Setup Database's User and Password

sudo mysql

mysql -u root -p

CREATE DATABASE wordpress DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_unicode_ci;

Change wordpressuser and password to whatever you want:

CREATE USER 'wordpressuser'@'%' IDENTIFIED WITH mysql_native_password BY 'password';

FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

EXIT;

Installing Additional PHP Extensions:

Credit to: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-wordpress-on-ubuntu-22-04-with-a-lamp-stack