Prerequisit<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n- root access to your Ubuntu 26.04 LTS server<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- LAMP Stack installed and running<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
Installing Apache2 on your server<\/h3>\n\n\n\nradouane@linuxtechguide:~$ sudo apt update && sudo apt install apache2<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.linuxtechguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-1024x478.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nOnce Apache2 is installed, start the service and configure it to start automatically at boot:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
radouane@linuxtechguide:~$ sudo systemctl start apache2\nradouane@linuxtechguide:~$ sudo systemctl enable apache2<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.linuxtechguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-1-1024x89.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nInstall PHP<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
PHP 8.5 is the default version of PHP that would be installed on Ubuntu 26.04.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
radouane@linuxtechguide:~$ sudo apt install php php-mysql php-mbstring php-gd php-xml php-curl php-zip -y<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.linuxtechguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-2-1024x401.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nthen restart apache2 service <\/p>\n\n\n\n
radouane@linuxtechguide:~$ sudo systemctl restart apache2<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.linuxtechguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-3-1024x57.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nCheck the PHP version : <\/p>\n\n\n\n
radouane@linuxtechguide:~$ php --version<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.linuxtechguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-4-1024x57.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nInstall MariaDB on Ubuntu 26.04<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
MariaDB is an open-source relational database that will be used to store WordPress data. to iInstall it , run the below command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
radouane@linuxtechguide:~$ sudo apt install mariadb-server mariadb-client -y<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.linuxtechguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-5-1024x443.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nOnce the installation is complete, check the status of MariaDB by running :<\/p>\n\n\n\n
radouane@linuxtechguide:~$ sudo systemctl status mariadb<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.linuxtechguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-6-1024x378.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nUse the following command to enable MariaDB to start automatically at boot time : <\/p>\n\n\n\n
radouane@linuxtechguide:~$ sudo systemctl enable mariadb<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.linuxtechguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-7-1024x74.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nSecuring MariaDB <\/p>\n\n\n\n
radouane@linuxtechguide:~$ sudo mariadb-secure-installation<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n\n- Set Root Password: No<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Remove Anonymous Users: Yes<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Disallow Remote Root Login: Yes<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Remove Test Database: Yes<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Reload Privilege Tables: Yes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Log in to MariaDB<\/p>\n\n\n\n
radouane@linuxtechguide:~$ sudo mysql -u root -p\nCREATE DATABASE wordpress_db;\n\nCREATE USER 'wordpress_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'Linux@3456';\n\nGRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON wordpress_db.* TO 'wordpress_user'@'localhost';\n\nFLUSH PRIVILEGES;\n\nexit<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.linuxtechguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-8-1024x377.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nDownloading and Configuring WordPress<\/h3>\n\n\n\nradouane@linuxtechguide:~$ cd \/tmp\nradouane@linuxtechguide:\/tmp$ wget http:\/\/wordpress.org\/latest.tar.gz<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.linuxtechguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-9-1024x252.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nUnzip the archive<\/p>\n\n\n\n
radouane@linuxtechguide:\/tmp$ tar -xf latest.tar.gz<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.linuxtechguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-10-1024x214.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nMove WordPress to the \/var\/www\/html<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nradouane@linuxtechguide:\/tmp$ cd wordpress\/\nradouane@linuxtechguide:\/tmp\/wordpress$ sudo mv * \/var\/www\/html\/\nradouane@linuxtechguide:\/tmp\/wordpress$ sudo chown www-data:www-data \/var\/www\/html -R<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.linuxtechguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-11-1024x175.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nrestart apache2 service <\/p>\n\n\n\n
radouane@linuxtechguide:\/tmp\/wordpress$ sudo systemctl restart apache2<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.linuxtechguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-12-1024x91.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nRemove the Default Apache index.html Page<\/p>\n\n\n\n
radouane@linuxtechguide:\/tmp\/wordpress$ cd \/var\/www\/html\/\nradouane@linuxtechguide:\/var\/www\/html$ sudo rm -fr index.html<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nThen, enter your IP address or domain name in your web browser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.linuxtechguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-13-1024x539.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.linuxtechguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-14-1024x537.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.linuxtechguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-15-1024x540.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nClick Let’s Submit<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.linuxtechguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-16-1024x506.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.linuxtechguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-17-1024x500.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nthen : <\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.linuxtechguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-18-1024x540.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nComplete the installation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Open a web browser and access your server using its IP address or domain name like : http:\/\/your_domain.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.linuxtechguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-19-1024x503.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Installing Apache2 on your server<\/h3>\n\n\n\nradouane@linuxtechguide:~$ sudo apt update && sudo apt install apache2<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nOnce Apache2 is installed, start the service and configure it to start automatically at boot:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
radouane@linuxtechguide:~$ sudo systemctl start apache2\nradouane@linuxtechguide:~$ sudo systemctl enable apache2<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nInstall PHP<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
PHP 8.5 is the default version of PHP that would be installed on Ubuntu 26.04.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
radouane@linuxtechguide:~$ sudo apt install php php-mysql php-mbstring php-gd php-xml php-curl php-zip -y<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nthen restart apache2 service <\/p>\n\n\n\n
radouane@linuxtechguide:~$ sudo systemctl restart apache2<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nCheck the PHP version : <\/p>\n\n\n\n
radouane@linuxtechguide:~$ php --version<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nInstall MariaDB on Ubuntu 26.04<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
MariaDB is an open-source relational database that will be used to store WordPress data. to iInstall it , run the below command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
radouane@linuxtechguide:~$ sudo apt install mariadb-server mariadb-client -y<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nOnce the installation is complete, check the status of MariaDB by running :<\/p>\n\n\n\n
radouane@linuxtechguide:~$ sudo systemctl status mariadb<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nUse the following command to enable MariaDB to start automatically at boot time : <\/p>\n\n\n\n
radouane@linuxtechguide:~$ sudo systemctl enable mariadb<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nSecuring MariaDB <\/p>\n\n\n\n
radouane@linuxtechguide:~$ sudo mariadb-secure-installation<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n\n- Set Root Password: No<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Remove Anonymous Users: Yes<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Disallow Remote Root Login: Yes<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Remove Test Database: Yes<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Reload Privilege Tables: Yes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Log in to MariaDB<\/p>\n\n\n\n
radouane@linuxtechguide:~$ sudo mysql -u root -p\nCREATE DATABASE wordpress_db;\n\nCREATE USER 'wordpress_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'Linux@3456';\n\nGRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON wordpress_db.* TO 'wordpress_user'@'localhost';\n\nFLUSH PRIVILEGES;\n\nexit<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nDownloading and Configuring WordPress<\/h3>\n\n\n\nradouane@linuxtechguide:~$ cd \/tmp\nradouane@linuxtechguide:\/tmp$ wget http:\/\/wordpress.org\/latest.tar.gz<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nUnzip the archive<\/p>\n\n\n\n
radouane@linuxtechguide:\/tmp$ tar -xf latest.tar.gz<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nMove WordPress to the \/var\/www\/html<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nradouane@linuxtechguide:\/tmp$ cd wordpress\/\nradouane@linuxtechguide:\/tmp\/wordpress$ sudo mv * \/var\/www\/html\/\nradouane@linuxtechguide:\/tmp\/wordpress$ sudo chown www-data:www-data \/var\/www\/html -R<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nrestart apache2 service <\/p>\n\n\n\n
radouane@linuxtechguide:\/tmp\/wordpress$ sudo systemctl restart apache2<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nRemove the Default Apache index.html Page<\/p>\n\n\n\n
radouane@linuxtechguide:\/tmp\/wordpress$ cd \/var\/www\/html\/\nradouane@linuxtechguide:\/var\/www\/html$ sudo rm -fr index.html<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nThen, enter your IP address or domain name in your web browser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nClick Let’s Submit<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nthen : <\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nComplete the installation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Open a web browser and access your server using its IP address or domain name like : http:\/\/your_domain.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
radouane@linuxtechguide:~$ sudo apt update && sudo apt install apache2<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nOnce Apache2 is installed, start the service and configure it to start automatically at boot:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
radouane@linuxtechguide:~$ sudo systemctl start apache2\nradouane@linuxtechguide:~$ sudo systemctl enable apache2<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nInstall PHP<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
PHP 8.5 is the default version of PHP that would be installed on Ubuntu 26.04.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
radouane@linuxtechguide:~$ sudo apt install php php-mysql php-mbstring php-gd php-xml php-curl php-zip -y<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nthen restart apache2 service <\/p>\n\n\n\n
radouane@linuxtechguide:~$ sudo systemctl restart apache2<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nCheck the PHP version : <\/p>\n\n\n\n
radouane@linuxtechguide:~$ php --version<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nInstall MariaDB on Ubuntu 26.04<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
MariaDB is an open-source relational database that will be used to store WordPress data. to iInstall it , run the below command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
radouane@linuxtechguide:~$ sudo apt install mariadb-server mariadb-client -y<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nOnce the installation is complete, check the status of MariaDB by running :<\/p>\n\n\n\n
radouane@linuxtechguide:~$ sudo systemctl status mariadb<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nUse the following command to enable MariaDB to start automatically at boot time : <\/p>\n\n\n\n
radouane@linuxtechguide:~$ sudo systemctl enable mariadb<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nSecuring MariaDB <\/p>\n\n\n\n
radouane@linuxtechguide:~$ sudo mariadb-secure-installation<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n\n- Set Root Password: No<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Remove Anonymous Users: Yes<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Disallow Remote Root Login: Yes<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Remove Test Database: Yes<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Reload Privilege Tables: Yes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Log in to MariaDB<\/p>\n\n\n\n
radouane@linuxtechguide:~$ sudo mysql -u root -p\nCREATE DATABASE wordpress_db;\n\nCREATE USER 'wordpress_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'Linux@3456';\n\nGRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON wordpress_db.* TO 'wordpress_user'@'localhost';\n\nFLUSH PRIVILEGES;\n\nexit<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nDownloading and Configuring WordPress<\/h3>\n\n\n\nradouane@linuxtechguide:~$ cd \/tmp\nradouane@linuxtechguide:\/tmp$ wget http:\/\/wordpress.org\/latest.tar.gz<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nUnzip the archive<\/p>\n\n\n\n
radouane@linuxtechguide:\/tmp$ tar -xf latest.tar.gz<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nMove WordPress to the \/var\/www\/html<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nradouane@linuxtechguide:\/tmp$ cd wordpress\/\nradouane@linuxtechguide:\/tmp\/wordpress$ sudo mv * \/var\/www\/html\/\nradouane@linuxtechguide:\/tmp\/wordpress$ sudo chown www-data:www-data \/var\/www\/html -R<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nrestart apache2 service <\/p>\n\n\n\n
radouane@linuxtechguide:\/tmp\/wordpress$ sudo systemctl restart apache2<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nRemove the Default Apache index.html Page<\/p>\n\n\n\n
radouane@linuxtechguide:\/tmp\/wordpress$ cd \/var\/www\/html\/\nradouane@linuxtechguide:\/var\/www\/html$ sudo rm -fr index.html<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nThen, enter your IP address or domain name in your web browser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nClick Let’s Submit<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nthen : <\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nComplete the installation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Open a web browser and access your server using its IP address or domain name like : http:\/\/your_domain.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"