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This is part eight of our series on configuring a Slicehost slice.  We are finally at the last part of this series.  Here goes!

Step Eight – Install WordPress via Subversion

Install Subversion

Using Subversion is a much easier way to install Wordpress.  Install Subversion with this command:

sudo aptitude install subversion

Install WordPress

Move your working directory to the root of the directory that you want to install Wordpress in:

cd /home/<username>/public_html/<domain.name>/public

Install the latest stable version of Wordpress:

svn co http://svn.automattic.com/wordpress/tags/2.7 .

We’re done.  Now you can connect to your website and walk through the standard Wordpress installation.

Conclusion

I hope that you found this to be a useful series.  I have put this entire series into a PDF document (along with a few extras) so that you can have a nice printed version available.

Basic Slicehost Slice Setup Series List:

1. Part 1 - Updating Ubuntu
2. Part 2 - Configure iptables
3. Part 3 - Install and Configure OpenSSH
4. Part 4 - Install nginx Web Server
5. Part 5 - Installing MySQL
6. Part 6 - Installing PHP5 with fastcgi
7. Part 7 - Create the Virtual Host Website
8. Part 8 - Install WordPress via Subversion

Similar Posts:

• Basic Slicehost Slice Setup Part 4 - Install nginx Web Server
• Basic Slicehost Slice Setup Part 5 - Installing MySQL
• Basic Slicehost Slice Setup Part 3 - Install and Configure OpenSSH
• Basic Slicehost Slice Setup Part 1 - Updating Ubuntu
• Basic Slicehost Slice Setup Part 7 - Create the Virtual Host Website

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6 Responses to “Basic Slicehost Slice Setup Part 8 - Install WordPress via Subversion”

1. John Says:
   March 2nd, 2009 at 12:47 pm

   I installed Wordpress manually and it works… sort of. I’m noticing some permission errors that I’ve largely eliminated with some chmodding. However, when I go to use the automatic install feature for plugins, it is asking me for ftp information which I’m not sure how to enable. I am using apache instead of nginx in this setup. Is this an iptables thing or something else via the web server? Hope I’m making sense.

2. Tim Fehlman Says:
   March 2nd, 2009 at 1:24 pm

   I am assuming that it is looking for an FTP server to use for automatically uploading the plugings to the server.

   You would have to do two things:

   1. Install an FTP server

   sudo apt-get -y instal pure-ftpd

   2. Edit iptables to allow port 21 to work

   Tim

3. John Says:
   March 2nd, 2009 at 6:19 pm

   Hi Tim,
   Thanks for the reply. What do you think about the last answer at this link: http://wordpress.org/support/topic/224221

   Wordpress directory owned by the server? How would I undo this command if I were to try it?

4. Tim Fehlman Says:
   March 2nd, 2009 at 8:51 pm

   John,

   That’s not a problem. Simply make note of who is the owner of the folder before you change ownership and then if you want to revert it back, then it would be easy enough to change.

   Tim

5. John Says:
   March 2nd, 2009 at 9:34 pm

   Okay, I tried doing that last step mentioned and it worked like a charm.

   A couple of questions… 1. who was the owner of the directory before I chown -R www-data:www-data * ? And how would I revert back or would I even need to?

   I guess I just don’t know what I just did and am trying to understand it and want to make sure I’m not digging a hole I can’t get out of on my own.

6. Tim Fehlman Says:
   March 2nd, 2009 at 9:47 pm

   My assumption is that the owner was you, the account that you are now logged in as. You can get the folder back by using the same command but replacing www-data with your username.

   Tim

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