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====== Setup Wordpress - Ubuntu 22 ======
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**Setup Database's Username and Password**
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<code>sudo mysql</code>
<code>mysql -u root -p</code>
<code>CREATE DATABASE wordpress DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_unicode_ci;</code>
//Change wordpressuser and password to whatever you want://
<code>CREATE USER 'wordpressuser'@'%' IDENTIFIED WITH mysql_native_password BY 'password';</code>
<code>FLUSH PRIVILEGES;</code>
<code>EXIT;</code>
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**Installing Additional PHP Extensions:**
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<code>sudo apt install php-curl php-gd php-mbstring php-xml php-xmlrpc php-soap php-intl php-zip</code>
<code>sudo systemctl restart apache2</code>
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**Adjust Apache Config to allow overrides and rewrites in .htaccess**
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<code>sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/wordpress.conf</code>
<code>
<VirtualHost *:80>
. . .
    <Directory /var/www/wordpress/>
        AllowOverride All
    </Directory>
. . .
</VirtualHost>
</code>
<code>sudo a2enmod rewrite</code>
<code>sudo apache2ctl configtest</code>
<code>sudo systemctl restart apache2</code>
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**Downloading Wordpress**
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<code>cd /tmp</code>
<code>curl -O https://wordpress.org/latest.tar.gz</code>
<code>tar xzvf latest.tar.gz</code>
<code>touch /tmp/wordpress/.htaccess</code>
<code>cp /tmp/wordpress/wp-config-sample.php /tmp/wordpress/wp-config.php</code>
<code>mkdir /tmp/wordpress/wp-content/upgrade</code>
//Change 2nd wordpress to name of directory to put wordpress in//
<code>sudo cp -a /tmp/wordpress/. /var/www/wordpress</code>
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**Configure Wordpress Directory**
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<code>sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/wordpress</code>
<code>sudo find /var/www/wordpress/ -type d -exec chmod 750 {} \;</code>
<code>sudo find /var/www/wordpress/ -type f -exec chmod 640 {} \;</code>
Copy salts to notepad for safekeeping temporarily
<code>curl -s https://api.wordpress.org/secret-key/1.1/salt/</code>
<code>sudo nano /var/www/wordpress/wp-config.php</code>
//Update file and add line//
<code>
. . .

// ** MySQL settings - You can get this info from your web host ** //
/** The name of the database for WordPress */
define( 'DB_NAME', 'wordpress' );

/** MySQL database username */
define( 'DB_USER', 'wordpressuser' );

/** MySQL database password */
define( 'DB_PASSWORD', 'password' );

/** MySQL hostname */
define( 'DB_HOST', 'localhost' );

/** Database Charset to use in creating database tables. */
define( 'DB_CHARSET', 'utf8' );

/** The Database Collate type. Don't change this if in doubt. */
define( 'DB_COLLATE', '' );


. . .

define('FS_METHOD', 'direct');
</code>
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**Complete Install from Web Interface**
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//From the web browser navigate to websites IP or URL//
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Credit to: [[https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-wordpress-on-ubuntu-22-04-with-a-lamp-stack|https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-wordpress-on-ubuntu-22-04-with-a-lamp-stack]]