Written by Admin on 2025-05-06

Downloading WordPress in Linux: A Step-by-Step Guide

WordPress is a powerful content management system that allows users to create and manage websites with ease. Whether you are a blogger, business owner, or developer, WordPress has a lot to offer. In this article, we will guide you through the process of downloading WordPress on a Linux system.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure that your Linux system meets the following requirements:

• A web server (Apache, Nginx, or Lighttpd)
• PHP version 7.3 or greater
• MySQL version 5.6 or greater OR MariaDB version 10.1 or greater
• Git (optional)

Step 1: Download WordPress

The first step is to download the latest WordPress package from the official website. You can do this by using the wget command in the terminal:

wget https://wordpress.org/latest.tar.gz

Alternatively, you can download the ZIP file and extract it:

wget https://wordpress.org/latest.zip unzip latest.zip

Step 2: Create a Database

WordPress requires a MySQL or MariaDB database to store its data. You can create a new database and user by logging in to MySQL:

mysql -u root -p

Enter your MySQL root password, then run the following commands:

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

Replace wpuser and password with your desired username and password.

Step 3: Configure Apache

If you are using Apache, you need to configure it to serve the WordPress files. Create a new virtual host configuration file in the /etc/apache2/sites-available/ directory:

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/yourdomain.com.conf

Add the following configuration:

``` ServerName yourdomain.com ServerAlias www.yourdomain.com DocumentRoot /var/www/wordpress

<Directory /var/www/wordpress/>
    Options FollowSymLinks
    AllowOverride All 
    Require all granted
</Directory>

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

```

Replace yourdomain.com with your actual domain name. Save and exit the file, then enable the virtual host:

sudo a2ensite yourdomain.com.conf sudo systemctl reload apache2

Step 4: Install WordPress

Move the downloaded WordPress files to the document root of your virtual host:

sudo mv wordpress /var/www/

Change the ownership of the WordPress directory to the web server user:

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/wordpress

Create a copy of the wp-config-sample.php file and name it wp-config.php:

cd /var/www/wordpress cp wp-config-sample.php wp-config.php

Open the wp-config.php file in a text editor:

nano wp-config.php

Enter your database details in the following lines:

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

Save and close the file.

Step 5: Access WordPress

You can now access WordPress by visiting your domain name in a web browser. Follow the installation wizard to set up your WordPress site.

Conclusion

In this article, we have shown you how to download WordPress on a Linux system and configure it for use. By following these steps, you can have a fully functional WordPress site up and running in no time!