Description
Welcome to the Course: Installing Wordpress on a CentOS 7 Linux Server In this course, we will go over the basics of preparing a CentOS 7 Linux server to run Wordpress. CentOS 7 (abbreviated from Community Enterprise Operating System) is free, enterprise-level Linux operating system. Version 7 is the most recent release, and it has seen many changes from previous versions. We will cover: Logging in via SSHRunning commands from the Command LineRunning Software Updates on CentOS 7 LAMP Stack Configuration - This is the software required to configure your Linux Server into a Web Server to host a website. We will cover: Installing Apache, MariaDB and PHPConfiguring Apache to as the web serverConfiguring MariaDB as the Database softwareConfiguring PHP as the scripting language used for WordpressConfiguring the firewall to allow web traffic to your server Wordpress - a free, open source CMS (Content Management System), and is very popular for running a website, blog, and even ecommerce. We will cover: Downloading Wordpress to your serverCopying the Wordpress files to your web server's Document RootConfiguring Apache to work with WordpressConfiguring PHP Upload Limits Domain Name - We will cover how to configure Wordpress with your registered internet domain name. Configuring your DNS settings to point to your Linux ServerConfiguring Wordpress to work with your registered Domain name Security Considerations - We will briefly cover some Security Considerations when running Wordpress on your server. Permissions of Files for WordpressAutomatic UpdatesOther Best PracticesGenerating and Installing a Self-Signed SSL CertificateForcing all Wordpress Admin Logins to connect using SSL Course Structure - This course has two types of Lectures. Guided Videos and Text Lectures: Guided Videos are a visual step-by-step guide to the commands run and what they do. This is so you can follow along and quickly perform the tasks. Text Lectures will include all the commands run in the video lectures, and also include some additional information as needed. This way you can refer back to the text without having to watch the entire video again just to find one section. Course Requirements: • Computer with a Terminal Application • Internet Access • Access to a Linux Server running CentOS 7 (I use a Cloud Based Server in this course)
