How to Install WordPress with LAMP on Ubuntu 26.04

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WordPress is one of the most popular website-building tools available. It is a simple way to build your online presence, especially for users who prefer not to code.

Prerequisites

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• Root access to your Ubuntu 26.04 server
• LAMP Stack installed and running. Learn how to setup LAMP Stack

Creating Database

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Log into MySQL/MariaDB:

mysql -u root -p

Inside the MySQL shell, run:

CREATE DATABASE wordpress_db;

CREATE USER 'wordpress_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON wordpress_db.* TO 'wordpress_user'@'localhost';

FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

exit

Output:

root@vps:~# mysql -u root -p
Enter password:
Welcome to the MariaDB monitor.
Server version: 11.x MariaDB

MariaDB [(none)]> CREATE DATABASE wordpress_db;
Query OK, 1 row affected

MariaDB [(none)]> CREATE USER 'wordpress_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
Query OK, 0 rows affected

MariaDB [(none)]> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON wordpress_db.* TO 'wordpress_user'@'localhost';
Query OK, 0 rows affected

MariaDB [(none)]> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Query OK, 0 rows affected

MariaDB [(none)]> exit
Bye

Download and Install WordPress

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Download latest WordPress:

wget -O /tmp/wordpress.tar.gz https://wordpress.org/latest.tar.gz

Extract files:

tar -xzvf /tmp/wordpress.tar.gz -C /var/www/html/

Set permissions:

chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/wordpress

Configure WordPress

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Open your browser and visit:

http://IP_ADDRESS/wordpress

Replace IP_ADDRESS with your server IP.

Follow the setup steps:

• Select language

• Click Let's go

• Enter database details:

- Database Name: wordpress_db
- Username: wordpress_user
- Password: password
- Host: localhost

Click Run the Installation

Then:

• Enter site name
• Create admin user & password
• Complete setup

After installation, login to:

http://IP_ADDRESS/wordpress/wp-admin

You will be redirected to the WordPress dashboard where you can manage your website.

🎉 WordPress has been successfully installed on Ubuntu 26.04 with LAMP.