Instalar WordPress en Ubuntu 24.04 & Apache

These are the steps to install WordPress on Ubuntu 24.04, using Apache, MariaDB and PHP

Step 1: Update the system

Before starting, it is advisable to update the system packages.

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

Step 2: Install Apache

Install the Apache web server.

sudo apt install apache2 -y

Enable and check the status of the service:

sudo systemctl enable apache2
sudo systemctl start apache2
sudo systemctl status apache2

To test that it works, open a browser and go to http://server-ip/. You should see the Apache welcome page.

Step 3: Install MariaDB (MySQL)

WordPress needs a database, so we installed MariaDB.

sudo apt install mariadb-server mariadb-client -y

Start the service and enable it:

sudo systemctl enable mariadb
sudo systemctl start mariadb

To improve security, we implemented:

sudo mysql_secure_installation

Recommended options:

Set the MariaDB root password.
Remove anonymous users.
Disable remote root access.
Delete the test database.
Reload privileges.

Step 4: Create the WordPress user and database

Access MariaDB:

sudo mysql -u root -p

Create the database:


CREATE DATABASE wordpress;

Create user and give it permissions:

CREATE USER 'wpuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'secure_password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON wordpress.* TO 'wpuser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;

Step 5: Install PHP and required extensions

WordPress needs PHP, so we install it along with its extensions:

sudo apt install php php-mysql php-curl php-gd php-mbstring php-xml php-xmlrpc php-soap php-intl php-zip php-json libapache2-mod-php -y

Verify version:

php -v

Step 6: Download and install WordPress

Move to the Apache directory and download WordPress:

cd /var/www/html
sudo wget https://wordpress.org/latest.tar.gz

Extract the file:

sudo tar -xvzf latest.tar.gz
sudo rm latest.tar.gz

Change permissions:

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

Step 7: Set up Apache for WordPress

Create a new configuration file:

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

Paste the following content:

ServerAdmin admin@your-domain.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/html
ServerName your-domain.com
ServerAlias www.your-domain.com


    AllowOverride All


ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined

Save and close the file (CTRL + X, then Y and ENTER).

Enable the necessary configuration and modules:

sudo a2ensite wordpress
sudo a2enmod rewrite

Restart Apache:

sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 8: Set up WordPress

Rename the WordPress configuration file:

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

Edit the file:

sudo nano wp-config.php

Look for the following lines and replace them with the data from the database:

define('DB_NAME', 'wordpress');
define('DB_USER', 'wpuser');
define('DB_PASSWORD', 'secure_password');
define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');

Save (CTRL + X, Y, ENTER).

Step 9: Complete the installation

Open a browser and go to http://your-domain-or-ip.

Follow the setup wizard.
Set the site title, admin user and password.

Finish the installation and access the administration panel.

Step 10: Set up HTTPS (Optional)

If you have a domain, you can install Let's Encrypt to enable HTTPS:

sudo apt install certbot python3-certbot-apache -y
sudo certbot --apache -d davidalvarezp.com -d www.davidalvarezp.com

You're done! Replace davidalvarezp.com with your domain. WordPress is now installed on Ubuntu 24.04