🖥️ Step 1: Launch EC2 Instance

Go to the EC2 Dashboard.

  • Click Launch Instance.
  • Choose Ubuntu Server 22.04 LTS.
  • Choose an instance type (e.g., t2.micro for free tier).
  • Create or use an existing key pair (you’ll need it for SSH).
  • Configure security group:
  • Allow HTTP (80), HTTPS (443), and SSH (22) from your IP.
  • Launch instance.

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🔗 Step 2: Connect to EC2 via SSH

ssh -i your-key.pem ubuntu@your-ec2-public-ip

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📦 Step 3: Install Apache Web Server

sudo apt update
sudo apt install apache2 -y
sudo systemctl enable apache2
sudo systemctl start apache2

Visit http://your-ec2-public-ip to see the Apache2 Ubuntu Default Page.

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🐘 Step 4: Install MySQL (Database Server)

sudo apt install mysql-server -y
sudo mysql_secure_installation

Set a strong MySQL root password during the configuration.

✈️ Step 5: Create a WordPress Database and User

Bash

sudo mysql -u root -p

SQL

CREATE DATABASE wordpress;
CREATE USER 'wp_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your_password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON wordpress.* TO 'wp_user'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;

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💻 Step 6: Install PHP and Extensions

Bash

sudo apt install php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql php-curl php-gd php-mbstring php-xml php-xmlrpc php-soap php-intl php-zip -y
sudo systemctl restart apache2

⬇️ Step 7: Download WordPress

cd /tmp
curl -O https://wordpress.org/latest.tar.gz
tar -xvzf latest.tar.gz

Copy files to Apache root directory

sudo cp -a wordpress/. /var/www/html/

🔐 Step 8: Set Permissions

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/

Remove default index.html:

sudo rm /var/www/html/index.html

📝 Step 9: Configure WordPress

cd /var/www/html
sudo cp wp-config-sample.php wp-config.php
sudo nano wp-config.php

Edit database details:

define('DB_NAME', 'wordpress');
define('DB_USER', 'wp_user');
define('DB_PASSWORD', 'your_password');
define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');

Save and exit.

🌐 Step 10: Final Setup via Web UI
Now visit your public IP in the browser:
📍 http://your-ec2-public-ip

You’ll see the WordPress setup page. Choose:

  • Language
  • Site Title
  • Admin Username and Password
  • Email

Click Install WordPress 🎉

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✅ 1. Set Up SSL Using Let’s Encrypt (HTTPS)
SSL secures your website with HTTPS (🔒). It's free with Let’s Encrypt.
Install Certbot:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install certbot python3-certbot-apache -y

Run Certbot for Apache:

sudo certbot --apache

Follow the prompts:

  • Choose your domain (requires domain pointed to EC2 IP).
  • Certbot auto-edits Apache config to enable SSL. Test HTTPS: Visit: https://your-domain.com Auto-Renew SSL (runs twice daily): 
sudo systemctl status certbot.timer

📌 2. Create an Elastic IP in EC2 (Static IP)
Steps:

  • Go to EC2 Dashboard > Network & Security > Elastic IPs.
  • Click Allocate Elastic IP address.
  • Choose Amazon pool > Allocate.
  • Select the new Elastic IP > Actions > Associate.
  • Select your EC2 instance and network interface > Associate. Now your EC2 has a fixed public IP.

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