Installing a local WordPress development environment on Manjaro

Installing a local WordPress development environment on Manjaro (or any other Linux distribution) typically involves setting up a LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) or LEMP (Linux, Nginx, MySQL, PHP) stack and then installing WordPress on top of it. 

How to set up a LAMP stack and WordPress on Manjaro: 

1. Update System:

First, make sure your system is updated:

sudo pacman -Syu

2. Install Apache:

sudo pacman -S apache

Start and enable Apache:

bash

sudo systemctl start httpd
sudo systemctl enable httpd

You can check if Apache is working by opening your browser and visiting http://localhost. You should see the Apache test page.

3. Install MariaDB (MySQL):

sudo pacman -S mariadb

After installation, you need to initialize the MariaDB data directory:

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sudo mysql_install_db --user=mysql --basedir=/usr --datadir=/var/lib/mysql

Then, start and enable the MariaDB service:

bash

sudo systemctl start mariadb
sudo systemctl enable mariadb

Secure your installation:

sudo mysql_secure_installation

You'll be asked a series of questions. For a local development environment, you can often hit enter to choose the default options, but make sure to set a strong root password.

4. Install PHP:

sudo pacman -S php php-apache

Now, you need to modify the Apache configuration to use PHP. Edit /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf:

bash

sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

Find and uncomment the line that says:

bash

LoadModule mpm_prefork_module modules/mod_mpm_prefork.so

Then, further down, find and uncomment:

shell

#LoadModule php7_module modules/libphp7.so

and add the following below it:

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Include conf/extra/php7_module.conf

Restart Apache to apply the changes:

sudo systemctl restart httpd

5. Install WordPress:

First, navigate to a directory where you want to download WordPress. Typically, this might be inside /srv/http/.

Download the latest WordPress:

bash

cd /srv/http/
sudo wget https://wordpress.org/latest.tar.gz
sudo tar -xvf latest.tar.gz

You might want to rename the resulting WordPress directory for convenience.

6. Create a Database for WordPress:

Log in to MariaDB:

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mysql -u root -p

Then:

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CREATE DATABASE wordpress;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON wordpress.* TO 'wordpressuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your_password';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;

7. Configure WordPress:

Navigate to the WordPress directory and rename wp-config-sample.php to wp-config.php. Then edit the file:

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cd wordpress
sudo cp wp-config-sample.php wp-config.php
sudo nano wp-config.php

Find the following lines and fill in the details:

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define('DB_NAME', 'wordpress');
define('DB_USER', 'wordpressuser');
define('DB_PASSWORD', 'your_password');
define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');

Now, navigate to http://localhost/wordpress (or the directory name you chose) in your web browser and complete the WordPress installation.

That's it! Your LAMP stack is now set up on Manjaro with WordPress!. Adjust configurations as needed based on your specific development requirements.

How to set up a LAMP stack and WordPress on Manjaro: 

Setting up a LEMP (Linux, Nginx, MySQL, PHP) stack on Manjaro and then installing WordPress on top of it involves the following steps:

1. Update System:

Make sure your system is updated:

sudo pacman -Syu

2. Install Nginx:

sudo pacman -S nginx

Start and enable Nginx:

bash

sudo systemctl start nginx
sudo systemctl enable nginx

To confirm Nginx is working, open a browser and go to http://localhost. You should see the Nginx welcome page.

3. Install MariaDB (MySQL):

sudo pacman -S mariadb

Initialize the MariaDB data directory:

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sudo mysql_install_db --user=mysql --basedir=/usr --datadir=/var/lib/mysql

Start and enable the MariaDB service:

bash

sudo systemctl start mariadb
sudo systemctl enable mariadb

Secure the installation:

sudo mysql_secure_installation

Follow the on-screen prompts, setting a root password and making selections appropriate for your environment.

4. Install PHP and PHP-FPM:

sudo pacman -S php php-fpm

Start and enable PHP-FPM:

bash

sudo systemctl start php-fpm
sudo systemctl enable php-fpm

5. Configure Nginx for PHP:

Edit the default Nginx server block or create a new configuration file:

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sudo nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf

Add or modify the location block for PHP:

nginx

location ~ \.php$ {
    root           /usr/share/nginx/html;
    fastcgi_pass   127.0.0.1:9000;
    fastcgi_index  index.php;
    fastcgi_param  SCRIPT_FILENAME  $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
    include        fastcgi_params;
}

Restart Nginx to apply the changes:

sudo systemctl restart nginx

6. Install WordPress:

Navigate to Nginx's default web directory or your chosen directory:

bash

cd /usr/share/nginx/html

Download the latest WordPress:

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sudo wget https://wordpress.org/latest.tar.gz
sudo tar -xvf latest.tar.gz

If you'd like, you can move the contents of the wordpress directory to the root of your web directory.

7. Create a Database for WordPress:

Log in to MariaDB:

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mysql -u root -p

Create the WordPress database and user:

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CREATE DATABASE wordpress;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON wordpress.* TO 'wordpressuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your_password';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;

8. Configure WordPress:

Navigate to the WordPress directory (if you didn't move the files, this would be inside a wordpress subdirectory) and rename wp-config-sample.php to wp-config.php:

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cd wordpress
sudo cp wp-config-sample.php wp-config.php
sudo nano wp-config.php

Update the database details:

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define('DB_NAME', 'wordpress');
define('DB_USER', 'wordpressuser');
define('DB_PASSWORD', 'your_password');
define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');

Finally, navigate to http://localhost/wordpress in your browser and complete the WordPress installation steps.

Your LEMP stack is now set up on Manjaro with WordPress! Adjust configurations as necessary based on your specific requirements.