Install WordPress on LAMP
WordPress is the most popular CMS (Content Management System), allowing you to quickly set up blogs and websites on top of a MariaDB backend with PHP processing. After setup, almost all administration can be done through the web frontend. In this guide, we’ll focus on getting a WordPress instance set up on a LAMP stack (Linux, Apache, MariaDB, and PHP) on your server. Choose your operating system below to get started.
Automated
How To Use Ansible to Install and Set Up WordPress with LAMP on Ubuntu 18.04
Debian
How to Install WordPress with LAMP on Debian 10
How To Install WordPress with LAMP on Debian 9
Ubuntu
How To Install WordPress on Ubuntu 22.04 with a LAMP Stack
How To Install WordPress on Ubuntu 20.04 with a LAMP Stack
How To Install WordPress with LAMP on Ubuntu 18.04
How To Install WordPress with LAMP on Ubuntu 16.04
How To Install WordPress on Ubuntu 14.04
How To Install WordPress on Ubuntu 12.04
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