How to Install WordPress on Ubuntu
Quote from rjohnson on January 11, 2026, 7:41 pmI'm giving away a few 4 hour teaching slots. I will be teaching how to install WordPress on Linux. We'll specifically be learning on Ubuntu variant of Linux, but all the details will be the same across most Linux variants.
What will be covered.
- Downloading latest WordPress release
- Creating html home directory
- Properly setting permissions from the start (User, Group and Other; File and Group Ownership)
- Setting up prerequisite MySQL details
- Setting up and installing PHP properly with all modules to run a high performance and secure middleware stack
- Setting up and installing Apache 2.x web server including additional performance and security modules
- Going through WordPress installation
All details will be performed at the command line, all sessions will be 1 on 1 and run approximately 4 hours.
It will be expected that anyone interested in taking one of the slots be dedicated and inquisitive enough to ask questions as we go along so I know you understand it. Not required but highly recommended that you take notes.
Send an email to support@zettabytes.org with Subject: WordPress Education Slot
Expect to receive a resposne within a couple days and then we'll work together so we can decide on a 4 hour slot where we can both concentrate on what we're doing.
Ron
Senior Linux admin @ zettabytes.org
I'm giving away a few 4 hour teaching slots. I will be teaching how to install WordPress on Linux. We'll specifically be learning on Ubuntu variant of Linux, but all the details will be the same across most Linux variants.
What will be covered.
- Downloading latest WordPress release
- Creating html home directory
- Properly setting permissions from the start (User, Group and Other; File and Group Ownership)
- Setting up prerequisite MySQL details
- Setting up and installing PHP properly with all modules to run a high performance and secure middleware stack
- Setting up and installing Apache 2.x web server including additional performance and security modules
- Going through WordPress installation
All details will be performed at the command line, all sessions will be 1 on 1 and run approximately 4 hours.
It will be expected that anyone interested in taking one of the slots be dedicated and inquisitive enough to ask questions as we go along so I know you understand it. Not required but highly recommended that you take notes.
Send an email to support@zettabytes.org with Subject: WordPress Education Slot
Expect to receive a resposne within a couple days and then we'll work together so we can decide on a 4 hour slot where we can both concentrate on what we're doing.
Ron
Senior Linux admin @ zettabytes.org