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Nginx Installation: Guide to Installing WordPress on Ubuntu 14.04

What Will You Learn in This Guide?​

In this guide, you will learn how to install WordPress with Nginx web server on Ubuntu 14.04.
Aim; is to create a fast, secure and scalable WordPress infrastructure.
All steps are addressed in accordance with real server scenarios.

🧠 Technical Summary​

Main Technical Topic:
WordPress installation with Ubuntu 14.04 + Nginx + MySQL + PHP (LEMP).

Solved Problem:
Error-free configuration of web server, database and CMS integration.

Steps Followed:

  • MySQL database and user authorization
  • Downloading WordPress files
  • wp-config.php configuration
  • Making file permissions Nginx compatible
  • Setting Nginx server blocks
  • Completing the installation via web interface

1️⃣ Prepare MySQL Database​

WordPress stores all content in the MySQL database.

mysql -u root -p

CREATE DATABASE wordpress;
CREATE USER wp_kullanicisi@localhost IDENTIFIED BY 'guclu_sifre';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON wordpress.* TO wp_kullanicisi@localhost;
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;

2️⃣ Download WordPress Files​


cd ~
wget https://wordpress.org/latest.tar.gz
tar xzvf latest.tar.gz

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install php5-gd

3️⃣ WordPress Configuration​


cd ~/wordpress
cp wp-config-sample.php wp-config.php

curl -s https://api.wordpress.org/secret-key/1.1/salt/

nano wp-config.php

define('DB_NAME', 'wordpress');
define('DB_USER', 'wp_kullanicisi');
define('DB_PASSWORD', 'guclu_sifre');

4️⃣ Move Files to Web Directory​


sudo mkdir -p /var/www/html
sudo rsync -avP ~/wordpress/ /var/www/html/
cd /var/www/html/
sudo chown -R genixnode:www-data *

5️⃣ Configure Nginx Server Blocks​


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

server {
    listen 80;
    root /var/www/html;
    index index.php index.html;
    server_name tr1-node01.ornek.com;

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

    location ~ \.php$ {
        fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php5-fpm.sock;
        include fastcgi_params;
    }
}

sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/wordpress /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
sudo rm /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default
sudo service nginx restart

❓ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)​

1. Why should I use Nginx instead of Apache? Nginx consumes less resources and is faster in high traffic.

2. I'm getting a database connection error, what should I do? Check that the information in wp-config.php matches MySQL exactly.

3. Why are file permissions given to the www-data group? Nginx and PHP-FPM work with this user, WordPress is required for write permission.

🎯 Result​

Your WordPress site now runs efficiently on Nginx. You can expand the infrastructure with themes, plugins and SSL configurations. You can implement this installation in minutes on the GenixNode infrastructure 🚀