How to Install WordPress on Debian 10/11

Installing WordPress on Debian 10/11 is a straightforward process. Follow the steps below to get started:

First, ensure that your system is up to date by running the following commands:

sudo apt update

sudo apt upgrade

The LAMP stack includes Apache, MySQL, and PHP, which are required to run WordPress. Run the following command to install the LAMP stack:

sudo apt install apache2 mysql-server php php-mysql libapache2-mod-php

Next, configure MySQL by running the following command:

sudo mysql_secure_installation

This command will prompt you to set a root password, remove anonymous users, and disallow root login remotely.

Create a new MySQL database for WordPress by running the following commands:

sudo mysql -u root -p

Enter your MySQL root password when prompted, then run the following commands to create a new database:

CREATE DATABASE wordpress;

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON wordpress.* TO 'wordpressuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';

FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

EXIT;

Note: Replace “password” with a strong password.

Download and extract the latest version of WordPress using the following commands:

cd /tmp

wget https://wordpress.org/latest.tar.gz

tar xf latest.tar.gz

Move the WordPress files to the Apache web server’s document root directory using the following command:

sudo mv /tmp/wordpress/* /var/www/html/

Copy the WordPress configuration file by running the following command:

sudo cp /var/www/html/wp-config-sample.php /var/www/html/wp-config.php

Open the wp-config.php file using the following command:

sudo nano /var/www/html/wp-config.php

Enter the following database details in the wp-config.php file:

define('DB_NAME', 'wordpress');

define('DB_USER', 'wordpressuser');

define('DB_PASSWORD', 'password');

define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');

Save and close the file.

Set the correct file permissions on the WordPress installation directory using the following commands:

sudo chown -R www-data: /var/www/html/

sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/

Restart Apache web server using the following command:

sudo systemctl restart apache2

Finally, open your web browser and navigate to http://your-server-ip/ or http://your-domain-name/ to complete the WordPress installation process.

That’s it! You have successfully installed WordPress on Debian 10/11.