Installing WordPress on your server

WordPress is a very popular open source blogging platform. The software is very easy to use yet versatile enough to serve a variety of purposes, such as running informational websites or even simple e-commerce shops. WordPress is written entirely in PHP, which makes it quite easy to install.

This recipe pulls together strands from various preceding chapters. We will demonstrate how to use the recipes provided in this book to set up a working web server hosting a website powered by the WordPress blogging platform.

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Package repositories of many operating system distributions host a package for WordPress. You may choose to install the package if you don't intend to customize your site or host multiple different versions of the software. Note that WordPress may be updated more frequently than packages in your OS repository, which could possibly lead you to use an insecure version of the software. Look for documentation contained within the package for more...