Comments on: Setting up WordPress on Ubuntu Server — Step by Step

By: Wordpress install | Kurt Pasewaldt

Wordpress install | Kurt Pasewaldt — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:33:42 +0000

[...] Wordpress setup was installed on Debian 5.0 by following the instruction at Kerry D. Wong site. Although Kerry instruction illustrated how to install Wordpress on Ubuntu, I had no issue [...]

By: Anthony Mathenia

Anthony Mathenia — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:15:59 +0000

Thanks for the installation guide! It was easy to follow and worked out great. There is one issue that I have run into so far.

In order to use the image resize, thumbnails features of the newer releases of Wordpress you need to install the GD graphics library for PHP.

sudo apt-get install php5-gd

and then restart Apache2

/etc/init.d/apache2 restart

By: Jonathan Shapiro

Jonathan Shapiro — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:02:21 +0000

After about 8 hours of frustration yesterday, I discovered the problem today. It was actually my Windows PC. I was using Windows Explorer to try to connect. The problem was that I had already browsed in to the share when I had it public, and I had an RPC$ connection using my Windows credentials.

I discovered this when trying to come on via the command line instead of Windows Explorer. I got an error message indicating that I cannot connect under altertenate credentials to the same resource. Then I looked at the output of a net use command and found the connections. Once I deleted them, I was able to log in.

Ugh!

By: Jonathan Shapiro

Jonathan Shapiro — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:33:52 +0000

I got this figured out myself. I think I’m on my way. Now I’m trying to set up samba access, and I’m running into a roadblock.

I created a samba user updated my smb.conf with a share, and when I try to hit that share from windows, I can’t get in. I’ve tried logging in with hostname\username and just username. Nothing gets me into the share.

Where do I start?

By: Jonathan Shapiro

Jonathan Shapiro — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:21:58 +0000

I understand what you are saying and agree, but my question has more to do with hosting multiple web sites with folders in alternate locations other than /var/www on the server.

In other words, If I want to place the content in another folder altogether, can I define an Apache host header or alternate IP pointing to another path?

For instance, suppose I want http://www.xyz.com to fetch content from /somefolder/path1/www
and I want http://www.abc.com to fetch content from /somefolder/path2/www
and I want my wordpress blog to fetch content from somefolder/path3/www

etc.

Can this be done?

By: kwong

kwong — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:01:12 +0000

As a best practice, any sites (including Wordpress) should be installed under their own directory (for instance /var/www/wordpress/). If you want your blog to be accessible via your root domain name (i.e. http://www.yourdomain.com) you can go to general settings in wordpress and set the WordPress URL to http://www.yourdomain.com/wordpress and set the blog address as http://www.yourdomain.com. I hope this helps.

By: Jonathan Shapiro

Jonathan Shapiro — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:51:59 +0000

In this post, you document installing Wordpress to the default Apache www folder under /var. I guess this becomes the default Apace web site.

What if you want to host multiple web sites on this server, and you want a Wordpress blog to be just another site on the server?

Where do you suggest placing the Wordpress content and how should I set up Apache to point there?

By: Eteheatefaf

Eteheatefaf — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 11:03:19 +0000

Thanks!

By: Samsun Nakliyat

Samsun Nakliyat — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:20:22 +0000

Thanks a lot for your work and it helps me
to configure word press as simple as anything.

By: adi

adi — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 07:25:18 +0000

nice info bro.that will be nice if you want to see my blog. maybe we can share about computer. just check my linkthank you:)

By: Kerry D Wong Blog Archive Setting up WordPress on Ubuntu | Wood TV Stand

Kerry D Wong Blog Archive Setting up WordPress on Ubuntu | Wood TV Stand — Sun, 31 May 2009 23:07:44 +0000

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By: pandiana

pandiana — Fri, 22 May 2009 05:49:03 +0000

Thanks a lot for your work and it helps me
to configure word press as simple as anything.