{"id":139,"date":"2025-02-22T04:48:34","date_gmt":"2025-02-22T04:48:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingstatue.com\/?p=13"},"modified":"2025-02-22T04:48:34","modified_gmt":"2025-02-22T04:48:34","slug":"how-to-install-and-configure-wordpress-and-mysql-on-aws-lightsail-ubuntu-instance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kingstatue.com\/?p=139","title":{"rendered":"How to install and configure wordpress and MySQL on AWS Lightsail Ubuntu instance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Step-by-step guide for installing and configuring WordPress and MySQL on an AWS Lightsail Ubuntu instance:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 1: Create an AWS Lightsail Instance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Log in to AWS Lightsail<\/strong>: https:\/\/lightsail.aws.amazon.com<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Click Create Instance<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Choose Linux\/Unix<\/strong> as the platform.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Select Ubuntu 22.04 LTS<\/strong> (or latest version).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Choose a plan (at least 1GB RAM<\/strong> for better performance).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Name your instance (e.g., wordpress-server).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Click Create Instance<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Wait for the instance to launch.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
    \n\n\n\n

    Step 2: Connect to the Lightsail Ubuntu Instance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. In the Lightsail Dashboard<\/strong>, select your instance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Click Connect using SSH<\/strong> (or use your terminal: ssh ubuntu@your-instance-ip).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
      \n\n\n\n

      Step 3: Update and Install Required Packages<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Run the following commands to update the system and install dependencies:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      sudo apt install apache2 mysql-server php php-mysql php-cli php-curl php-gd php-mbstring php-xml php-zip unzip -y<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \n\n\n\n

      Step 4: Configure MySQL Database<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

        \n
      1. Secure the MySQL installation:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        sudo mysql_secure_installation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          \n
        1. Set a root password: Yes<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
        2. Remove anonymous users: Yes<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
        3. Disallow remote root login: Yes<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
        4. Remove test database: Yes<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
        5. Reload privilege tables: Yes<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
        6. Log in to MySQL:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

          sudo mysql -u root -p<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            \n
          1. Create a database and user for WordPress:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

            CREATE DATABASE wordpress_db;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            CREATE USER ‘wp_user’@’localhost’ IDENTIFIED BY ‘your_password’;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON wordpress_db.* TO ‘wp_user’@’localhost’;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            FLUSH PRIVILEGES;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            EXIT;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            \n\n\n\n

            Step 5: Install WordPress<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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            1. Download and extract WordPress:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

              cd \/var\/www\/html<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              sudo rm -rf index.html<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              sudo wget https:\/\/wordpress.org\/latest.tar.gz<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              sudo tar -xvzf latest.tar.gz<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              sudo mv wordpress\/* .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              sudo rm -rf wordpress latest.tar.gz<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                \n
              1. Set correct permissions:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                sudo chown -R www-data:www-data \/var\/www\/html<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                sudo chmod -R 755 \/var\/www\/html<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                \n\n\n\n

                Step 6: Configure WordPress<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                1. Copy the sample config file:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                  sudo cp \/var\/www\/html\/wp-config-sample.php \/var\/www\/html\/wp-config.php<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    \n
                  1. Edit the wp-config.php file:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                    sudo nano \/var\/www\/html\/wp-config.php<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    Update these lines with your database details:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    define(‘DB_NAME’, ‘wordpress_db’);<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    define(‘DB_USER’, ‘wp_user’);<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    define(‘DB_PASSWORD’, ‘your_password’);<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    define(‘DB_HOST’, ‘localhost’);<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    Save and exit (CTRL+X, Y, ENTER).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    \n\n\n\n

                    Step 7: Configure Apache for WordPress<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      \n
                    1. Create a new Virtual Host file:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                      sudo nano \/etc\/apache2\/sites-available\/wordpress.conf<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      <VirtualHost *:80><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          ServerAdmin admin@yourdomain.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          DocumentRoot \/var\/www\/html<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          ServerName yourdomain.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          ServerAlias www.yourdomain.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          <Directory \/var\/www\/html><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              AllowOverride All<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          <\/Directory><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}\/error.log<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}\/access.log combined<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      <\/VirtualHost><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      Save and exit (CTRL+X, Y, ENTER).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        \n
                      1. Enable the new site and required modules:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                        sudo a2ensite wordpress.conf<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        sudo a2enmod rewrite<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        sudo systemctl restart apache2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        \n\n\n\n

                        Step 8: Complete WordPress Installation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          \n
                        1. Open your browser and visit:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                          http:\/\/your-instance-public-ip<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            \n
                          1. Follow the WordPress installation wizard:\n
                              \n
                            • Choose your language.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                            • Enter database details.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                            • Set up admin username and password.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                            • Click Install WordPress<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
                              \n\n\n\n

                              Step 9: Secure Your WordPress Site (SSL)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              To install a Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              sudo apt install certbot python3-certbot-apache -y<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              sudo certbot –apache<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                \n
                              • Enter your domain name when prompted.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                              • Certbot will automatically configure SSL.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                                Renew SSL automatically:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                sudo certbot renew –dry-run<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                \n\n\n\n

                                Step 10: Enable Firewall (Optional)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                Run the following commands to allow traffic:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                sudo ufw allow OpenSSH<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                sudo ufw allow “Apache Full”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                sudo ufw enable<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                \n\n\n\n

                                Step 11: Access WordPress Admin Panel<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                Go to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                http:\/\/yourdomain.com\/wp-admin<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                Log in with the username and password you set during installation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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