Can I Install WordPress on Ubuntu Desktop?

Posted by Kyle

on 25 August, 2022

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The short answer is yes. WordPress can be installed on Ubuntu Desktop, and configured to run smoothly.

However, there are a few things that you’ll need to take into account before getting started.

First, you’ll need to make sure that your Ubuntu Desktop is up to date. This includes installing the latest security updates, as well as installing the latest versions of software packages. You can check your Ubuntu Desktop’s current status by running the following command:

sudo apt-get update

Second, you’ll need to install the necessary packages. To do this, run the following command:

sudo apt-get install libapache2-mod-php5 libapache2-mod-php5-mysql

Finally, you’ll need to install WordPress. To do this, run the following command:

sudo apt-get install WordPress

Once you’ve completed these steps, you’ll be ready to configure WordPress. To do this, open the WordPress installation directory (/usr/share/ WordPress ), and run the following command:

sudo nano /usr/share/ WordPress/ wp-config.php

This will open the wp-config.php file in your text editor. At the bottom of this file, you’ll need to add the following line of code:

define(‘WordPress_DB_HOST’, ‘localhost’);

This line of code will tell WordPress which database server to use. You can find the hostname of your database server by running the following command:

sudo mysql -u root -p

Once you’ve added this line of code, you’ll need to change the database name and password. To do this, run the following commands:

mysql> update user set password=password(‘newpassword’);

mysql> update database WordPress;

mysql> change database WordPress to WordPress;

mysql> flush privileges;

mysql> exit

You’ll now need to create a WordPress user. To do this, run the following command:

mysql> create user WordPress;

mysql> grant all privileges on WordPress.* to WordPress;

You’ll now need to change the permissions for the WordPress files. To do this, run the following commands:

sudo chmod -R 755 /usr/share/ WordPress