LAMPP, Wordpress & Website
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Before I install LAMPP & Wordpress I have a few questions that I'm hoping you can answer. After reading the documentation about LAMPP and Wordpress I found that Wordpress depends on having PHP and MySQL. Do I need to build my website first and than install LAMPP? Should I disallow root login remotely? Some say not to allow root login from the videos I have watched. Do I need to purchase a pc and configure it into a server or is the site that I'm going to build my website that provides hosting sufficient enough? When you build a website for a sole proprietorship online business is it necessary to purchase a business account with the ISP that already provides you with service? I read that some ISP will block you from running your own website if it gets a lot of hits. I'd like to make my CentOS machine a production machine but don't know exactly where to start first. Thanks in advance- |
LAMPP means Linux, Apache, Mysql, PHP, and PHPMyadmin if im not mistaken. Those are all requirements for Wordpress.
So you would need to install and configure the LAMP stack first. You should always disallow root remotely, via SSH and Mysql. You should also enable the firewall, and install and configure Denyhosts. You probably shouldn't bother trying to host with your own server anymore. You can get a DigitalOcean droplet for 5$,. including a Wordpress specific one with everything configured and ready to go. Check it out, its a great beginner spot: https://www.digitalocean.com/communi...h-digitalocean |
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Thanks for the link. I found instruction for how to install Wordpress on CentOS 7. Aside from Digital Ocean have you heard about Go Daddy being a good place to host a website? |
There are certainly plenty of alternatives. I have not however, ever heard anything good about Godaddy hosting. In fact, quite the opposite.
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The couple of times I have needed to call tech support, the reps have been prompt, knowledgeable, courteous, and competent. I can also speak highly of A Small Orange, which hosts a site I maintain, but A Small Orange is not a domain registrar. |
Installing mysql is not working for me the package is not available--
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[root@localhost]# yum install mysql-server Any clue why this is happening? |
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That link setteled it for me because mariadb is installed-- Code:
Installed: |
PHP and http are installed-
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yum install php |
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[root@localhost]# yum install httpd To start mysql I would use the 'chkconfig --levels 3' cmd but CentOS 7 uses MariaDB instead of MySQL so I don't know if that changes how I start the server or not? Is there a way to test if php is working? |
After digging around I found the cmd to check and see if php is working--
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[@localhost ~]$ service httpd status |
I also found the extra modules that might come in handy.
-php-mbstring -php-gd (for graphics) -php-odbc -php-pear -php-xml and php-xmlrpc |
Sounds like you are well on your way. :)
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Off to find a domain and build my website:- |
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