Written by Admin on 2025-05-06

How to Download WordPress for Linux

WordPress is a popular website platform that can be installed on almost any operating system, including Linux. In this article, we will guide you through the steps on how to download WordPress for Linux.

Requirements

Before downloading WordPress, there are a few requirements you need to fulfill:

• A web server running Linux (Apache, Nginx, etc.)
• PHP version 7.3 or greater
• MySQL version 5.6 or greater OR MariaDB version 10.1 or greater
• SSH access to your server (optional but recommended)

Step 1: Download WordPress

To download WordPress, you need to go to the official WordPress website and click on the 'Download WordPress' button. Alternatively, you can use the following command in your terminal:

sh wget https://wordpress.org/latest.tar.gz

This command will download the latest WordPress version in a compressed format (tar.gz).

Step 2: Extract the WordPress Package

Once the download is complete, you need to extract the compressed WordPress package using the following command:

sh tar -xvzf latest.tar.gz

Alternatively, you can use a file archive utility software like 7-Zip to extract the package.

Step 3: Move the WordPress Files to Your Web Server

Now that you have extracted the WordPress package, you need to move it to your web server. The easiest way to do this is to use the Secure Copy (SCP) command.

sh scp -r wordpress [email protected]:/var/www/html/

Replace "user" with your username and "example.com" with your server IP or hostname. Also, change "/var/www/html/" to the appropriate directory on your server where you want to install WordPress.

Step 4: Create a WordPress Database

To use WordPress, you need to create a database for it on your server. You can use MySQL or MariaDB for this. Connect to your MySQL server and create a new database:

sh mysql -u root -p CREATE DATABASE wordpress_db;

Replace "wordpress_db" with your preferred name for the database.

Step 5: Configure WordPress

To configure WordPress, you need to create a configuration file. Rename the "wp-config-sample.php" file to "wp-config.php" and edit it in a text editor:

sh cd /var/www/html/wordpress/ mv wp-config-sample.php wp-config.php nano wp-config.php

Update the following lines in the file with your database details:

sh define('DB_NAME', 'wordpress_db'); define('DB_USER', 'wordpress_username'); define('DB_PASSWORD', 'your_password');

Replace "wordpressdb" with your database name, "wordpressusername" with your database username, and "your_password" with your database password.

Step 6: Install WordPress

After configuring WordPress, you can install it through your web browser. Open your browser and navigate to your server IP or hostname followed by "/wordpress" (or the directory you installed it in). You should see the WordPress installation page. Follow the instructions to complete the installation.

Congratulations, you have successfully downloaded and installed WordPress on your Linux server.