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WordPress setup on AWS - Linux

What will you do

Installing Apache , PHP , Mysql Server for WordPress
Installing latest WordPress on Linux Server
Configure MySQL database for WordPress
Configure WordPress Security Key
Creating Apache Virtual Host for WordPress

Requirements

AWS Account: You need an active AWS account.
EC2 Instance: Launch an EC2 instance with AWS Linux.
Security Group: Configure inbound traffic rules for ports 22, 80, and 443.
Apache Web Server: Install and configure Apache on the EC2 instance.
MySQL Database: Set up and configure MySQL for storing WordPress data.

Step 1: Launch an Amazon EC2 instance with the AWS Linux AMI.

Step 2: Connect to the instance using SSH.

Step 3: Update the instance and install necessary packages by running the following commands:

Command 1	sudo yum update -y
Command 2	sudo yum install -y httpd24 php74 mysql57-server php74-mysqlnd

Step 4: Start the Apache web server by running the following commands:

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sudo service httpd start

Step 5: Enable the Apache web server to start automatically on system boot by running the following command:

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sudo chkconfig httpd on

Step 6: Start the MySQL server by running the following command:

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sudo service mysqld start

Step 7: Secure the MySQL installation by running the following command:

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sudo mysql_secure_installation

Step 8: Install WordPress by downloading the latest version from the official website and extracting the files to the web root directory:

Command 1	cd /var/www/html
Command 2	sudo wget https://wordpress.org/latest.tar.gz
Command 3	sudo tar -xzf latest.tar.gz
Command 4	*sudo mv wordpress/ .**
Command 5	sudo rmdir wordpress
Command 6	sudo rm latest.tar.gz

Step 9: Create a MySQL database and user for WordPress:

Command 1	sudo mysql -u root -p
Command 2	CREATE DATABASE wordpress; CREATE USER ‘wordpressuser’@’localhost’ IDENTIFIED BY *‘password’; GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON wordpress. TO ‘wordpressuser’@’localhost’;**
Command 3	FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Command	EXIT;

Step 10: Configure WordPress by copying the sample configuration file and editing it with the MySQL database details:

Command 1	cd /var/www/html
Command 2	sudo cp wp-config-sample.php
Command 3	wp-config.php sudo vi wp-config.php

Edit the following lines:

Command 1	define(‘DB_NAME’, ‘wordpress’);
Command 2	define(‘DB_USER’, ‘wordpressuser’);
Command 3	define(‘DB_PASSWORD’, ‘password’);
Command 4	define(‘DB_HOST’, ‘localhost’);

Step 11: Modify the .htaccess file to hide index.php from URLs:

Command 1	cd /var/www/html
Command 2	sudo vi .htaccess

Add the following code:

# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ – [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>
# END WordPress

Step 12: Restart the Apache web server by running the following command:

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sudo yum install vsftpd restart

Step 13: Set up FTP access to the server by installing vsftpd:

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sudo service httpd restart

Step14: Enable FTP access by editing the configuration file:

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sudo vi /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf

Add the following lines at the end of the file:

write_enable=YES
local_umask=022
chroot_local_user=YES
user_sub_token=$USER
local_root=/var/www/html/$USER
pasv_min_port=1024
pasv_max_port=1048
pasv_address=<YOUR_PUBLIC_IP_ADDRESS>

Step 15: Create an FTP user for each WordPress user by running the following command:

Command 1	sudo useradd -d /var/www/html/ -s /sbin/nologin
Command 2	sudo passwd

Step 16: Test FTP access by connecting to the server using an FTP client

Command 1	sudo useradd -d /var/www/html/ -s /sbin/nologin
Command 2	sudo passwd

To open PHPMyAdmin, follow these steps:

Step 1: Install PHPMyAdmin using the following command:

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sudo yum install phpMyAdmin

Step2: Configure PHPMyAdmin by editing the Apache configuration file:

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sudo vi /etc/httpd/conf.d/phpMyAdmin.conf

Comment out the existing lines and add the following lines:

Alias /phpMyAdmin /usr/share/phpMyAdmin
Alias /phpmyadmin /usr/share/phpMyAdmin
<Directory /usr/share/phpMyAdmin/>
AddDefaultCharset UTF-8
<IfModule mod_authz_core.c>
# Apache 2.4
<RequireAny>
Require all granted
Require ip <YOUR_IP_ADDRESS>
Require ip ::1
</RequireAny>
</IfModule>
<IfModule !mod_authz_core.c>
# Apache 2.2
Order Deny,Allow
Deny from All
Allow from <YOUR_IP_ADDRESS>
Allow from ::1
</IfModule>
</Directory>

Note: Replace `YOUR_IP_ADDRESS` with your public IP address.

Step 3: Restart the Apache web server by running the following command:

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sudo service httpd restart

Step 4: Access PHPMyAdmin

By navigating to `http://<YOUR_PUBLIC_IP_ADDRESS>/phpMyAdmin`

Step 5: Log in using the MySQL database credentials you created earlier.

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sudo yum install phpMyAdmin

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