If you are looking for a way to make a cheap web server, primarily to be used as a testing environment or to store files, then the Raspberry Pi is perfect for you. What is a Raspberry Pi? It is an inexpensive mini computer, perfect for basic applications. This guide will show you how to take a new Raspberry Pi and turn it in to a web server. To do this we will be installing the following software known collectively as LAMP:<\/p>\n
We will also be installing WordPress a web site content management system; used to create web pages and upload media content.<\/p>\n
(Please note that for this article, we will be working in Windows)<\/em><\/p>\n Below are the steps necessary to install the Raspbian operating system. For a more detailed tutorial click Installing an Operating System (Raspbian)<\/a>.<\/p>\n Enter your new password and then confirm it.<\/strong> Please note, the cursor will not move when typing passwords nervertheless you are entering text.<\/p>\n Or<\/p>\n Notice that there is no space between \u2013u and username or \u2013p and password<\/li>\n Click onto Submit to proceed.<\/li>\n Navigate using a web browser to the following url:<\/p>\n If you are looking for a way to make a cheap web server, primarily to be used as a testing environment or to store files, then the Raspberry Pi is perfect for you. What is a Raspberry Pi? It is an inexpensive mini computer, perfect for basic applications. This guide will show you how to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":166,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nDownload and Edit the Raspberry Pi Operating System<\/h2>\n
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\r\nsudo passwd pi\r\n<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Run Software Updates<\/h2>\n
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\r\nsudo dpkg-reconfigure tzdata\r\nsudo apt-get update\r\nsudo apt-get upgrade\r\n<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
\r\nsudo date \u2013-set="30 December 2013 10:00:00"\r\n<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Keep the Firmware Up To Date<\/h2>\n
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\r\nsudo apt-get install ca-certificates\r\nsudo apt-get install git-core -y\r\nsudo wget "http:\/\/raw.github.com\/Hexxeh\/rpi-update\/master\/rpi-update" -O \/usr\/bin\/rpi-update && sudo chmod +x \/usr\/bin\/rpi-update\r\nsudo rpi-update\r\nsudo shutdown \u2013r now\r\n<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Installing the Web Server<\/h2>\n
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\r\nsudo apt-get install apache2 php7.3 libapache2-mod-php7.3 php7.3-gd -y\r\n<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
\r\nsudo service apache2 restart\r\n<\/pre>\n
\r\nsudo \/etc\/init.d\/apache2 restart\r\n<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
Install MySQL<\/h2>\n
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\r\nsudo apt-get install mysql-server mysql-client php5-mysql -y\r\n<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Install FTP<\/h2>\n
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\r\nsudo chown pi \u2013R \/var\/www\r\n<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
\r\nsudo apt-get install vsftpd -y\r\n<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
\r\nsudo nano \/etc\/vsftpd.conf\r\n<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
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\r\nsudo service vsftpd restart\r\n<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
\r\nln \u2013s \/var\/www\/ ~\/www\r\n<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
Install WordPress<\/h2>\n
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\r\ncd \/var\/www\/html\/\r\nsudo rm *\r\nsudo wget http:\/\/wordpress.org\/latest.tar.gz\r\n<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
\r\nsudo tar xzf latest.tar.gz\r\nsudo mv wordpress\/* .\r\nsudo rmdir wordpress\r\nsudo rm latest.tar.gz\r\n<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
\r\nsudo chown \u2013R www-data: .\r\n<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Set up WordPress<\/h2>\n
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\r\nsudo mysql \u2013uroot -ppassword\r\n<\/pre>\n
\r\nmysql> create database wordpress;\r\n<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Configure WordPress<\/h2>\n
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\r\nhostname -I\r\n<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
\r\nDatabase Name: wordpress\r\nUser Name: root\r\nPassword: YOUR_PASSWORD\r\nDatabase Host: localhost\r\nTable Presix: wp_\r\n<\/pre>\n
\r\nsudo a2enmod rewrite\r\n<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
\r\nsudo nano \/etc\/apache2\/sites-available\/000-default.conf\r\n<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
\r\n<Directory "\/var\/www\/html>\r\n AllowOverride All\r\n<\/Directory>\r\n<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
\r\n<VirtualHost *:80>\r\n <Directory "\/var\/www\/html">\r\n AllowOverride All\r\n <\/Directory>\r\n...\r\n<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
\r\nsudo service apache2 restart\r\n<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Set up PHP Graphics Library<\/h2>\n
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\r\nsudo apt-get install php5-gd\r\n<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
\r\nsudo \/etc\/init.d\/apache2 restart\r\n<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
\r\n<?php\r\n Phpinfo();\r\n?>\r\n<\/pre>\n
\r\nhttp:\/\/<YOUR-IP-ADDRESS>\/test.php\r\n<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Additional Notes<\/h2>\n
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\r\nsudo apt-get install phpmyadmin\r\n<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
\r\nsudo apt-get install imagemagick\r\n<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
\r\nmysql \u2013u<YOUR_USERNAME> -p<YOUR_PASSWORD>\r\nuse wordpress;\r\nUPDATE wp_options SET option_value = 'http:\/\/<YOUR_NEW_IP_ADDRESS>' WHERE option_value = 'http:\/\/<YOUR_OLD_IP_ADDRESS>';\r\nexit\r\n<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
\r\nsudo \/etc\/init.d\/mysql stop\r\nsudo mysqld_safe \u2013skip-grant-tables &\r\nmysql -uroot\r\nuse mysql;\r\nUPDATE user SET password='<YOUR_PASSWORD>' WHERE User='root';\r\nflush privileges;\r\nquit\r\nsudo \/etc\/init.d\/mysql stop\r\nsudo \/etc\/init.d\/mysql start\r\n<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
\r\nupdate_option('siteurl', 'http:\/\/bulis.co.uk');\r\nupdate_option('home', 'http:\/\/bulis.co.uk');\r\n<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n\r\nsudo \/etc\/init.d mysql stop\r\ncd \/var\/log\/apache2\/\r\ncat access.log\r\nsudo iptables \u2013A INPUT \u2013s 185.188.204.1 \u2013j DROP\r\nsudo iptables \u2013L INPUT \u2013v \u2013n\r\nsudo \/etc\/init.d mysql start\r\n<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"