Step-by-Step Guide to Build a LNMP Stack and Deploy WordPress on Tencent Cloud

Prerequisites

Install remote management tools such as Xshell or Xftp (or Putty) on your local machine. These tools allow file upload/download without a separate FTP service.

1. Install Xshell/Xftp (optional)

Download the installer and follow the wizard: accept the license, choose installation path, and finish.

2. Reinstall the Server OS (optional)

Log in to the Tencent Cloud console, select your instance, and choose Reinstall System . Pick the CentOS 7.2 64‑bit image, set a root password, and start the reinstall. After the status shows Running , note the public IP.

3. Remote Login

Use Xshell (or Putty) to connect to the server via its public IP. Set the username to root and the password you defined.

4. Install Software

4.1 Install Nginx

yum install nginx

4.2 Install MySQL

Because CentOS 7 defaults to MariaDB, install the official MySQL community release first.

wget http://repo.mysql.com/mysql-community-release-el7-5.noarch.rpm

rpm -ivh mysql-community-release-el7-5.noarch.rpm

yum update

yum install mysql-server

Start MySQL and run the security script:

systemctl start mysqld

mysql_secure_installation

4.3 Install PHP

yum install php

yum install php-fpm

4.4 Install phpMyAdmin

yum install phpmyadmin

Create a symbolic link so Nginx can serve phpMyAdmin:

ln -s /usr/share/phpMyAdmin/ /usr/share/nginx/html/phpmyadmin

5. Configure Services

Enable auto‑start on boot:

systemctl enable nginx.service

systemctl enable php-fpm

Restart Nginx to apply changes:

service nginx restart

6. Install WordPress

Remove the default index page, download WordPress, extract it, and move files to the web root.

rm /usr/share/nginx/html/index.html

wget https://cn.wordpress.org/wordpress-4.5.3-zh_CN.tar.gz

tar zxvf wordpress-4.5.3-zh_CN.tar.gz

mv wordpress/* /usr/share/nginx/html/

Temporarily set the web root permissions to 777 (later revert to 755): chmod -R 777 /usr/share/nginx/html Open a browser and navigate to http://<em>your‑public‑ip</em> to run the WordPress installation wizard. Provide the database name created earlier, the MySQL root user and password, and complete the setup.

7. Finalize

After WordPress is installed, restore proper permissions: chmod -R 755 /usr/share/nginx/html The site is now accessible via the server’s public IP (or a domain name after DNS configuration).