Written in PHP, WordPress is one of the most widely used and popular CMS (Content Management Systems). It’s free, open-source, and enables users to build beautiful websites using customizable, prebuilt templates filled with features. Therefore, you can create impressive websites without having to write a single line of code.

In this tutorial, we’ll walk you through the process of installing WordPress with LAMP on SUSE Enterprise Server 15.

Prerequisites

• Make sure that the LAMP server is already installed on your SUSE Linux system.
• Ensure that a sudo user has been set up on the machine.

Now, let's proceed with the installation of WordPress on SUSE Linux.

Step 1. Create a Database for WordPress

To store all the installation files and user data, WordPress needs a database. Start by logging into your database server:

<code># mysql -u root -p</code>

Then, create a dedicated database and user for WordPress, and grant full privileges to that user:

<code>CREATE DATABASE wordpress_db;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON wordpress_db.* TO 'wordpress_user' IDENTIFIED BY 'P@ssword321';</code>

Apply the changes and exit:

<code>FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;</code>

Step 2: Download and Configure WordPress

With the database ready, the next step is downloading and configuring WordPress.

Use the wget command to download the latest WordPress archive:

<code># wget http://wordpress.org/latest.tar.gz</code>

This will download a file named latest.tar.gz. Extract it using the tar command:

<code># tar -xvf latest.tar.gz</code>

This will extract the contents into a folder named wordpress. Move this folder to the web server's document root directory:

<code># mv wordpress/ /srv/www/htdocs/</code>

Create the wp-config.php configuration file by copying the sample file:

<code># sudo cp /srv/www/htdocs/wordpress/wp-config-sample.php /srv/www/htdocs/wordpress/wp-config.php</code>

Edit the wp-config.php file to include your database details:

<code># vim /srv/www/htdocs/wordpress/wp-config.php</code>

Save and close the file. Then, apply the correct permissions:

<code># chown -R wwwrun:www /srv/www/htdocs/
# chmod 775 -R /srv/www/htdocs/</code>

Step 3. Configure Apache Virtualhost for WordPress

Next, create a configuration file for WordPress:

<code># sudo vim /etc/apache2/conf.d/wordpress.conf</code>

Add the following lines to the file, replacing example.com with your actual domain name:

<code><virtualhost>
servername example.com
documentroot "/srv/www/htdocs/wordpress/"
<directory>
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</directory></virtualhost></code>

Save and exit. Restart Apache to apply the changes:

<code># sudo systemctl restart apache2</code>

Step 4. Finish WordPress Installation via Web Browser

To complete the setup, launch a web browser and navigate to your server’s IP address or domain name. You should see the WordPress welcome page. Select your preferred language and follow the on-screen instructions until the installation finishes.

That concludes our guide on installing WordPress on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15. We appreciate your feedback and hope this tutorial was helpful.

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