07 – Web Apps & CMS

Setting up WordPress

[Another big topic. please read other installation guide]

[ftp into your main domain]
[download the latest version of wordpress]
[upzip and upload to public folder]
[the following copies the wordpress setup from mydomain.com to mydomain2.com]
> cd /home/mydomain2.com/public
> cp -R /home/mydomain.com/wp wp
> chown -R mydomain2.com wp
[remember to regenerate API keys.]
[remember to create new db and update config file]
[recommended plugins: zero conf mail, configure smtp, google anilicator]
[make sure ownership is correct.]
[this might come in handy: > chown -R mydomain.com:www-data /home/mydomain.com/public]
[Adding lighttpd supported permalinks]
[Ref: http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/lighttpd-and-wordpress-setup-clean-seo-friendly-urls.html]