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Install Apache web server using command pacman -S apacheĮdit the /etc/httpd/conf/nf file, micro /etc/httpd/conf/nf
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Never add packages without a full system sync - to sync your system execute sudo pacman -SyyuĪll commands are execute in root context - using su -l root Editing system filesĮdit system files using a terminal text editory.
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This entry was posted in Software by Allan. So you can all look forward to more rambling posts here from me…

Adjust the wp-config.php file as needed (see here)Īnd it is done! I have not attempted to set-up the auto-update features in WordPress as that involves either setting up and FTP or SSH server and I have no need to do either on my laptop.Īs a bonus, I can now draft blog posts while offline and preview them with all their formatting.Create the MySQL database and user as described here.Download and extract the WordPress tarball into /srv/http/nginx.Give yourself permission to write to /srv/http/nginx.If this is your first MySQL install, run sudo mysql_secure_installation.Enable the mysql.so and mysqli.so extensions in /etc/php/php.ini.Adjust /etc/nginx/conf/nf to enable PHP as described here.

So here is a super-quick ten-step guide to getting a local WordPress install up and running.

I also did not use the WordPress package provided in the Arch Linux repos as it kind of defeats the whole purpose of testing the upgrade, requires slightly more set-up in nf and I think files in /srv/http should not be managed by the package manager (but that is another rant…). Note I decided to go with Nginx as the web server as it seemed an easy way to go. It is still not the worlds best testing set-up as it does not use the same web server, PHP or MySQL version as my host, but I am fairly happy assuming the basics of WordPress will be compatibly with what my host provides and so only really need to test functionality that should not be affected by such differences. That would also allow me to locally test theme changes and new plugins rather than just doing it live and attempting to quickly revert all breakages I made.
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After the WordPress update from 3.1.3 to 3.1.4 unexpectedly broke one of the plugins I use ( My Link Order – why this was removed as a native feature in WordPress is beyond me…), I decided it was time to actually test updates locally before I pushed them to my site.
