Step by step - How to setup a virtual LAMP web server and Wordpress - Part One
Nov.16, 2008 in
Ubuntu, Virtualization, Web Servers
In this series we will accomplish the following:
* Install Ubuntu 8.10 in a VMWare virtual machine
* Install Webmin and other necessary software
* Configure Apache for name based virtual hosts (for multiple web site hosting)
* Install WinSCP and PuTTY for SFTP and SSH console access
* Install Wordpress 2.6.3 and configure things like Permalinks
* Install the Wordpress plug-ins that you don’t even know you need yet (and tell you why)
* Secure your files and folders with chmod, chgrp, and .htaccess files
