{"id":2952,"date":"2012-05-01T18:51:34","date_gmt":"2012-05-01T10:51:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/?p=2952"},"modified":"2023-06-26T23:01:38","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T23:01:38","slug":"how-to-install-wordpress-blog-on-fedora-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/how-to-install-wordpress-blog-on-fedora-16\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install WordPress Blog on Fedora 16"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this guide, we will walk you through the process of installing a WordPress blog on a Fedora 16 server. WordPress is a widely-used open-source blogging platform and content management system (CMS) that is built on PHP and MySQL.<\/p>\n

This tutorial assumes that Apache and MySQL have already been set up on your server.<\/p>\n

Step 1: Download the Latest WordPress File<\/h2>\n

Firstly, you need to log in as a root user and download the latest WordPress file. You can do this by using the wget command followed by the URL of the latest WordPress file.<\/p>\n

\r\n[root@fedora16 ~]# wget http:\/\/wordpress.org\/latest.tar.gz\r\n<\/pre>\n
Next, navigate to the document root, which is “\/var\/www\/html” in this case.<\/p>\n
\r\n[root@fedora16 ~]# cd \/var\/www\/html\r\n[root@fedora16 blog]# pwd\r\n\/var\/www\/html\r\n<\/pre>\n
Step 2: Extract the WordPress File<\/h2>\n
Now, you need to extract the downloaded WordPress file to the current directory. In this guide, we will extract the WordPress file into the document root “\/var\/www\/html”.<\/p>\n
\r\n[root@fedora16 html]# tar xvzf \/root\/latest.tar.gz\r\n<\/pre>\n
After extracting the WordPress file, rename the extracted directory to “blog” for easier identification.<\/p>\n
\r\n[root@fedora16 html]# mv wordpress blog\r\n<\/pre>\n
Step 3: Create a WordPress Database<\/h2>\n
The next step involves creating a WordPress database. Log in to your MySQL database using the following command:<\/p>\n
\r\n[root@fedora16 ~]# mysql -u root -p\r\n<\/pre>\n
You will be prompted to enter your password. After successful login, you will be welcomed to the MySQL monitor.<\/p>\n
[root@fedora16 ~]# mysql -u root -p\r\nEnter password:\r\nWelcome to the MySQL monitor.  Commands end with ; or \\g.\r\nYour MySQL connection id is 2\r\nServer version: 5.5.14 MySQL Community Server (GPL)\r\n\r\nCopyright (c) 2000, 2010, Oracle and\/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.\r\n\r\nOracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and\/or its\r\naffiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective\r\nowners.\r\n\r\nType 'help;' or '\\h' for help. Type '\\c' to clear the current input statement.<\/pre>\n
Now, create a new database named “wordpressdb”.<\/p>\n
\r\nmysql> CREATE DATABASE wordpressdb;\r\nQuery OK, 1 row affected (0.07 sec)\r\n<\/pre>\n
Step 4: Create a User for the WordPress Database<\/h2>\n
After creating the database, you need to create a user for the database. We will create a user named “wordpressuser” with the password “wordpresspassword”.<\/p>\n
\r\nmysql> CREATE USER 'wordpressuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'wordpresspassword';\r\nQuery OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)\r\n<\/pre>\n
Next, grant all privileges to the “wordpressdb” database to the user “wordpressuser” from localhost access.<\/p>\n
\r\nmysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON wordpressdb.* to wordpressuser@localhost;\r\nQuery OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)\r\n<\/pre>\n
To ensure that the user “wordpressuser” has been granted the necessary access, check and verify the granted access.<\/p>\n
\r\nmysql> SHOW GRANTS FOR 'wordpressuser'@'localhost';\r\n<\/pre>\n
Example:<\/p>\n
mysql> SHOW GRANTS FOR 'wordpressuser'@'localhost';\r\n+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+\r\n| Grants for wordpressuser@localhost                                                                                   |\r\n+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+\r\n| GRANT USAGE ON *.* TO 'wordpressuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY PASSWORD '*E62D3F829F44A91CC231C76347712772B3B9DABC' |\r\n| GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON `wordpressdb`.* TO 'wordpressuser'@'localhost'                                               |\r\n+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+\r\n2 rows in set (0.00 sec)\r\n\r\nmysql><\/pre>\n
Step 5: Configure WordPress Folder Permissions<\/h2>\n
For security purposes, it’s important to make the WordPress folder readable only from the browser. You can do this by changing the permissions of the WordPress folder using the chmod command.<\/p>\n
\r\n[root@fedora16 ~]# chmod 755 \/var\/www\/html\/blog\/\r\n<\/pre>\n
Step 6: Configure WordPress<\/h2>\n
Now, it’s time to configure WordPress. Start by copying and renaming the wp-config-sample.php file to wp-config.php.<\/p>\n
\r\n[root@fedora16 ~]# cp \/var\/www\/html\/blog\/wp-config-sample.php \/\/var\/www\/html\/blog\/wp-config.php\r\n<\/pre>\n
Next, modify the wp-config.php file.<\/p>\n
\r\n[root@fedora16 ~]# vi \/var\/www\/html\/blog\/wp-config.php\r\n<\/pre>\n
In the wp-config.php file, you need to update the MySQL settings with the database name, username, and password that you created earlier.<\/p>\n
\r\n\/\/ ** MySQL settings - You can get this info from your web host ** \/\/\r\n\/** The name of the database for WordPress *\/\r\ndefine('DB_NAME', 'wordpressdb');\r\n\r\n\/** MySQL database username *\/\r\ndefine('DB_USER', 'wordpressuser');\r\n\r\n\/** MySQL database password *\/\r\ndefine('DB_PASSWORD', 'wordpresspassword');\r\n<\/pre>\n
Step 7: Install WordPress<\/h2>\n
With all the necessary configurations in place, you can now install WordPress. Navigate your browser to http:\/\/servername\/blog\/ to start the installation process.<\/p>\n
Complete the form and click on “Install WordPress”. The form will ask for the following details:<\/p>\n