WordPress is a popular content management system (CMS) used for creating and managing websites. It is easy to install and can be customized with themes and plugins to enhance its functionality. In this tutorial, we will cover the steps to install WordPress on Void Linux.
Before proceeding with the WordPress installation process, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
First, you need to download the WordPress package from its official website. You can download it by running the following command in your terminal:
$ wget https://wordpress.org/latest.tar.gz
Once the WordPress package is downloaded, extract it to your desired location. You can use the following command to extract the archive:
$ tar -xvzf latest.tar.gz
This will extract the package contents to a new directory named wordpress in your current directory.
Before proceeding with the WordPress installation, you need to create a MySQL database and a user with appropriate privileges. You can use the following set of commands to create a new database, user, and grant the necessary permissions:
$ mysql -u root -p
MariaDB [(none)]> CREATE DATABASE wordpress;
MariaDB [(none)]> CREATE USER 'wp_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
MariaDB [(none)]> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON wordpress.* TO 'wp_user'@'localhost';
MariaDB [(none)]> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
MariaDB [(none)]> exit;
Replace wp_user and password with your desired username and password, respectively.
Next, you need to configure WordPress with your database credentials. Replace the placeholder values in the wp-config-sample.php file with your database details, which can be found in the previous step.
$ cd wordpress
$ cp wp-config-sample.php wp-config.php
$ vi wp-config.php
Update the following lines in wp-config.php file with your database details:
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.
Next, copy the WordPress files to your web server directory. For example, if you are using Apache web server, copy the files to your document root directory:
$ sudo cp -r wordpress /var/www/html/
WordPress requires specific file permissions to function correctly. You can use the following commands to set the correct file permissions:
$ sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/wordpress/
$ sudo find /var/www/html/wordpress/ -type d -exec chmod 750 {} \;
$ sudo find /var/www/html/wordpress/ -type f -exec chmod 640 {} \;
Replace www-data with your web server user if required.
Finally, access your website using a web browser and complete the WordPress installation process. Provide the necessary details such as website title, username, and password to complete the installation.
After the installation is complete, you can log in to your WordPress dashboard and start creating your website.
In this tutorial, we covered the steps to install WordPress on Void Linux. By following these steps, you should have a working WordPress installation ready to use.
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