{"id":1104,"date":"2021-10-02T14:37:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-02T21:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.colterhicks.com\/2021\/10\/02\/raspberry-pi-wordpress-lamp-server-just-the-commands-you-need-to-make-it-happen\/"},"modified":"2025-09-14T23:13:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T06:13:40","slug":"raspberry-pi-wordpress-lamp-server-just-the-commands-you-need-to-make-it-happen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.dabbleden.com\/index.php\/2021\/10\/02\/raspberry-pi-wordpress-lamp-server-just-the-commands-you-need-to-make-it-happen\/","title":{"rendered":"Raspberry Pi WordPress LAMP server – JUST the commands you need to make it happen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you have a Raspberry Pi and would like to turn it into a web server to host your own WordPress website, here are all the commands to make that happen. There is no fluff, just copy the commands one-by-one and you’ll have your site up and running in no time!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

INSTALLING ALL APPS<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

sudo apt update && upgrade<\/div>
sudo apt install apache2<\/div>
sudo apt install mariadb-server<\/div>
sudo mysql_secure_installation<\/div>
sudo apt install php-fpm php-mysql<\/div>
sudo apt install php-curl php-gd php-mbstring php-xml php-xmlrpc php-soap php-intl php-zip<\/div>
sudo systemctl restart apache2<\/div>
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<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
MySQL CONFIGURATION<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
sudo mysql<\/div><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
CREATE DATABASE wordpress DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_unicode_ci;<\/div><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
CREATE USER  'USERNAME'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'PASSWORD';<\/div><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
GRANT ALL ON wordpress.* TO 'USERNAME'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'PASSWORD' WITH GRANT OPTION;<\/div><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;<\/div><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
mariadb -u USERNAME -p<\/div><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
SHOW DATABASES;<\/div><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
ALLOW PERMISSIONS TO THE MAIN WEBSITE DIRECTORY<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
sudo mkdir \/var\/www\/yourdomain.com<\/strong><\/div><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
sudo chown -R $USER:$USER \/var\/www\/yourdomain.com<\/strong><\/div><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data \/var\/www\/yourdomain.com<\/strong><\/div><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
sudo find \/var\/www\/yourdomain.com<\/strong> -type d -exec chmod 750 {} ;<\/div><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
sudo find \/var\/www\/yourdomain.com<\/strong> -type f -exec chmod 640 {} ;<\/div><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
SERVER CONFIGURATION<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
sudo nano \/etc\/apache2\/sites-available\/yourdomain.com<\/strong>.conf<\/div><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
<Directory \/var\/www\/yourdomain.com<\/strong>>
AllowOverride All
<\/Directory>\n
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<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName yourdomain.com<\/strong>
ServerAlias www.yourdomain.com<\/strong>
ServerAdmin USERNAME<\/strong>@localhost
DocumentRoot \/var\/www\/yourdomain.com<\/strong>
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}\/error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}\/access.log combined
<\/VirtualHost><\/p>\n<\/div><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
*Ctrl-X, Y, Enter*<\/i><\/b><\/div><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
sudo nano \/var\/www\/yourdomain.com<\/strong>\/.htaccess<\/div><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
# BEGIN WordPress <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase \/
RewriteRule ^index.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . \/index.php [L]
<\/IfModule>
# END WordPress<\/div><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
*Ctrl-X, Y, Enter*<\/i><\/b><\/div><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
ENABLE SITE ON SERVER<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
sudo a2enmod rewrite<\/div><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
sudo a2ensite yourdomain.com<\/strong><\/div><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
sudo a2dissite 000-default<\/div><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
sudo systemctl reload apache2<\/div><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
INSTALL WORDPRESS<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
cd \/var\/www<\/div><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
sudo wget https:\/\/wordpress.org\/latest.tar.gz<\/a><\/div><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
sudo tar -xzvf latest.tar.gz<\/div><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
sudo rm latest.tar.gz<\/div><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
sudo mv wordpress yourdomain.com<\/strong><\/div><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
RELOAD APACHE TO ENSURE ALL SERVICES ARE STARTED<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
sudo systemctl reload apache2<\/div><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
REMINDER<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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*Verify port 80 AND 443 are forwarded on the router to your device*<\/p>\n
 <\/p>\n
*Remember to change your WordPress General settings to use https:\/\/ instead of http:\/\/*<\/p>\n
 <\/p>\n
___________<\/p>\n
INSTALL LETSENCRYPT FOR SSL\/HTTPS<\/h1>\n
sudo apt install snapd<\/div>\n
sudo reboot<\/div>\n
sudo snap install core; sudo snap refresh core<\/div>\n
sudo apt-get remove certbot<\/div>\n
sudo snap install --classic certbot<\/div>\n
sudo ln -s \/snap\/bin\/certbot \/usr\/bin\/certbot<\/div>\n
sudo certbot --apache<\/div>\n
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 <\/div>\n
These last two commands are optional if you want to test the cert but will not affect functionality<\/h3>\n
sudo certbot certonly --apache<\/div>\n
sudo certbot renew --dry-run<\/div>\n
<\/p><\/wp-block>\n
 <\/div>\n
If you followed these instructions line-by-line, you should have a full website with SSL\/HTTPS enabled and are ready to start blogging on WordPress!<\/h3>\n
Remember to install security plugins for your site and not to enable any other ports other than 80 and 443 through your home router.<\/h3>\n
Let me know if you make a website and link it in the comments! I'd love to see what you do!<\/h3>\n
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