WP Install

1. First install Apache2:
   1. sudo apt-get install apache2 -y
2. Next install PHP:
   1. sudo apt-get install php -y
3. Next install PHP MYSQL support:
   1. sudo apt-get install php7.3-mysql
4. Next install PHP GD (Graphics) support:
   1. sudo apt-get install php-gd
5. Next restart apache2 to invoke PHP support:
   1. sudo service apache2 restart
6. Now create a PHP test file:
   1. sudo nano /var/www/html/php_test.php
   2. Enter this in the file:
   3. <?php echo phpinfo(); ?>sudo service apache2 restart
   4. Enter CTRL-X, then Y then Enter
7. Now test apache2, by entering into the browser address line:
   1. http://localhost/index.hmtl
   2. You should see this:
8. Now test PHP by entering into the browser address line:
   1. http:/localhost/php_test.php
   2. You should see this:
9. Check for MYSQL support
10. Now install SQL database support:
    1. sudo apt-get install mariadb-server
11. Now run SQL to setup the database for WordPress:
    1. sudo mysql
    2. Enter:
       1. create database wordpress;
       2. create user ‘name’@’localhost’ identified by ‘password’;
       3. grant all privileges on *.* to ‘name’@’localhost’;
       4. flush privileges;
       5. exit;
12. Now invoke the SQL installation:
    1. Enter:
       1. sudo mysql_secure_installation
       2. Enter password used at ii) above
       3. Enter N
       4. Then Y, Y, Y, Y
13. Now move to the installation directory:
    1. cd /var/www/html
    2. sudo wget https://wordpress.org.latest.tar.gz
    3. sudo tar xzf latest.tar.gz
    4. sudo mv wordpress/* .sudo service apache2 restart
    5. sudo mv index.html index.html_old
    6. sudo chown -R www-data: .
    7. Start the WordPress install:
       1. http://localhost
       2. sudo a2enmod rewrite
       3. cd /etc/apache2
       4. sudo nano apache2.conf
       5. Change entry None to All:
          1. <Directory /var/www/>
             Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
             AllowOverride All 
             Require all granted
             </Directory>
       6. sudo service apache2 restart
          

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14. Optionally install ‘phpmyadmin’
    1. sudo apt-get install phpmyadmin
    2. If importing a WordPress site copy that was exported to a zip file:
       1. Delete any existing databases
       2. Restart Rpi
       3. Create a new database usually the name given at i) above e.g. wordpress
       4. Then import file e.g. wordpress.sql.zip noting there is a maximum file size for import of 2M
       5. To increase the import limit, edit PHP.ini ‘upload’ value to 8M
15. The installation is complete.