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Setting up a LAMP server for WordPress 2022

This tutorial has been updated for 2022. In this tutorial we will walk-through the process of installing Apache, MySql, and PHP on an Ubuntu 22.04 DigitalOcean Droplet. The server created here will eventually host a WordPress website, I will indicate when settings are specific to WordPress and you can alternate from there if you are doing something different. These directions are for DigitalOcean but should be similar for most VPS providers.

June 25, 2022 Read

Migrating a WordPress website

When migrating a WordPress website from one server/VPS to another there are two things we need to make sure we capture; the MySql database and the wp-content folder. The instructions below will walkthrough copying both the MySql database and the wp-content folders from an existing WordPress installation to another ‘blank’ WordPress installation on a different VPS. Copying the data This should be done on the server you want to copy.

September 24, 2021 Read

Setting up a LAMP server for WordPress

This tutorial will walk through the process of installing Apache, MySql, and PHP on an Ubuntu 20.04 DigitalOcean Droplet. The server created here will eventually host a WordPress website, I will indicate when settings are specific to WordPress and you can alternate from there if you are doing something different. These directions are for DigitalOcean but should be similar for most VPS providers. Before starting this process you should obtain an Ubuntu 20.

September 16, 2021 Read