Build WordPress website on a CentOS 6.5 server.

Joy

@ambarishrh I just realize that i already used the vi when i edit files in command

Ambarishrh

Yes, vi is a supported editor in most linux distributions. You just need to understand the editor and know the various commands for using vi. But to be on the safe side, make it as a practice to backup any file before you edit. I normally use the cp command to copy the original file as .back before making any changes. Saved me a lot of times!

Joy

Understanding and familiarizing the command is one thing that i need to do right now. I am really having fun working with this. Though I am done installing everything, I want to make sure that i really did, Is there any chance that i can view or use command in checking the application if its already installed?

Ambarishrh

@Joyfano What exactly you want to check? Are you able to browse the admin page of your wordpress installation?

Joy

@ambarishrh said:

@Joyfano What exactly you want to check? Are you able to browse the admin page of your wordpress installation?

I want to check if my WordPress is Successfully Installed.
Well as of this time i only have access in command No GUI.

Ambarishrh

@Joyfano I believe this is a machine connected to network. If so, you just need to browse the wordpress server http://domainname/wp-admin/install.php from another computer. It will walk you through the next installation steps and then you can access wordpress admin page http://domainname/wp-admin/

Ambarishrh

If there are any installation errors, it would be shown on the wordpress page.

Joy

I got this after I'm done editing for correct substitute
// ** MySQL settings - You can get this info from your web host ** //
/** The name of the database for WordPress */
define('DB_NAME', 'wordpress');

/** MySQL database username */
define('DB_USER', 'wordpressuser');

/** MySQL database password */
define('DB_PASSWORD', 'password');

as per this instruction = http://www.cs.colostate.edu/helpdocs/vi.html

Usually the new or modified file is saved when you leave vi. However, it is also possible to quit vi without saving the file.
So is it ok if i type exit command of i need to Press specific command to save my files?

Ambarishrh

If you've made the changes on vi editor, press the "Esc" key, then ":" key and then type "wq" (write and quit)

You can then check the changed using the command "cat filename"

Joy

Thank you . Its working

Joy

trying to access my WordPress using
http://www.tecmint.com/command-line-web-browsers/
using Lynx

scottalanmiller

@Joyfano said:

trying to access my WordPress using
http://www.tecmint.com/command-line-web-browsers/
using Lynx

This isn't a production server - you can open it to the world so that you can see the web page from your desktop.

Joy

@scottalanmiller said:

@Joyfano said:

trying to access my WordPress using
http://www.tecmint.com/command-line-web-browsers/
using Lynx

This isn't a production server - you can open it to the world so that you can see the web page from your desktop.

Sure Thank you. i hope it will work fine. Crossed Finger.

Dashrender

@ambarishrh said:

@joyfano Yeah, notepad++ on windows or sublime text on MAC. You can connect to the server using SFTP and directly edit the files using the tools mentioned.

Or you can use VI editor to edit the file directly from the command http://www.cs.colostate.edu/helpdocs/vi.html

Awesome, thanks for this tip!

scottalanmiller

Learning to use vi is one of those really important UNIX admin tips. You will need it your entire career. I've used vi literally for twenty years now and it is available everywhere, on every platform and most pros will just expect you to know it. You can work around it, but not easily in most shops. I've never worked a UNIX job where I would have been comfortable not using it - it is simply expected for everything that you do. Fellow admins would honestly be confused if you used anything else. And some jobs, like supporting Solaris at IBM, there was no other option and anyone who didn't know vi could not even start to work on the servers. It was a line in the sand between those that could and those that could not.

Joy

After working with Linux for few days mostly using command I can say honestly that's its easy to do any task using command. In my case I just need to be more familiar and of course to learn about different command line. I wish I knew this before.

scottalanmiller

@Joyfano said:

After working with Linux for few days mostly using command I can say honestly that's its easy to do any task using command. In my case I just need to be more familiar and of course to learn about different command line. I wish I knew this before.

Yes, a command line makes for a harder and steeper learning curve because there are not graphical clues leading you from one step to another. But once you learn the commands it actually makes things easier. And if you think using the command line directly is easy, wait until you script for administration - so easy to automate lots of systems at once. So powerful and so easy. Windows admins with their GUIs have an easy time at day one, but by day two they do twice as much work as their command line counterparts.

Joy

@scottalanmiller said:

@Joyfano said:

After working with Linux for few days mostly using command I can say honestly that's its easy to do any task using command. In my case I just need to be more familiar and of course to learn about different command line. I wish I knew this before.

Yes, a command line makes for a harder and steeper learning curve because there are not graphical clues leading you from one step to another. But once you learn the commands it actually makes things easier. And if you think using the command line directly is easy, wait until you script for administration - so easy to automate lots of systems at once. So powerful and so easy. Windows admins with their GUIs have an easy time at day one, but by day two they do twice as much work as their command line counterparts.

I am counting this as 3 days since I started working with command not totally full time
everyday I am learning new command

Joy

After installing everything My site is working I can access it using Lynx ( lynx is on the Server)
but I cannot access the site using my Desktop.

jasonh

CentOS comes with a firewall that blocks most traffic by default (everything except SSH and ICMP.) You need to allow HTTP through the firewall. Two ways of doing this:

Run system-config-firewall, go Customize, but a "*" beside "WWW (HTTP)" in the list, then Close, then OK, then Yes
Run these commands from the shell:

iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 80 -j ACCEPT
service iptables save