How to install WordPress with Apache on Ubuntu 18.04

WordPress is by far the most popular open-source blogging and CMS platform that powers over a quarter of the world’s websites. It is based on PHP and MySQL and packs a ton of features that can be extended with free and premium plugins and themes.

Here are the step-by-step instructions on how to install WordPress with Apache on Ubuntu 18.04:

1. Update your Ubuntu 18.04 system to the latest version:

   sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

2. Install Apache web server:

   sudo apt install apache2

3. Install MySQL server:

   sudo apt install mysql-server

4. Install PHP and its dependencies:

   sudo apt install php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql php-curl php-gd php-json php-zip

5. Create a MySQL database and user for WordPress:

   sudo mysql -u root -p

Enter your MySQL root password when prompted, then create a new database, user, and grant the user permissions to the database:

   CREATE DATABASE wordpress;
   GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON wordpress.* TO 'wordpressuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'yourpassword';
   FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
   exit;

6. Download the latest version of WordPress:

   cd /tmp
   wget https://wordpress.org/latest.tar.gz
   tar -xzvf latest.tar.gz

7. Copy the WordPress files to the Apache web root directory:

   sudo cp -r /tmp/wordpress/* /var/www/html/

8. Set the correct permissions on the WordPress files:

   sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/
   sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/

9. Create a new Apache virtual host configuration file for WordPress:

   sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/wordpress.conf

Add the following content to the file:

   <VirtualHost *:80>
       ServerName your-domain.com
       DocumentRoot /var/www/html/
       <Directory /var/www/html/>
           AllowOverride All
           Order allow,deny
           allow from all
       </Directory>
       ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/wordpress_error.log
       CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/wordpress_access.log combined
   </VirtualHost>

Replace your-domain.com with your actual domain name or IP address.

10. Enable the new virtual host and Apache rewrite module: sudo a2ensite wordpress.conf sudo a2enmod rewrite
11. Restart the Apache web server to apply the changes: sudo systemctl restart apache2
12. Finish the WordPress installation by accessing the WordPress web installer via a web browser: http://your-domain.com Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the WordPress installation process.

That’s it! You have successfully installed WordPress with Apache on Ubuntu 18.04.