This post is part of a step-by-step series on installing WordPress on Linux (CentOS 6) I always prefer to install things using a package manager like yum (for RHEL and CentOS), instead of installing manually so I can avoid having to worry about dependencies. Furthermore it makes uninstalling much easier. Installing WordPress is no exception,…
The following are the steps I went through to install WordPress on my Linux (CentOS 6). Installing Prerequisites Installing Different Versions of php Using yum on Linux (CentOS 6) Installing MySQL on Linux (CentOS 6) Production Server Installing WordPress Installing the WordPress Directory Using yum Without yum Setting Up MySQL Database Updating wp-config.php with Database…
If you have installed software from one yum repository and want to upgrade it using packages in a different yum repository you may encounter some problems because of conflicts in packages. In those cases you would have to remove the old packages then install the new ones. For example I have installed php using the…
Though installing different versions of php using yum should enable php automatically on Apache 2.2, in case there is a problem and it is not enabled this tutorial shows how to enable it. Make Sure php Is Installed We are assuming php has already been installed. If yum was used you can check this way:…
I will be installing the yum default version of php. Check You Don’t Have php Installed [ahmed@amayem ~]$ rpm -q php package php is not installed Or [ahmed@amayem ~]$ yum list installed | grep php [ahmed@amayem ~]$ We don’t have php installed let’s check what is available: Checking Available php Packages in Default yum Repositories…