How to install wordpress on contabo vps

How to Install WordPress on Contabo VPS

Welcome to our step-by-step guide on how to install WordPress on your Contabo VPS. WordPress is a popular content management system that allows you to create and manage websites easily. Contabo offers powerful VPS hosting services that are ideal for hosting WordPress sites.

Step 1: Purchase a Contabo VPS

The first step in installing WordPress on a Contabo VPS is to purchase a VPS plan from Contabo. You can choose from various VPS plans offered by Contabo based on your requirements and budget.

Step 2: Access Your VPS

After purchasing a Contabo VPS plan, you will receive an email with login details to access your VPS. You can use an SSH client like PuTTY to connect to your VPS using the provided credentials.

Step 3: Install LAMP Stack

Before installing WordPress, you need to set up a LAMP stack on your Contabo VPS. LAMP stands for Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP. You can install the LAMP stack using the following commands:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install apache2
sudo apt install mysql-server
sudo apt install php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql

Step 4: Create a MySQL Database

Next, you need to create a MySQL database for your WordPress installation. You can create a new database and user using the following commands:

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

Step 5: Download and Extract WordPress

Now, you need to download the latest version of WordPress from the official website and extract it to the Apache web root directory. You can use the following commands to download and extract WordPress:

cd /var/www/html
sudo wget https://wordpress.org/latest.tar.gz
sudo tar -zxvf latest.tar.gz

Step 6: Configure WordPress

After extracting WordPress, you need to configure the WordPress configuration file. You can copy the sample configuration file and update it with your database details using the following commands:

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

Update the database name, username, and password in the wp-config.php file to connect WordPress to the MySQL database you created earlier.

Step 7: Complete the Installation

Finally, you can complete the installation of WordPress by accessing your domain in a web browser. Follow the on-screen instructions to set up your WordPress site, including creating an admin account and configuring your site settings.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed WordPress on your Contabo VPS. You can now start building your website and take advantage of the powerful features offered by WordPress.