Preparing the server for Wordpress Multisite

Install Nginx

1. sudo apt-get update
2. sudo apt-get install nginx

Install MySQL DB

1. sudo apt-get install mysql-server
2. sudo mysql_install_db
3. sudo mysql_secure_installation
• Set password for root if you haven't already. If you have a password, type n for no.
• Remove Anonymous Users: Press Enter to select default Yes
• Disallow root login: Press Enter to select default Yes
• Remove test database and access to it: Press Enter to select default Yes
• Reload Privilege tables now: Press Enter to select default Yes

Install PHP

1. sudo apt-get install php5-fpm php5-mysql
2. sudo nano /etc/php5/fpm/php.ini

• uncomment ;cgi.fix_pathinfo=0 and set value equal to zero.

3. sudo service php5-fpm restart

Digital Ocean Prerequisites
Read:

• SSH Connection
• Initial Server Setup
• Recommended Steps
• Install Lamp Stack
• Install Multisite