Linux for WordPress Hosting Online Course

Linux for WordPress Hosting Online Course

This course takes you from setting up a Linux server to deploying and managing a full WordPress website. You’ll learn core Linux commands, remote server management with SSH, and web server setup with Nginx, along with database management for WordPress performance. The training covers WordPress administration, content management, and WooCommerce integration, while also addressing real-world sysadmin tasks like security, optimization, and automation with Ansible. Finally, you’ll master monitoring, backups, and disaster recovery, equipping you with the skills to run and maintain WordPress sites confidently and efficiently.

Who should take this course?

This course is perfect for WordPress developers, website administrators, and hosting enthusiasts who want to manage and optimize WordPress sites on Linux servers. It’s also ideal for beginners in Linux system administration who aim to gain practical skills in server setup, configuration, and troubleshooting for WordPress hosting.

What you will learn

• Install and configure Linux on virtual machines
• Set up and secure Nginx and MySQL for web services
• Optimize server performance for high-traffic WordPress sites
• Deploy and customize a WordPress site from the ground up
• Harden server security and implement SSH best practices
• Automate repetitive tasks with Ansible for efficient site management

Course Outline

Introduction

• How this Course is different from what you're used to
• Course Requirements
• What This Course Will Give You: Step by Step

Let's Get Started

• Option 1: Install Virtualbox
• Install VMWare Player
• Download Ubuntu
• Install Ubuntu on Virtualbox
• Configure Guest Additions on Virtualbox
• ALTERNATIVE: Install Ubuntu on VMWare Player

Your First Linux Server

• Hosting Basics -- Why You Need a Virtual Private Server
• IMPORTANT: Use Official GitHub Instructions when copy-pasting Commands!
• Create an SSH Key and Use it on DigitalOcean
• Provisioning and Connecting to Your First Remote Linux Server
• Linux Command-Line: The Absolute Basics
• Connecting to Your Server: Basic SSH
• Installing Required Software for our Hosting Platform
• Updating and Installing Software on Ubuntu
• Linux Services Overview
• Service Management with system
• Module 1 Review

Setting up Your Hosting Platform

• Module 2 Intro
• How to Edit Files with nano
• How Configuration Files Work in Linux
• Advanced Bash Shell Usage
• Creating a System User: Linux Users and Groups
• Changing Ownership and Permissions (and Reading Binary Code!)
• Basic nginx Webserver Configuration
• HTTP Basics: How the Web Works
• Interprocess Communication (IPC) and Linux/Unix Filetypes
• How Relational Databases Work
• MySQL Database Setup and Security
• Module 2 Review

WordPress Application Setup

• Basic php-fpm Configuration
• Configuring an nginx Virtual Host for your Website
• Removing the Default nginx vhost Configuration
• Configuring the php-fpm Pool for your Website
• Module 3 Introduction
• Creating a System User for your Website
• Downloading and Installing the WordPress Application
• Ownership and Permissions on WordPress Files
• Create a Database and DB User in MySQL
• WordPress Application Layout and Configuration Tweaks
• Making Your First Website Live
• Module 3 Review

Day to Day WordPress Administration: Set Up an e-commerce Store

• Module 4 Introduction
• General WordPress Site Settings
• WordPress User Management
• WordPress Pages, Posts, and Comments
• WordPress Menus
• WordPress Themes and Plugins
• WooCommerce Store Setup and Configuration
• Module 4 Review

Professional Grade: Performance, Security, Automation, Monitoring, Backups

• Module 5 Introduction
• Performance Tuning
• Performance Tuning Review for Your WordPress Hosting Platform
• Security Overview
• SSH Hardening: Key-Based Authentication
• Automation Overview
• What is Configuration Management?
• Configuration Management and Automation with Ansible: A Crash Course
• Monitoring with Monit
• Securely View Monitoring Stats with SSH Local Forwarding
• Basic Backup Theory
• Filesystem Backups and Restores with tar
• How to Compile Software: tarsnap
• Getting Started with Tarsnap: Next Steps
• Scheduling Commands with Cron
• How to Back Up and Restore Your Website Databases

Conclusion

• Conclusion
• Next Steps

Extras, Next Steps and Bonus Content

• The Entire Course Project, Step by Step in one Video
• Use Amazon Web Services (AWS) to host WordPress on the Cloud
• HTTPS Setup -- Setting up TLS with letsencrypt and certbot