How To Install WordPress with LEMP on Ubuntu 23.04

To install WordPress with LEMP on Ubuntu 23.04, follow these steps:

Step 1 : Install LEMP Stack

If you haven't installed LEMP, follow the guide in the Ubuntu 23.04 Guides article.

Step 2 : Create Database

- Log in to MySQL.

sudo mysql

- Create a user and database for WordPress.

CREATE DATABASE wordpress;
CREATE USER 'wp_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON wordpress.* TO 'wp_user'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;

Step 3 : Download and Install WordPress

- Create a directory for your WordPress site:

sudo mkdir /var/www/html/example.devtutorial.io

- Download and extract WordPress:

cd /var/www/html/example.devtutorial.io
wget https://wordpress.org/latest.tar.gz
tar -zxvf latest.tar.gz
sudo mv wordpress/* ./

- Set permissions:

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/example.devtutorial.io
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/example.devtutorial.io

Step 4 : Configure Nginx for example.devtutorial.io

- Create an Nginx server block configuration:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/example.devtutorial.io

- Add the following configuration:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name example.devtutorial.io;

    root /var/www/html/example.devtutorial.io;
    index index.php index.html index.htm;

    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args;
    }

    location ~ \.php$ {
        include snippets/fastcgi-php.conf;
        fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php/php8.1-fpm.sock;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
        include fastcgi_params;
    }

    location ~ /\.ht {
        deny all;
    }
}

Step 5 : Enable Nginx Configuration

- Create a symbolic link:

sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/example.devtutorial.io /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/

Step 6 : Test Configuration and Restart Nginx

- Test for syntax errors:

sudo nginx -t

- Restart Nginx:

sudo systemctl restart nginx

Step 7 : Open Browser and Install WordPress

- Open your browser and go to http://example.devtutorial.io.

- Choose your language and click "Continue"

- Click "Let's go!"

- Enter the database information and click "Run the installation."

- Fill in WordPress information and click "Install WordPress."

Step 8 : Log in to WordPress

- Log in to your WordPress site using the credentials you provided during installation.

Step 9 : Access WordPress Dashboard

- Access the WordPress dashboard and start building your website.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed WordPress with LEMP on Ubuntu 23.04 and can now begin creating your website.