Configuring and install WordPress

1 Reboot your server

Kick off a reboot of the server, by now you must remember the shutdown command for a restart. When the server returns, open a web browser to access the user front-end of the CMS system by entering the URL http:// webpi. The WordPress platform is designed to provide step-by-step assistance in completing the configuration. We are in the home stretch now, select the ‘Let’s Go’ radio button and proceed.

4 Install WordPress

The first question asks to create a title for the website. Use the details from the screenshot to complete the form to put the final touches to the CMS config. Select Install ‘WordPress’ button on the bottom of the screen. The success screen will appear in a short while. You can’t log in on the success screen, even if it looks like you can. To log in drop the URL http://webpi/wp-admin into your browser.

2 Generate your config

Fill in the question fields with the configuration data used for setting up the MySQL database. If you don’t recall them the details are in the screenshot ( above). After completing the fields, select the ‘Submit’ button. Using the details provided, WordPress generates the contents for the configuration file /home/pi/www/wp-config.php . It wouldn’t be able to write the contents to a file so it will stop and asks for assistance.

5 Design your site

Now use the credential you’ve created (i.e. wpadmin) to log in and start designing a CMS website using WordPress. Access the user content published by the web server via a browser. The configuration tools for WordPress are also available via a web browser. The CMS site is built to display the content to browser users by sourcing content data from a relational database.

3 Create admin account

Create the file listed above using the CLI. Copy the contents from the screen and deposit them to the file. When the file is saved, go back to the web screen and select the button to run the install. WordPress will return a welcome screen. The details for this screen are needed to create an account that can log into the web server admin front-end and make web design configuration changes in the back-end.

6 Content flow

Content is displayed by publishing to the web server’s front-end ( http://webpi). In the back-end of the web server there are many components working together to publish the content. The configuration of the website is controlled by an administrator accessing the back-end functions via the web server administrator front-end ( http://webpi/ wp-admin).