Instalar WordPress en Ubuntu 24.04 & Nginx

These are the steps to install WordPress on Ubuntu 24.04, using Nginx, 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 Nginx

Install the Nginx web server.

sudo apt install nginx -y

Enable and check the status of the service:

sudo systemctl enable nginx
sudo systemctl start nginx
sudo systemctl status nginx

To test that it works, open a browser and go to http://server-ip/. You should see the Nginx 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-fpm php-mysql php-curl php-gd php-mbstring php-xml php-xmlrpc php-soap php-intl php-zip php-json -y

Verify version:

php -v

Step 6: Download and install WordPress

Move to the Nginx 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 Nginx for WordPress

Create a new configuration file:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/wordpress

Paste the following content:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name davidalvarezp.com www.davidalvarezp.com;
    root /var/www/html;
    
    index index.php index.html index.htm;

    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
    }

    location ~ \.php$ {
        include snippets/fastcgi-php.conf;
        fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php/php7.4-fpm.sock;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
        include fastcgi_params;
    }

    location ~ /\.ht {
        deny all;
    }
}

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

Create a symbolic link to enable the site:

sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/wordpress /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/

Verify the Nginx configuration:

sudo nginx -t

Restart Nginx:

sudo systemctl restart nginx

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-nginx -y
sudo certbot --nginx -d davidalvarezp.com -d www.davidalvarezp.com

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