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Cdbowen21: /* Single-site WordPress Setup */

2025-03-19T22:33:37Z

Single-site WordPress Setup

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	>> cd /var/www/		>> cd /var/www/
	>> tar -xvzf ~~wp_download~~.tar.gz		>> tar -xvzf latest.tar.gz
	>> mv wordpress/ wordpress-sitename		>> mv wordpress/ wordpress-sitename

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	>> a2ensite sitename.cs.earlham.edu-ssl.conf // If this doesn't work, please talk to a sys-admin		>> a2ensite sitename.cs.earlham.edu-ssl.conf // If this doesn't work, please talk to a sys-admin
	>> ~~service~~ apache2 ~~reload~~		>> systemctl reload apache2
	>> ~~service~~ apache2 ~~restart~~		>> systemctl restart apache2

	'''This will enable the website - ask admins to create DNS entry'''		'''This will enable the website - ask admins to create DNS entry'''

Pelibby16 at 19:49, 19 March 2024

2024-03-19T19:49:33Z

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	=== Single-site WordPress Setup ===		=== Single-site WordPress Setup ===
			(Example: wordpress-datascience)

	>> cd /var/www/		>> cd /var/www/
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	>> mysql -u root -p // You will need the password		>> mysql -u root -p // You will need the password
	MariaDB [(none)]> create database wp_sitename;		MariaDB [(none)]> create database <wp_sitename>;
	// '''you will need to enter the wordpress username and password in place of <user> and <pass>'''		// '''you will need to enter the wordpress username and password in place of <user> and <pass>, and wordpress site name in place of <wp_sitename>'''
	MariaDB [(none)]> grant all privileges on wp_sitename.* to '<user>'@'localhost' identified by '<pass>';		MariaDB [(none)]> grant all privileges on <wp_sitename>.* to '<user>'@'localhost' identified by '<pass>';
	MariaDB [(none)]> flush privileges;		MariaDB [(none)]> flush privileges;
	MariaDB [(none)]> exit		MariaDB [(none)]> exit
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	You will need the name of the database, username (use wpadmin as you have already granted it privileges) and the corresponding password:		You will need the name of the database, username (use wpadmin as you have already granted it privileges) and the corresponding password:
			Edit the following lines:

	~~The edited version should look like:~~		define('DB_NAME', '<wp_sitename>');
			define('DB_USER', <user>);
	~~// MySQL settings - You can get this info from your web host //~~		define('DB_PASSWORD', <pass>);
	~~/** The name of the database for WordPress */~~
	define('DB_NAME', 'wp_sitename');
	~~/** MySQL database username */~~
	define('DB_USER', ~~username~~);
	~~/** MySQL database password */~~
	define('DB_PASSWORD', ~~password);~~
	~~/** MySQL hostname */~~
	~~define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');~~
	~~/** Database Charset to use in creating database tables. */ define('DB_CHARSET', 'utf8');~~
	~~/** The Database Collate type. Don't change this if in doubt. */ define('DB_COLLATE', ''~~);

	Everything else in this file should remain the same.		Everything else in this file should remain the same.

Craigje at 14:58, 23 March 2021

2021-03-23T14:58:31Z

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 This is how to create a WordPress site. Assumes you have permissions on the CS web server (see admins if not).
-===  WordPress Setup ===
+=== Add a site to the multisite instance ===
 . cd to /var/www/ and unzip the file and name it �wordpress-sitename�

Craigje at 16:25, 11 January 2021

2021-01-11T16:25:13Z

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	9. If you're unable to create a page/post, or upload media, you need to change the permissions again. Repeat step 4 for changing permissions and owners.		9. If you're unable to create a page/post, or upload media, you need to change the permissions again. Repeat step 4 for changing permissions and owners.

			= Misc notes =

			As of Jan 2021 we use PHP 7.2 for WordPress. The correct php.ini file is: <code>/etc/php/7.2/apache2/php.ini</code>

Anschwa: /* WordPress Setup */

2018-05-12T23:08:07Z

WordPress Setup

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	>> mysql -u root -p // You will need the password		>> mysql -u root -p // You will need the password
	MariaDB [(none)]> create database wp_sitename;		MariaDB [(none)]> create database wp_sitename;
	// '''you will need to enter the password ~~of user wpadmin~~ in place of ~~wp_pass~~ '''		// '''you will need to enter the wordpress username and password in place of <user> and <pass>'''
	MariaDB [(none)]> grant all privileges on wp_sitename.* to '~~wpadmin~~'@'localhost' identified by '~~wp_pass~~';		MariaDB [(none)]> grant all privileges on wp_sitename.* to '<user>'@'localhost' identified by '<pass>';
	MariaDB [(none)]> flush privileges;		MariaDB [(none)]> flush privileges;
	MariaDB [(none)]> exit		MariaDB [(none)]> exit

Khojanator: /* WordPress Setup */

2016-11-28T22:46:19Z

WordPress Setup

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	=== WordPress Setup ===		=== WordPress Setup ===
	1. ~~Unzip~~		1. cd to /var/www/ and unzip

	>> tar -xvzf wp_download.tar.gz ~~// This file lies in /var/www~~		>> cd /var/www/
			>> tar -xvzf wp_download.tar.gz
	>> mv wordpress/ wordpress-sitename		>> mv wordpress/ wordpress-sitename

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	3. Rename the config file and edit it		3. Rename the config file and edit it

	>> cd wordpress-sitename/		>> cd wordpress-sitename/
	>> mv wp-config-sample.php wp-config.php		>> mv wp-config-sample.php wp-config.php
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	4. Change owner and permissions		4. Change owner and permissions

	>> chown -R www-data:www-data wordpress-sitename/		>> chown -R www-data:www-data wordpress-sitename/
	>> chmod -R 755 wordpress-sitename/		>> chmod -R 755 wordpress-sitename/
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	5. Setting up the website and ssl cert		5. Setting up the website and ssl cert

	>> cd /etc/apache2/sites-available/		>> cd /etc/apache2/sites-available/
	>> cp datascience.cs.earlham.edu-ssl.conf sitename.cs.earlham.edu-ssl.conf		>> cp datascience.cs.earlham.edu-ssl.conf sitename.cs.earlham.edu-ssl.conf
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	6. Enable the site		6. Enable the site
	>> a2ensite sitename.cs.earlham.edu-ssl.conf
			>> a2ensite sitename.cs.earlham.edu-ssl.conf // If this doesn't work, please talk to a sys-admin
	>> service apache2 reload		>> service apache2 reload
	>> service apache2 restart		>> service apache2 restart

Khojanator: /* WordPress Setup */

2016-11-28T22:42:50Z

WordPress Setup

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	>> mysql -u root -p // You will need the password		>> mysql -u root -p // You will need the password
	MariaDB [(none)]> create database wp_sitename;		MariaDB [(none)]> create database wp_sitename;
	MariaDB [(none)]> grant all privileges on wp_sitename.* to 'wpadmin'@'localhost' identified by '~~wpadmin_password~~'; ~~// '''you will need to enter the password of wpadmin in place of wpadmin_password'''~~		// '''you will need to enter the password of user wpadmin in place of wp_pass '''
			MariaDB [(none)]> grant all privileges on wp_sitename.* to 'wpadmin'@'localhost' identified by 'wp_pass';
	MariaDB [(none)]> flush privileges;		MariaDB [(none)]> flush privileges;
	MariaDB [(none)]> exit		MariaDB [(none)]> exit

Khojanator: /* WordPress Setup */

2016-11-28T22:34:47Z

WordPress Setup

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	>> mv wordpress/ wordpress-sitename		>> mv wordpress/ wordpress-sitename



	>> mysql -u root -p // You will need the password		>> mysql -u root -p // You will need the password
	MariaDB [(none)]> create database wp_sitename;		MariaDB [(none)]> create database wp_sitename;
			MariaDB [(none)]> grant all privileges on wp_sitename.* to 'wpadmin'@'localhost' identified by 'wpadmin_password'; // '''you will need to enter the password of wpadmin in place of wpadmin_password'''
			MariaDB [(none)]> flush privileges;
	MariaDB [(none)]> exit		MariaDB [(none)]> exit

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	>> vi wp-config.php // Here you will be editing the Mysql settings		>> vi wp-config.php // Here you will be editing the Mysql settings

	You will need the name of the database, username (~~root or~~ wpadmin ~~should work~~) and the corresponding password:		You will need the name of the database, username (use wpadmin as you have already granted it privileges) and the corresponding password:

	The edited version should look like:		The edited version should look like:

Khojanator: /* WordPress Setup */

2016-11-28T14:36:41Z

WordPress Setup

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	>> service apache2 reload		>> service apache2 reload
	>> service apache2 restart		>> service apache2 restart
	This will enable the website - ask admins to create DNS entry
			'''This will enable the website - ask admins to create DNS entry'''

	7. Install WordPress and enjoy!		7. Install WordPress and enjoy!

Khojanator: /* WordPress Setup */

2016-11-28T14:33:42Z

WordPress Setup

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	6. Enable the site		6. Enable the site
	>> a2ensite sitename.cs.earlham.edu-ssl.conf b. service apache2 reload		>> a2ensite sitename.cs.earlham.edu-ssl.conf
			>> service apache2 reload
	>> service apache2 restart		>> service apache2 restart
	This will enable the website - ask admins to create DNS entry		This will enable the website - ask admins to create DNS entry