Installing WordPress on Linux

WordPress is a content management system (CMS) written in PHP and using a MySQL database. Allows you to create blogs, websites or web applications.

This instruction will help you deploy the latest version of the WordPress CMS in the Almalinux 9 operating system in VK Cloud, as well as configure a DNS record for domain name access. MySQL 8.0 Single configuration is used as a DBMS.

1. Register at VK Cloud.

2. Create network1 network with internet access and a subnet with the address 10.0.0.0/24.

3. Create VM:

   • name: Almalinux_9_WP;
   • operating system Almalinux 9;
   • network: network1 with subnet 10.0.0.0/24;
   • assign a public IP address. The example will use 212.233.95.135;
   • security groups (firewall settings): default, ssh+www.

4. Create DB instance:

   • name: MySQL-9341;
   • DBMS: MySQL 8.0;
   • configuration type: Single;
   • network: network1;
   • DB name: wordpress-db;
   • DB username: wordpress;
   • DB password: AN0r25e0ae4d626p;

   In the example, the internal IP of the created instance: 10.0.0.7.

5. Create DNS zone.

6. Create an record in the selected zone:

   • record type: A;
   • name: for example, site-wp.example.vk.cloud;
   • IP address: external VM address 212.233.95.135.

7. (Optional) Check the name resolution to the IP address using the command nslookup site-wp.example.vk.cloud. Output upon successful operation:

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   Non-authoritative answer:Name:   site-wp.example.vk.cloudAddress: 212.233.95.135

1. Connect to the Almalinux_9_WP VM.

2. Update the packages to the current version and reboot the VM using the commands:

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   sudo dnf update -ysudo systemctl reboot

3. Download the necessary repositories by sequentially executing the commands:

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   sudo dnf install https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-9.noarch.rpm -ysudo dnf install https://rpms.remirepo.net/enterprise/remi-release-9.rpm -ysudo dnf module enable php:remi-8.2 -ysudo dnf install wget httpd php php-mysqlnd php-gd php-intl php-bcmath php-pecl-zip -y

4. Launch the httpd daemon:

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   sudo systemctl enable httpd.service --now

5. Download the WordPress CMS repository and deploy it on a running web server:

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   sudo wget https://wordpress.org/latest.tar.gzsudo tar xzf latest.tar.gz -C /var/www/html/sudo chown -R apache:apache /var/www/html/wordpress/

6. Set the SELinux parameters for the correct operation of the web server:

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   sudo setsebool -P httpd_can_network_connect onsudo setsebool -P httpd_unified onsudo setsebool -P httpd_enable_cgi onsudo setsebool -P httpd_builtin_scripting on

7. In the browser, enter the VM's public IP address with /wordpress. In the current instruction it is site-wp.example.vk.cloud/wordpress.

8. In the installation wizard, specify the English language and read the information about installing the CMS.

9. Specify the parameters MySQL-9341:

   • Database name: wordpress-db.
   • Username: wordpress.
   • Password: AN0r25e0ae4d626p.
   • Database Host: 10.0.0.7.
   • Table Prefix: wp_

10. Specify the CMS credentials:

    • Site Title: site-wp.example.vk.cloud.
    • Username: admin.
    • Password: come up with an administrator password.
    • Your Email: specify the email address of the CMS administrator.

11. Click the Install WordPress button.

1. In the browser, go to http://site-wp.example.vk.cloud/wordpress/.
2. In the authorization window, enter the username and password of the CMS administrator.

The WordPress CMS admin panel opens.

Deployed virtual resources are charged. If you don't need them anymore:

• Delete Almalinux_9_WP VM.
• Delete MySQL-9341 instance.
• If necessary, delete 212.233.95.135 floating IP address.
• Delete site-wp.example.vk.cloud DNS record.