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How to install WordPress with NGINX on a Ubuntu system

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Step 1: Install Required Packages Update the package list and install the necessary packages by running the following commands:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install nginx mysql-server php-fpm php-mysql php-curl php-gd php-mbstring php-xml php-xmlrpc

Step 2: Configure MySQL Secure your MySQL installation and create a new database and user for WordPress by running the following commands:

sudo mysql_secure_installation
sudo mysql -u root -p

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

Step 3: Configure NGINX Create a new server block configuration for NGINX to serve WordPress by running the following command:

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

Add the following configuration to the file, replacing example.com with your own domain name or IP address:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name example.com;
    root /usr/share/nginx/html/wordpress;
    index index.php;

    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args;
    }

    location ~ \.php$ {
        include snippets/fastcgi-php.conf;
        fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php/php7.4-fpm.sock;
    }

    location = /favicon.ico {
        log_not_found off;
        access_log off;
    }

    location = /robots.txt {
        log_not_found off;
        access_log off;
    }

    location ~* \.(css|gif|ico|jpeg|jpg|js|png)$ {
        expires max;
        log_not_found off;
    }
}

Save and close the file.

Step 4: Create WordPress Directory Create a new directory for the WordPress files by running the following command:

sudo mkdir -p /usr/share/nginx/html/wordpress

Step 5: Download WordPress Download the latest version of WordPress by running the following command:

cd /tmp
curl -LO https://wordpress.org/latest.tar.gz

Extract the downloaded file and move it to the document root:

tar xzvf latest.tar.gz
sudo cp -a /tmp/wordpress/. /usr/share/nginx/html/wordpress

Step 6: Set Permissions Set the correct permissions for the WordPress files:

sudo chown -R www-data: /usr/share/nginx/html/wordpress
sudo chmod -R 755 /usr/share/nginx/html/wordpress

Step 7: Configure PHP-FPM Edit the PHP-FPM configuration file to use the correct user and group and to listen on a Unix socket. Run the following command to open the file in the nano text editor:

sudo nano /etc/php/7.4/fpm/pool.d/www.conf

Change the following values in the file:

user = www-data
group = www-data
listen = /run/php/php7.4-fpm.sock
listen.owner = www-data
listen.group = www-data
listen.mode = 0660

Save and close the file.

Step 8: Start and enable PHP-FPM service Start and enable the PHP-FPM service by running the following commands:

sudo systemctl start php7.4-fpm
sudo systemctl enable php7.4-fpm

Step 9: Test the configuration Test the configuration by restarting NGINX and PHP-FPM and checking for any errors:

sudo systemctl restart nginx php7.4-fpm
sudo systemctl status nginx php7.4-fpm

Step 10: Complete WordPress Installation Finally, you can complete the WordPress installation process by visiting your domain name or IP address in a web browser. Follow the on-screen instructions to set up your WordPress site.

And that’s it! You now have WordPress up and running on your Ubuntu Linux system using NGINX.

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