WordPress is a popular content management system (CMS) that allows users to create and manage websites easily. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the process of installing WordPress on OpenSUSE Latest.
Before you begin, ensure that you have the following:
WordPress requires PHP version 7.0 or higher. To install PHP on OpenSUSE Latest, run the following command:
sudo zypper install php
You can also install the necessary PHP modules for WordPress by running the following command:
sudo zypper install php-curl php-gd php-mbstring php-mysql php-zip
WordPress requires a database to store its data. You can install either MySQL or MariaDB on your server.
To install MySQL, run the following command:
sudo zypper install mysql
To install MariaDB, run the following command:
sudo zypper install mariadb mariadb-client
Once the installation is complete, start the database server and enable it to start at boot time:
sudo systemctl start mysql
sudo systemctl enable mysql
Next, download the latest version of WordPress from the official website:
wget https://wordpress.org/latest.tar.gz
Once the download is complete, extract the archive to the public directory of your web server:
sudo tar -xvzf latest.tar.gz -C /var/www/html/
Create a new MySQL database and user for WordPress:
mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE wordpress;
CREATE USER 'wpuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON wordpress.* TO 'wpuser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;
Be sure to replace "password" with a secure password of your choice.
Rename the sample configuration file and edit it with your database credentials:
sudo cp /var/www/html/wordpress/wp-config-sample.php /var/www/html/wordpress/wp-config.php
sudo nano /var/www/html/wordpress/wp-config.php
Update the following lines in the file:
define('DB_NAME', 'wordpress');
define('DB_USER', 'wpuser');
define('DB_PASSWORD', 'password');
define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');
Save and close the file.
Set the ownership and permissions of the WordPress files to the web server user:
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/wordpress
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/wordpress
Navigate to your server's domain name in a web browser. You should see the WordPress installation screen. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed WordPress on OpenSUSE Latest.
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