Is my process right?

January 18, 2014 5.9k views
sgrenger
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Hello guys! I want to bring my Wordpress blog to DO, but i want it to be the safest and fastest possible, so i will not have problems for a long time (i have high daily traffic, almost 50k per day) Here's what i intend to do: 1. Install Ubuntu 12.04 following this link https://www.digitalocean.com/community/articles/initial-server-setup-with-ubuntu-12-04 2. Deploy a Firewall https://www.digitalocean.com/community/articles/how-to-setup-a-firewall-with-ufw-on-an-ubuntu-and-debian-cloud-server 3. Install Fail2Ban https://www.digitalocean.com/community/articles/how-to-protect-ssh-with-fail2ban-on-ubuntu-12-04 4. SSH keys then? https://www.digitalocean.com/community/articles/how-to-create-ssh-keys-with-putty-to-connect-to-a-vps 5. Install a Swap https://www.digitalocean.com/community/articles/how-to-add-swap-on-ubuntu-12-04 6. Install NGINX, MySQL and PHP https://www.digitalocean.com/community/articles/how-to-install-linux-nginx-mysql-php-lemp-stack-on-ubuntu-12-04 7. Then Memcache https://www.digitalocean.com/community/articles/how-to-install-and-use-memcache-on-ubuntu-12-04 (they said Wordpress need to "support" memcache and that there is a plugin for that, is that right? http://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-ffpc/ 8. FastCGI https://www.digitalocean.com/community/articles/how-to-setup-fastcgi-caching-with-nginx-on-your-vps 9. APC (Alternative PHP Cache) https://www.digitalocean.com/community/articles/how-to-install-alternative-php-cache-apc-on-a-cloud-server-running-ubuntu-12-04 10. Migrate Wordpress (this link shows it using Apache, but i think it will do for me too as i will use Nginx) https://www.digitalocean.com/community/articles/how-to-migrate-wordpress-from-shared-hosting-to-a-cloud-server-with-zero-downtime 11. Then install Varnish https://www.digitalocean.com/community/articles/how-to-install-wordpress-nginx-php-and-varnish-on-ubuntu-12-04 12. Last, SFTP https://www.digitalocean.com/community/articles/how-to-use-filezilla-to-transfer-and-manage-files-securely-on-your-vps So guys, is this proccess cool?? Will you change anything? Is that steps order alright? Thank you so much!
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kamaln7 MOD January 19, 2014
(this link shows it using Apache, but i think it will do for me too as i will use Nginx)

Make sure you do not install any packages such as Apache. You only need to migrate the files and the database.
11. Then install Varnish https://www.digitalocean.com/community/articles/how-to-install-wordpress-nginx-php-and-varnish-on-ubuntu-12-04

I would go with https://www.digitalocean.com/community/articles/how-to-install-wordpress-nginx-php-and-varnish-on-ubuntu-12-04 instead as it contains Varnish config that works with Wordpress.

Other than that, everything else looks good. Good luck! :]
How To Install Wordpress, Nginx, PHP, and Varnish on Ubuntu 12.04
by Etel Sverdlov
Varnish is an HTTP accelerator and a useful tool for speeding up a server, especially during a times when there is high traffic to a site. It works by redirecting visitors to static pages whenever possible and only drawing on the server itself if there is a need for an active process. This tutorial covers installing wordpress on a LEMP stack (with nginx instead of apache), and then installing varnish.
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sgrenger January 21, 2014
Thank you Kamal!!

I've a silly doubt however xDDD

I isntalled Nginx following this tutorial: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/articles/how-to-install-linux-nginx-mysql-php-lemp-stack-on-ubuntu-12-04

While installing, i saw deveral files refering to fastcgi. Do Nginx comes with FastCGI by default? Or do i still need to follow the FastCGI tutorial: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/articles/how-to-setup-fastcgi-caching-with-nginx-on-your-vps

thanks!!
How To Install Linux, nginx, MySQL, PHP (LEMP) stack on Ubuntu 12.04
by Etel Sverdlov
LEMP stack is a group of open source software to get web servers up and running. The acronym stands for Linux, nginx (pronounced Engine x), MySQL, and PHP. This tutorial explains how to install the required repos to download nginx and php-fpm, how to install MySQL, how to install nginx, how to install php-fpm, how to configure php and nginx, and how to create a php info page. This tutorial is written for Ubuntu 12.04.
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kamaln7 MOD January 21, 2014
You will still need to install a FastCGI process manager for php, aka the php5-fpm package.
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sgrenger January 21, 2014
I see!!! nice, will do that!

I'm think about PHPMyAdmin, it doesn't matter if i install it right after nginx and fastcgi or only after wordpress, does it??
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kamaln7 MOD January 23, 2014
I wouldn't install PHPMyAdmin. You should use a local mysql client (e.g. HeidiSQL) instead and forward port 3306 on your droplet locally: https://library.linode.com/databases/mysql/mysql-ssh-tunnel.
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