How do I setup wordpress in ubuntu?

Asked By pollard 100 points N/A Posted on - 04/22/2011

I am running Ubuntu 10.10 on my pc and want to setup a WordPress site on local host.

I have MySQL, PHP, Apache server installed.

Could anyone provide step by step guide?

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Answered By arsenal 0 points N/A #87051

How do I setup wordpress in ubuntu?

Here is what you need to do:

1. If you already didn’t, download the Wordpress package and unzip it

 

2. On your web server, make a database for Wordpress. Also create a MySQL user who will have all privileges to access and modify it.

 

 

3. Rename the wp-config-sample.php file to wp-config.php.

 

4. Open wp-config-sample.php file in any text editor. Then according to Editing wp-config.php, fill in your database details. It is required to generate and use your secret Key password.

 

5. Copy-paste your Wordpress files in your preferred location on the web server. In this case it would be /var/www/

 

 

6. Access wp-admin/install.php and run the WordPress installation script.

 

7. Or type localhost in the address bar and go.

WordPress in installed!

 

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Answered By pollard 100 points N/A #87053

How do I setup wordpress in ubuntu?

I cannot paste the folder inside www folder. 

The paste option is greyed out. Ctrl+v does not work either.

What can I do?

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Answered By arsenal 0 points N/A #87054

How do I setup wordpress in ubuntu?

Open the terminal and type "sudo nautilus". 

Type your password. A new window will open with root access.

You can copy whatever you like.

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Answered By pollard 100 points N/A #87056

How do I setup wordpress in ubuntu?

Thanks it worked!

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Answered By bug_fix 0 points N/A #87058

How do I setup wordpress in ubuntu?

One more thing, if you are on a Linux system, you should try to make yourself comfortable with the terminal. Nautilus is the way to go with beginners i agree but in the long run, you will have to come to the terminal. For example you could copy paste files using > sudo cp file1 file2. Here's a good way to start, set this as your wallpaper.

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Answered By pollard 100 points N/A #87060

How do I setup wordpress in ubuntu?

It was high time someone told me this because I was starting to feel the same way too.

The terminal and its powers fascinates me but it makes me nervous at the same time.

Great upload though, I guess it will help me a lot while setting up WordPress.

Thank you bug_fix!

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