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How to deploy WordPress to Jelastic Cloud

Published on: 16 January 2020

CMS Jelastic Cloud Wordpress

WordPress is one of the most well-known Content Management System based on PHP and MySQL, used for the creation of websites and blogs.

This tutorial shows all the necessary steps to install WordPress on a virtual environment created with Jelastic Cloud both through the automatic deployment of the instance, and manually, through the creation of an environment with Apache, PHP and MariaDB.

Automatic deployment of WordPress with Jelastic Cloud

In a few clicks, a WordPress instance can be automatically deployed through the Jelastic web interface.

Click on "Marketplace" to see the list of applications that can be installed automatically.

Jelastic Cloud Marketplace

Select the "WordPress Standalone" instance and click on "Install".

Wordpress Standalone Kit by Jelastic Cloud

At this point, configure the name and address of your instance.

Configure instance of Wordpress with Jelastic Cloud

Then, start the automatic installation by clicking on "Install".

The installation and the deployment of your new instance will take a few minutes.

Wordpress instance installation with Jelastic Cloud

You will be notified by a confirmation message that the procedure has been carried out correctly. To see the application click on "Open in Browser".

End of Wordpress instance installation with Jelastic Cloud

Manual installation of WordPress with Jelastic Cloud

Proceed with the manual creation of a new environment on Jelastic to manually install WordPress and have more control over its configuration. .

To do so, after entering the Jelastic Cloud management panel, press the "NEW ENVIRONMENT" button located at the top left:

Button creates a new environment on Jelastic Cloud

The new environment configuration tab will open.

Configure the new environment by choosing:

  • Apache as Web Server with PHP 7.3.5
  • MariaDB as Database
  • The name of your environment, in this case it was called wordpress1
 
Create a new environment on Jelastic Cloud

Finally, press the "Create" button to start creating the new virtual environment just configured.

Downloading WordPress

Visit the official WordPress official website and download the latest version available, in this case version 5.3 .

Uploading the archive

Open the Deployment manager, located at the bottom right:

Jelastic Cloud Deployment Manager

Then, press "Upload" and upload the previously downloaded WordPress archive.

Upload Wordpress archive

Start the upload by pressing "Upload".

After the end of the upload, press the "Deploy to" button located on the right next to the name of the archive just loaded.

Deploy the archive on Jelastic Cloud

Select the Application Server related to the environment just created, in this case wordpress1, and select a folder of your choice to host your WordPress instance.

Deploying Wordpress on jelastic Cloud

Finally click on "Deploy" to install the loaded WordPress version.

Configuring the database

After completing the installation of WordPress continue with the database configuration.

Click on the "Open in Browser" button located next to the previously created database instance.

Open in Browser

The phpMyAdmin login interface will open.

To access, use the credentials you received by email from Aruba Cloud.

PhpMyAdmin Login

Access the User Accounts screen.

User accounts on PhpMyAdmin

Continue by adding a new user and creating the related database for hosting the instance of Wordpress.

Create user and database for Wordpress on PhpMyAdmin

Installing WordPress

Click on the "Open in Browser" button located next to the previously created Application Server instance.

Wordpress instance with Jelastic Cloud

The WordPress installation wizard screen will appear.

Wordpress installation wizard

Complete the fields with the user and database information previously created.

Wordpress user information and database with Jelastic Cloud

NB  The host field must be filled with the host related to the database instance.

If the following screen is displayed, proceed by starting the installation of WordPress. If the screen is not displayed, one or more previously entered database connection information are incorrect. In this case,go back and enter the correct data.

Start the installation of Wordpress with Jelastic Cloud

Complete the following fields with the required information and press the "Install WordPress" button.

Install Wordpress on Jelastic Cloud

At this point, the installation of your instance of WordPress is completed.