WordPress Migration: How to Install Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP on DigitalOcean

Welcome to the second video tutorial of “How to Migrate Your WordPress Blog from Bluehost to DigitalOcean” In this tutorial I show how to install Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP on DigitalOcean. So lets dive in,

1. Install Apache:
Using putty to access to your server. On Putty terminal,

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install apache2

Once you done, check Apache service:

sudo apache2ctl configtest

You should see the output like bellow

AH00558: apache2: Could not reliably determine the server’s fully qualified domain name, using 127.0.1.1. Set the ‘ServerName’ directive globally to suppress this message
Syntax OK

Then set global server name for Apache.

sudo nano /etc/apache2/apache2.conf

scroll down to bottom of the editor and add the bellow line

ServerName your_ip_address

And then,

sudo apache2ctl configtest

the output should be change to,

OK

copy and past your IP address on address bar of your browser to make Apache is working.

2. Install MySQL

sudo apt-get install mysql-server

Y for the question then input password for root user.

sudo mysql_secure_installation

Y to check your password

2 for high security check

Enter key if you strange score over 80.

3. Install PHP

sudo apt-get install php libapache2-mod-php php-mcrypt php-mysql

sudo nano /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/dir.conf

move index.php to font

Clt+x, Y to save, and then hit Enter key

sudo nano /var/www/hmtl/index.php

Add html tag

then save the file.

sudo systemctl restart apache2

you’re done.

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