Step 3 - Setting Permissions

Change the ownership and permissions of the WordPress directory to the web server user and group.

$ chown -R www:www /var/www/htdocs/wordpress/
$ chmod -R 755 /var/www/htdocs/wordpress/

Step 4 - Configuring Apache

Create a new virtual host configuration file for WordPress.

$ nano /usr/pkg/etc/httpd/httpd.conf

Add the following virtual host configuration at the end of the file.

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName yourdomain.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/htdocs/wordpress/
    <Directory /var/www/htdocs/wordpress/>
        Options FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
    ErrorLog /var/www/logs/yourdomain.com-error.log
</VirtualHost>

Save and close the file.

Restart Apache to apply the changes.

$ /usr/pkg/sbin/rcctl restart apache

Step 5 - Installing WordPress

Open a web browser and navigate to your server's IP address or domain name.

You will see the WordPress installation wizard. Follow the prompts to complete the installation.

Once the installation is complete, you can login to the WordPress dashboard and start building your website.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed WordPress on NetBSD. You can now create your own website or blog with this powerful CMS.

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