Automated WordPress Setup For Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

(Free SSL Certificate & Auto-Renewal)

This script automates the installation of WordPress, along with the required services on an Ubuntu 22.04 LTS server. It sets up a full LAMP stack with Tengine (Nginx), MariaDB, PHP, Redis, Memcached, and phpMyAdmin, while configuring a free SSL certificate using Let's Encrypt. The script also sets up auto-renewal for the SSL certificate to ensure your site remains secure.

Features

• Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Compatibility: Ensures compatibility with Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
• Full LAMP Stack: Installs Tengine (Nginx), MariaDB, PHP 8.4, Redis, Memcached, and phpMyAdmin.
• Free SSL Certificate: Uses Let's Encrypt to generate a free SSL certificate for your domain.
• Auto-Renewal: Automatically renews the SSL certificate using a cron job.
• WordPress Installation: Downloads and sets up the latest version of WordPress.
• Redis Object Cache: Installs and configures the Redis Object Cache plugin for WordPress.
• phpMyAdmin Access: Configures phpMyAdmin with Basic Authentication for secure access.
• Server Status Monitoring: Provides a secure server status page with uptime and resource usage details.

Prerequisites

• A fresh Ubuntu 22.04 LTS server.
• A domain or subdomain pointing to the server.
• Ports 80, 443, 3306, 6379, and 11211 must be open (along with mail server ports 25, 465, and 587).

Usage

1. Clone the Script
   Download the script to your server using wget or curl.

2. Run the Script
   Give the script executable permissions and run it:

   chmod +x setup-wordpress.sh
   ./setup-wordpress.sh

3. Follow the Prompts
   The script will ask for your domain name and proceed with the installation and configuration.

4. Complete Installation
   Once the script finishes, it will provide a summary with the following details:

   • Your domain name.
   • WordPress admin login URL.
   • Admin email.
   • phpMyAdmin URL (secured with Basic Authentication).
   • SSL certificate status and renewal setup.

Notes

• The script generates random passwords for the MySQL user, phpMyAdmin, and WordPress configuration.
• It uses Let's Encrypt to generate a free SSL certificate and configures auto-renewal via cron job to ensure the certificate is renewed automatically every 12 hours.
• The server status page is protected with Basic Authentication to provide system information securely.

Author

• Author: RED Media Corporation
• Author URI: https://dev.redmedia.lk
• Copyright: Sinhalaya Software Solutions

License

This script is licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for details.