{"id":1036,"date":"2025-11-18T22:38:59","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T22:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gratisvps.net\/blog\/?p=1036"},"modified":"2025-11-18T22:38:59","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T22:38:59","slug":"install-wordpress-on-a-free-vps-full-2025-tutorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gratisvps.net\/blog\/install-wordpress-on-a-free-vps-full-2025-tutorial\/","title":{"rendered":"Install WordPress on a Free VPS (Full 2025 Tutorial)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"1099\" data-end=\"1381\">If you want to host a website for free, installing WordPress on a free VPS is the best way to get full control without paying for shared hosting.<br data-start=\"1244\" data-end=\"1247\" \/>The good news? You can do this on <strong data-start=\"1281\" data-end=\"1297\">any free VPS<\/strong> from Oracle Cloud, Google Cloud, or from the providers listed on <strong data-start=\"1363\" data-end=\"1380\">GratisVPS.net<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1383\" data-end=\"1505\">This step-by-step guide shows you exactly how to install WordPress on a free VPS \u2014 even if you\u2019ve never used Linux before.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"1507\" data-end=\"1510\" \/>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/gratisvps.net\/blog\/install-wordpress-on-a-free-vps-full-2025-tutorial\/#1_Choose_Your_Free_VPS\" >1. Choose Your Free VPS<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/gratisvps.net\/blog\/install-wordpress-on-a-free-vps-full-2025-tutorial\/#2_Connect_to_Your_VPS_via_SSH\" >2. Connect to Your VPS via SSH<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/gratisvps.net\/blog\/install-wordpress-on-a-free-vps-full-2025-tutorial\/#3_Update_Your_Server\" >3. Update Your Server<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/gratisvps.net\/blog\/install-wordpress-on-a-free-vps-full-2025-tutorial\/#4_Install_LAMP_Stack_Linux_Apache_MySQL_PHP\" >4. Install LAMP Stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP)<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/gratisvps.net\/blog\/install-wordpress-on-a-free-vps-full-2025-tutorial\/#Install_Apache\" >Install Apache<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/gratisvps.net\/blog\/install-wordpress-on-a-free-vps-full-2025-tutorial\/#Install_MySQL\" >Install MySQL<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/gratisvps.net\/blog\/install-wordpress-on-a-free-vps-full-2025-tutorial\/#Install_PHP_Modules\" >Install PHP + Modules<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/gratisvps.net\/blog\/install-wordpress-on-a-free-vps-full-2025-tutorial\/#5_Create_a_MySQL_Database_for_WordPress\" >5. Create a MySQL Database for WordPress<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/gratisvps.net\/blog\/install-wordpress-on-a-free-vps-full-2025-tutorial\/#6_Download_WordPress\" >6. Download WordPress<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/gratisvps.net\/blog\/install-wordpress-on-a-free-vps-full-2025-tutorial\/#7_Configure_WordPress\" >7. Configure WordPress<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/gratisvps.net\/blog\/install-wordpress-on-a-free-vps-full-2025-tutorial\/#8_Fix_Permissions\" >8. Fix Permissions<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/gratisvps.net\/blog\/install-wordpress-on-a-free-vps-full-2025-tutorial\/#9_Access_WordPress_in_Your_Browser\" >9. Access WordPress in Your Browser<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/gratisvps.net\/blog\/install-wordpress-on-a-free-vps-full-2025-tutorial\/#10_Optional_Install_HTTPS_for_Free_with_Lets_Encrypt\" >10. (Optional) Install HTTPS for Free with Let\u2019s Encrypt<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/gratisvps.net\/blog\/install-wordpress-on-a-free-vps-full-2025-tutorial\/#%F0%9F%8E%89_Your_WordPress_Site_Is_Now_Live_%E2%80%94_For_Free\" >\ud83c\udf89 Your WordPress Site Is Now Live \u2014 For Free<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/gratisvps.net\/blog\/install-wordpress-on-a-free-vps-full-2025-tutorial\/#%F0%9F%94%97_Ready_to_Expand_Your_Free_VPS_Setup\" >\ud83d\udd17 Ready to Expand Your Free VPS Setup?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1 data-start=\"1512\" data-end=\"1541\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Choose_Your_Free_VPS\"><\/span><strong data-start=\"1514\" data-end=\"1541\">1. Choose Your Free VPS<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p data-start=\"1542\" data-end=\"1572\">You can use any free VPS from:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1574\" data-end=\"1688\">\n<li data-start=\"1574\" data-end=\"1600\">\n<p data-start=\"1576\" data-end=\"1600\">Oracle Cloud Free Tier<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1601\" data-end=\"1629\">\n<p data-start=\"1603\" data-end=\"1629\">Google Cloud free region<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1630\" data-end=\"1656\">\n<p data-start=\"1632\" data-end=\"1656\">Community VPS programs<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1657\" data-end=\"1688\">\n<p data-start=\"1659\" data-end=\"1688\">Verified free VPS providers<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1690\" data-end=\"1767\">\ud83d\udc49Get a free VPS here: <strong data-start=\"1733\" data-end=\"1767\"><a class=\"decorated-link cursor-pointer\" href=\"https:\/\/gratisvps.net\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"1735\" data-end=\"1765\">https:\/\/gratisvps.net\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1769\" data-end=\"1844\">For the tutorial, we will use <strong data-start=\"1799\" data-end=\"1815\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gratisvps.net\/blog\/installing-the-lamp-stack-on-ubuntu-vps\/\">Ubuntu<\/a> 22.04<\/strong>, but any Linux distro works.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"1846\" data-end=\"1849\" \/>\n<h1 data-start=\"1851\" data-end=\"1887\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Connect_to_Your_VPS_via_SSH\"><\/span><strong data-start=\"1853\" data-end=\"1887\">2. Connect to Your VPS via SSH<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p data-start=\"1888\" data-end=\"1956\">If you&#8217;re on Windows, use <strong data-start=\"1914\" data-end=\"1923\">PuTTY<\/strong>.<br data-start=\"1924\" data-end=\"1927\" \/>On macOS\/Linux, use Terminal.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1958\" data-end=\"1962\">Run:<\/p>\n<div class=\"contain-inline-size rounded-2xl relative bg-token-sidebar-surface-primary\">\n<div class=\"sticky top-9\">\n<div class=\"absolute end-0 bottom-0 flex h-9 items-center pe-2\">\n<div class=\"bg-token-bg-elevated-secondary text-token-text-secondary flex items-center gap-4 rounded-sm px-2 font-sans text-xs\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"overflow-y-auto p-4\" dir=\"ltr\"><code class=\"whitespace-pre! language-bash\">ssh root@your-server-ip<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-start=\"2001\" data-end=\"2081\">If it asks <em data-start=\"2012\" data-end=\"2050\">\u201cAre you sure you want to continue?\u201d<\/em>, type <strong data-start=\"2057\" data-end=\"2064\">yes<\/strong> and press Enter.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"2083\" data-end=\"2086\" \/>\n<h1 data-start=\"2088\" data-end=\"2115\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Update_Your_Server\"><\/span><strong data-start=\"2090\" data-end=\"2115\">3. Update Your Server<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p data-start=\"2116\" data-end=\"2154\">This ensures everything is up to date.<\/p>\n<div class=\"contain-inline-size rounded-2xl relative bg-token-sidebar-surface-primary\">\n<div class=\"sticky top-9\">\n<div class=\"absolute end-0 bottom-0 flex h-9 items-center pe-2\">\n<div class=\"bg-token-bg-elevated-secondary text-token-text-secondary flex items-center gap-4 rounded-sm px-2 font-sans text-xs\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"overflow-y-auto p-4\" dir=\"ltr\"><code class=\"whitespace-pre! language-bash\">apt update &amp;&amp; apt upgrade -y<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr data-start=\"2198\" data-end=\"2201\" \/>\n<h1 data-start=\"2203\" data-end=\"2258\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Install_LAMP_Stack_Linux_Apache_MySQL_PHP\"><\/span><strong data-start=\"2205\" data-end=\"2258\">4. Install LAMP Stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP)<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<h3 data-start=\"2260\" data-end=\"2282\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Install_Apache\"><\/span><strong data-start=\"2264\" data-end=\"2282\">Install Apache<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"contain-inline-size rounded-2xl relative bg-token-sidebar-surface-primary\">\n<div class=\"sticky top-9\">\n<div class=\"absolute end-0 bottom-0 flex h-9 items-center pe-2\">\n<div class=\"bg-token-bg-elevated-secondary text-token-text-secondary flex items-center gap-4 rounded-sm px-2 font-sans text-xs\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"overflow-y-auto p-4\" dir=\"ltr\"><code class=\"whitespace-pre! language-bash\">apt install apache2 -y<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-start=\"2319\" data-end=\"2332\">Check status:<\/p>\n<div class=\"contain-inline-size rounded-2xl relative bg-token-sidebar-surface-primary\">\n<div class=\"sticky top-9\">\n<div class=\"absolute end-0 bottom-0 flex h-9 items-center pe-2\">\n<div class=\"bg-token-bg-elevated-secondary text-token-text-secondary flex items-center gap-4 rounded-sm px-2 font-sans text-xs\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"overflow-y-auto p-4\" dir=\"ltr\"><code class=\"whitespace-pre! language-bash\">systemctl status apache2<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 data-start=\"2371\" data-end=\"2392\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Install_MySQL\"><\/span><strong data-start=\"2375\" data-end=\"2392\">Install MySQL<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"contain-inline-size rounded-2xl relative bg-token-sidebar-surface-primary\">\n<div class=\"sticky top-9\">\n<div class=\"absolute end-0 bottom-0 flex h-9 items-center pe-2\">\n<div class=\"bg-token-bg-elevated-secondary text-token-text-secondary flex items-center gap-4 rounded-sm px-2 font-sans text-xs\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"overflow-y-auto p-4\" dir=\"ltr\"><code class=\"whitespace-pre! language-bash\">apt install mysql-server -y<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-start=\"2434\" data-end=\"2444\">Secure it:<\/p>\n<div class=\"contain-inline-size rounded-2xl relative bg-token-sidebar-surface-primary\">\n<div class=\"sticky top-9\">\n<div class=\"absolute end-0 bottom-0 flex h-9 items-center pe-2\">\n<div class=\"bg-token-bg-elevated-secondary text-token-text-secondary flex items-center gap-4 rounded-sm px-2 font-sans text-xs\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"overflow-y-auto p-4\" dir=\"ltr\"><code class=\"whitespace-pre! language-bash\">mysql_secure_installation<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 data-start=\"2484\" data-end=\"2513\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Install_PHP_Modules\"><\/span><strong data-start=\"2488\" data-end=\"2513\">Install PHP + Modules<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"contain-inline-size rounded-2xl relative bg-token-sidebar-surface-primary\">\n<div class=\"sticky top-9\">\n<div class=\"absolute end-0 bottom-0 flex h-9 items-center pe-2\">\n<div class=\"bg-token-bg-elevated-secondary text-token-text-secondary flex items-center gap-4 rounded-sm px-2 font-sans text-xs\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"overflow-y-auto p-4\" dir=\"ltr\"><code class=\"whitespace-pre! language-bash\">apt install php php-mysql php-curl php-xml php-gd php-mbstring php-zip -y<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-start=\"2601\" data-end=\"2616\">Restart Apache:<\/p>\n<div class=\"contain-inline-size rounded-2xl relative bg-token-sidebar-surface-primary\">\n<div class=\"sticky top-9\">\n<div class=\"absolute end-0 bottom-0 flex h-9 items-center pe-2\">\n<div class=\"bg-token-bg-elevated-secondary text-token-text-secondary flex items-center gap-4 rounded-sm px-2 font-sans text-xs\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"overflow-y-auto p-4\" dir=\"ltr\"><code class=\"whitespace-pre! language-bash\">systemctl restart apache2<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr data-start=\"2656\" data-end=\"2659\" \/>\n<h1 data-start=\"2661\" data-end=\"2707\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Create_a_MySQL_Database_for_WordPress\"><\/span><strong data-start=\"2663\" data-end=\"2707\">5. Create a MySQL Database for WordPress<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p data-start=\"2709\" data-end=\"2724\">Login to MySQL:<\/p>\n<div class=\"contain-inline-size rounded-2xl relative bg-token-sidebar-surface-primary\">\n<div class=\"sticky top-9\">\n<div class=\"absolute end-0 bottom-0 flex h-9 items-center pe-2\">\n<div class=\"bg-token-bg-elevated-secondary text-token-text-secondary flex items-center gap-4 rounded-sm px-2 font-sans text-xs\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"overflow-y-auto p-4\" dir=\"ltr\"><code class=\"whitespace-pre! language-bash\">mysql<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-start=\"2745\" data-end=\"2782\">Inside MySQL, create database &amp; user:<\/p>\n<div class=\"contain-inline-size rounded-2xl relative bg-token-sidebar-surface-primary\">\n<div class=\"sticky top-9\">\n<div class=\"absolute end-0 bottom-0 flex h-9 items-center pe-2\">\n<div class=\"bg-token-bg-elevated-secondary text-token-text-secondary flex items-center gap-4 rounded-sm px-2 font-sans text-xs\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"overflow-y-auto p-4\" dir=\"ltr\"><code class=\"whitespace-pre! language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">CREATE<\/span> DATABASE wpdata;<br \/>\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">CREATE<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">USER<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-string\">'wpuser'<\/span>@<span class=\"hljs-string\">'localhost'<\/span> IDENTIFIED <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">BY<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-string\">'StrongPasswordHere'<\/span>;<br \/>\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">GRANT<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ALL<\/span> PRIVILEGES <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ON<\/span> wpdata.<span class=\"hljs-operator\">*<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">TO<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-string\">'wpuser'<\/span>@<span class=\"hljs-string\">'localhost'<\/span>;<br \/>\nFLUSH PRIVILEGES;<br \/>\nEXIT;<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr data-start=\"2971\" data-end=\"2974\" \/>\n<h1 data-start=\"2976\" data-end=\"3003\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_Download_WordPress\"><\/span><strong data-start=\"2978\" data-end=\"3003\">6. Download WordPress<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p data-start=\"3004\" data-end=\"3030\">Move to the web directory:<\/p>\n<div class=\"contain-inline-size rounded-2xl relative bg-token-sidebar-surface-primary\">\n<div class=\"sticky top-9\">\n<div class=\"absolute end-0 bottom-0 flex h-9 items-center pe-2\">\n<div class=\"bg-token-bg-elevated-secondary text-token-text-secondary flex items-center gap-4 rounded-sm px-2 font-sans text-xs\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"overflow-y-auto p-4\" dir=\"ltr\"><code class=\"whitespace-pre! language-bash\"><span class=\"hljs-built_in\">cd<\/span> \/var\/www\/html<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-start=\"3062\" data-end=\"3086\">Delete the default file:<\/p>\n<div class=\"contain-inline-size rounded-2xl relative bg-token-sidebar-surface-primary\">\n<div class=\"sticky top-9\">\n<div class=\"absolute end-0 bottom-0 flex h-9 items-center pe-2\">\n<div class=\"bg-token-bg-elevated-secondary text-token-text-secondary flex items-center gap-4 rounded-sm px-2 font-sans text-xs\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"overflow-y-auto p-4\" dir=\"ltr\"><code class=\"whitespace-pre! language-bash\"><span class=\"hljs-built_in\">rm<\/span> index.html<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-start=\"3115\" data-end=\"3134\">Download WordPress:<\/p>\n<div class=\"contain-inline-size rounded-2xl relative bg-token-sidebar-surface-primary\">\n<div class=\"sticky top-9\">\n<div class=\"absolute end-0 bottom-0 flex h-9 items-center pe-2\">\n<div class=\"bg-token-bg-elevated-secondary text-token-text-secondary flex items-center gap-4 rounded-sm px-2 font-sans text-xs\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"overflow-y-auto p-4\" dir=\"ltr\"><code class=\"whitespace-pre! language-bash\">wget https:\/\/wordpress.org\/latest.tar.gz<br \/>\ntar -xvf latest.tar.gz<br \/>\n<span class=\"hljs-built_in\">mv<\/span> wordpress\/* .<br \/>\n<span class=\"hljs-built_in\">rm<\/span> -rf wordpress latest.tar.gz<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr data-start=\"3261\" data-end=\"3264\" \/>\n<h1 data-start=\"3266\" data-end=\"3294\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7_Configure_WordPress\"><\/span><strong data-start=\"3268\" data-end=\"3294\">7. Configure WordPress<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p data-start=\"3295\" data-end=\"3314\">Copy sample config:<\/p>\n<div class=\"contain-inline-size rounded-2xl relative bg-token-sidebar-surface-primary\">\n<div class=\"sticky top-9\">\n<div class=\"absolute end-0 bottom-0 flex h-9 items-center pe-2\">\n<div class=\"bg-token-bg-elevated-secondary text-token-text-secondary flex items-center gap-4 rounded-sm px-2 font-sans text-xs\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"overflow-y-auto p-4\" dir=\"ltr\"><code class=\"whitespace-pre! language-bash\"><span class=\"hljs-built_in\">cp<\/span> wp-config-sample.php wp-config.php<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-start=\"3367\" data-end=\"3375\">Edit it:<\/p>\n<div class=\"contain-inline-size rounded-2xl relative bg-token-sidebar-surface-primary\">\n<div class=\"sticky top-9\">\n<div class=\"absolute end-0 bottom-0 flex h-9 items-center pe-2\">\n<div class=\"bg-token-bg-elevated-secondary text-token-text-secondary flex items-center gap-4 rounded-sm px-2 font-sans text-xs\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"overflow-y-auto p-4\" dir=\"ltr\"><code class=\"whitespace-pre! language-bash\">nano wp-config.php<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-start=\"3409\" data-end=\"3428\">Update these lines:<\/p>\n<div class=\"contain-inline-size rounded-2xl relative bg-token-sidebar-surface-primary\">\n<div class=\"sticky top-9\">\n<div class=\"absolute end-0 bottom-0 flex h-9 items-center pe-2\">\n<div class=\"bg-token-bg-elevated-secondary text-token-text-secondary flex items-center gap-4 rounded-sm px-2 font-sans text-xs\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"overflow-y-auto p-4\" dir=\"ltr\"><code class=\"whitespace-pre! language-php\"><span class=\"hljs-title function_ invoke__\">define<\/span>( <span class=\"hljs-string\">'DB_NAME'<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-string\">'wpdata'<\/span> );<br \/>\n<span class=\"hljs-title function_ invoke__\">define<\/span>( <span class=\"hljs-string\">'DB_USER'<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-string\">'wpuser'<\/span> );<br \/>\n<span class=\"hljs-title function_ invoke__\">define<\/span>( <span class=\"hljs-string\">'DB_PASSWORD'<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-string\">'StrongPasswordHere'<\/span> );<br \/>\n<span class=\"hljs-title function_ invoke__\">define<\/span>( <span class=\"hljs-string\">'DB_HOST'<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-string\">'localhost'<\/span> );<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-start=\"3585\" data-end=\"3636\">Save with:<br \/>\n<strong data-start=\"3596\" data-end=\"3608\">CTRL + X<\/strong>, then <strong data-start=\"3615\" data-end=\"3620\">Y<\/strong>, then <strong data-start=\"3627\" data-end=\"3636\">ENTER<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"3638\" data-end=\"3641\" \/>\n<h1 data-start=\"3643\" data-end=\"3667\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8_Fix_Permissions\"><\/span><strong data-start=\"3645\" data-end=\"3667\">8. Fix Permissions<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"contain-inline-size rounded-2xl relative bg-token-sidebar-surface-primary\">\n<div class=\"sticky top-9\">\n<div class=\"absolute end-0 bottom-0 flex h-9 items-center pe-2\">\n<div class=\"bg-token-bg-elevated-secondary text-token-text-secondary flex items-center gap-4 rounded-sm px-2 font-sans text-xs\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"overflow-y-auto p-4\" dir=\"ltr\"><code class=\"whitespace-pre! language-bash\"><span class=\"hljs-built_in\">chown<\/span> -R www-data:www-data \/var\/www\/html<br \/>\n<span class=\"hljs-built_in\">chmod<\/span> -R 755 \/var\/www\/html<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr data-start=\"3749\" data-end=\"3752\" \/>\n<h1 data-start=\"3754\" data-end=\"3795\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"9_Access_WordPress_in_Your_Browser\"><\/span><strong data-start=\"3756\" data-end=\"3795\">9. Access WordPress in Your Browser<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p data-start=\"3796\" data-end=\"3802\">Go to:<\/p>\n<div class=\"contain-inline-size rounded-2xl relative bg-token-sidebar-surface-primary\">\n<div class=\"sticky top-9\">\n<div class=\"absolute end-0 bottom-0 flex h-9 items-center pe-2\">\n<div class=\"bg-token-bg-elevated-secondary text-token-text-secondary flex items-center gap-4 rounded-sm px-2 font-sans text-xs\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"overflow-y-auto p-4\" dir=\"ltr\"><code class=\"whitespace-pre!\">http:<span class=\"hljs-comment\">\/\/your-server-ip<\/span><br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-start=\"3835\" data-end=\"3951\">You will see the <strong data-start=\"3852\" data-end=\"3885\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.com\/\">WordPress<\/a> installation screen<\/strong>.<br data-start=\"3886\" data-end=\"3889\" \/>Choose your language \u2192 enter site details \u2192 create admin user.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3953\" data-end=\"4013\">Congratulations \u2014 WordPress is now running on your free VPS!<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"4015\" data-end=\"4018\" \/>\n<h1 data-start=\"4020\" data-end=\"4082\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"10_Optional_Install_HTTPS_for_Free_with_Lets_Encrypt\"><\/span><strong data-start=\"4022\" data-end=\"4082\">10. 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