Ubuntu 14.04 x64 or WordPress on Ubuntu 14.04?

September 6, 2014 2.1k views
gabriele
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gabriele

Hallo,

When i create Droplets i have to choose LINUX DISTRIBUTION > Ubuntu 14.04 x64 or APPLICATIONS > WordPress on Ubuntu 14.04? I need a fast server with wordpress. I want to use Nginx...

Thank you.

Regards

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asb MOD September 6, 2014

If you want to use Nginx, select the base Ubuntu 14.04 image. While the WordPress One-Click app is built on top of Ubuntu 14.04, it uses Apache for its web server. Check out this tutorial to get up and running:

How To Install WordPress with Nginx on Ubuntu 14.04

How To Install WordPress with Nginx on Ubuntu 14.04
by Justin Ellingwood
WordPress is the most popular CMS (content management system) in the world. It can be used to get your site or blog off the ground quickly and it provides a nice interface for adding content and modifying the site's design. In this guide, we'll walk through how to install WordPress on Ubuntu 14.04 with an Nginx web server.
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