February 2018
Beginner to intermediate
348 pages
9h 40m
English
The first step you need to go through to set up a WordPress site on a fresh new server is to make sure you have the necessary components installed and up to date: it is recommended that you run at least PHP 7.1 and MySQL Server 5.7. If you haven't done so yet, running the following commands will provide a basic working environment with minimal PHP extensions. Under a Debian-based Linux operating system:
# apt-get install mysql-server php7.1-fpm php7.1-mysql php7.1-gd php7.1-dev php7.1-opcache
If your server runs a Red Hat-based OS, such as Fedora:
# yum install mysql-server php71-fpm php71-mysqlnd php71-gd php71-devel php71-opcache
If you have an older version installed on your system, it is recommended that you upgrade ...