{"id":23340,"date":"2017-09-14T08:52:12","date_gmt":"2017-09-14T13:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/?p=23340"},"modified":"2022-12-16T06:06:10","modified_gmt":"2022-12-16T12:06:10","slug":"install-wordpress-with-openlitespeed-on-ubuntu-16-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/install-wordpress-with-openlitespeed-on-ubuntu-16-04\/","title":{"rendered":"Install WordPress with OpenLiteSpeed on Ubuntu 16.04"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23417\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Install-WordPress-with-OpenLiteSpeed-on-Ubuntu-16.04.png\" alt=\"Install WordPress with OpenLiteSpeed on Ubuntu 16.04\" width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Install-WordPress-with-OpenLiteSpeed-on-Ubuntu-16.04.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Install-WordPress-with-OpenLiteSpeed-on-Ubuntu-16.04-150x75.png 150w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Install-WordPress-with-OpenLiteSpeed-on-Ubuntu-16.04-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Install-WordPress-with-OpenLiteSpeed-on-Ubuntu-16.04-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Install-WordPress-with-OpenLiteSpeed-on-Ubuntu-16.04-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Install-WordPress-with-OpenLiteSpeed-on-Ubuntu-16.04-860x430.png 860w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Install-WordPress-with-OpenLiteSpeed-on-Ubuntu-16.04-680x340.png 680w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Install-WordPress-with-OpenLiteSpeed-on-Ubuntu-16.04-500x250.png 500w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Install-WordPress-with-OpenLiteSpeed-on-Ubuntu-16.04-400x200.png 400w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Install-WordPress-with-OpenLiteSpeed-on-Ubuntu-16.04-200x100.png 200w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Install-WordPress-with-OpenLiteSpeed-on-Ubuntu-16.04-50x25.png 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Today we will show you How to install and configure WordPress with OpenLiteSpeed on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/ubuntu-hosting.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ubuntu 16.04<\/a>. OpenLiteSpeed is a lightweight, open source HTTP server developed and copyrighted by LiteSpeed Technologies, Inc. It provides a user friendly web interface and supports various operating systems, including Linux, Mac OS, SunOS and FreeBSD.<\/p>\n<p>It is fairly easy to install <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/wordpress-hosting.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WordPress<\/a> with OpenLiteSpeed on an Ubuntu 16.04 VPS. The installation process should take about 15-20 minutes if you follow the very easy steps described below.<!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-662ef92bd7e3f\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-662ef92bd7e3f\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/install-wordpress-with-openlitespeed-on-ubuntu-16-04\/#1-Login-via-SSH\" title=\"1. Login via SSH\">1. Login via SSH<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/install-wordpress-with-openlitespeed-on-ubuntu-16-04\/#2-Start-a-screen-session\" title=\"2.\u00a0Start a screen session\">2.\u00a0Start a screen session<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/install-wordpress-with-openlitespeed-on-ubuntu-16-04\/#3-Update-the-system\" title=\"3. Update the system\">3. Update the system<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/install-wordpress-with-openlitespeed-on-ubuntu-16-04\/#4-Install-and-secure-MariaDB\" title=\"4. Install and secure MariaDB\">4. Install and secure MariaDB<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/install-wordpress-with-openlitespeed-on-ubuntu-16-04\/#5-Create-a-new-database\" title=\"5. Create a new database\">5. Create a new database<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/install-wordpress-with-openlitespeed-on-ubuntu-16-04\/#6-Install-OLS\" title=\"6. Install OLS\">6. Install OLS<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/install-wordpress-with-openlitespeed-on-ubuntu-16-04\/#7-Install-WordPress\" title=\"7. Install WordPress\">7. Install WordPress<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/install-wordpress-with-openlitespeed-on-ubuntu-16-04\/#8-Configure-OpenLiteSpeed\" title=\"8. Configure OpenLiteSpeed\">8. Configure OpenLiteSpeed<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/install-wordpress-with-openlitespeed-on-ubuntu-16-04\/#9-Configure-WordPress-Rewrites-to-Enable-Permalink-Support\" title=\"9. Configure WordPress Rewrites to Enable Permalink Support\">9. Configure WordPress Rewrites to Enable Permalink Support<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/install-wordpress-with-openlitespeed-on-ubuntu-16-04\/#10-Restart-the-Server-to-Implement-the-Changes\" title=\"10. Restart the Server to Implement the Changes\">10. Restart the Server to Implement the Changes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/install-wordpress-with-openlitespeed-on-ubuntu-16-04\/#11-Finish-the-Installation-Through-the-WordPress-Interface\" title=\"11. Finish the Installation Through the WordPress Interface\">11. Finish the Installation Through the WordPress Interface<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1-Login-via-SSH\"><\/span>1. Login via SSH<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>First of all login to your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-configure-remote-and-secure-connections-for-mysql-on-ubuntu-16-04-vps\/\">Ubuntu 16.04 VPS via SSH<\/a> as user root<\/p>\n<pre>ssh root@IP_address<\/pre>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2-Start-a-screen-session\"><\/span>2.\u00a0Start a screen session<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>At the very beginning, it is best to start a screen session by executing the following command<\/p>\n<pre>screen -U -S openlitespeed<\/pre>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3-Update-the-system\"><\/span>3. Update the system<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Update the system packages:<\/p>\n<pre>apt-get update &amp;&amp; apt-get -y upgrade<\/pre>\n<p>Make sure to always keep your server up to date.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4-Install-and-secure-MariaDB\"><\/span>4. Install and secure MariaDB<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To install MariaDB, run the following command:<\/p>\n<pre>apt-get install -y mariadb-server<\/pre>\n<p>When the installation is complete, run the following command to secure your installation:<\/p>\n<pre>mysql_secure_installation<\/pre>\n<p>Configure it like this:<\/p>\n<pre>Enter current password for root (enter for none): Enter\r\nSet root password? [Y\/n]: Y\r\nNew password: \r\nRe-enter new password: \r\nRemove anonymous users? [Y\/n]: Y\r\nDisallow root login remotely? [Y\/n]: Y\r\nRemove test database and access to it? [Y\/n]: Y\r\nReload privilege tables now? [Y\/n]: Y<\/pre>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5-Create-a-new-database\"><\/span>5. Create a new database<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Next, we need to create a database for our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/wordpress-hosting.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WordPress<\/a> installation.<\/p>\n<pre>[user]$ mysql -u root -p\r\n\r\nMariaDB [(none)]&gt; CREATE DATABASE wordpress;\r\nMariaDB [(none)]&gt; GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON wordpress.* TO 'wordpressuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your-password';\r\nMariaDB [(none)]&gt; FLUSH PRIVILEGES;\r\nMariaDB [(none)]&gt; \\q<\/pre>\n<p>Do not forget to replace \u2018your-password\u2019 with a strong password.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6-Install-OLS\"><\/span>6. Install OLS<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Download the OLS 1-click script on your server:<\/p>\n<pre>cd \/opt\r\nwget https:\/\/raw.githubusercontent.com\/litespeedtech\/ols1clk\/master\/ols1clk.sh<\/pre>\n<p>In order to run the script we need to make the file executable with the following command:<\/p>\n<pre>chmod +x ols1clk.sh<\/pre>\n<p>For this guide we are going to assume that you want to use PHP7 and install only OLS without WordPress being installed (We prefer to install wordpress separately). So lets run the following command:<\/p>\n<pre>.\/ols1clk.sh --lsphp 70<\/pre>\n<p>When the installation is complete, configure an administrative username and password for the OpenLiteSpeed\u2019s web interface by running the following command:<\/p>\n<pre>\/usr\/local\/lsws\/admin\/misc\/admpass.sh<\/pre>\n<p>You will be asked to provide a username for the administrative user. If you just press ENTER, the username \u201cadmin\u201d will be selected. Afterwards, you will be asked to select and confirm a new password for the account.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s verify OLS is up and running https:\/\/your-ip-address:7080. You should be able to log into OLS WebAdmin. Now lets get WordPress installed and then we will configure OLS.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7-Install-WordPress\"><\/span>7. Install WordPress<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Lets move to the directory where we want to download the WordPress core files:<\/p>\n<pre>cd \/usr\/local\/lsws\/Example<\/pre>\n<p>Download WordPress using the wget command:<\/p>\n<pre>wget https:\/\/wordpress.org\/latest.zip<\/pre>\n<p>Now we will unzip the WordPress zip file:<\/p>\n<pre>unzip latest.zip<\/pre>\n<p>Give permission of the entire directory structure to the user that the web server runs under so that changes can be made through the WordPress interface:<\/p>\n<pre>chown -R nobody:nogroup \/usr\/local\/lsws\/Example\/wordpress\/<\/pre>\n<p>Now lets go into the \/wordpress directory:<\/p>\n<pre>cd wordpress<\/pre>\n<p>We are going to configure WordPress to work with our current database we setup earlier. First we will rename the wp-config-sample.php to wp-config.php using the following command:<\/p>\n<pre>mv wp-config-sample.php wp-config.php<\/pre>\n<p>Open the WordPress configuration file with your favorite text editor and change the database values with the ones you gave at the time of the database creation.<\/p>\n<pre>nano wp-config.php<\/pre>\n<pre>\/\/ ** MySQL settings - You can get this info from your web host ** \/\/\r\n\/** The name of the database for WordPress *\/\r\ndefine('DB_NAME', 'wordpress');\r\n\r\n\/** MySQL database username *\/\r\ndefine('DB_USER', 'wordpressuser');\r\n\r\n\/** MySQL database password *\/\r\ndefine('DB_PASSWORD', 'your-password');\r\n\r\n\/** MySQL hostname *\/\r\ndefine('DB_HOST', 'localhost');<\/pre>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8-Configure-OpenLiteSpeed\"><\/span>8. Configure OpenLiteSpeed<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>We will be modifying the default virtual host that is already present in the OpenLiteSpeed configuration so that we can use it for our WordPress installation.<\/p>\n<p>First, login to the OLS WebAdmin panel at https:\/\/your-ip-address:7080.<\/p>\n<p>Once logged in to the OLS WebAdmin select &#8220;Virtual Hosts&#8221; from the menu bar and click on the &#8220;View&#8221; link:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive alignnone wp-image-19592 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/OLS1.png\" alt=\"1\" width=\"1911\" height=\"477\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This will allow you to edit the configuration of your virtual host.<\/p>\n<p>First we will change the Document root of the Virtual Host to point to our WordPress directory.<\/p>\n<p>Click on the &#8220;General&#8221; tab for the virtual host and then click the &#8220;Edit&#8221; button for the &#8220;General&#8221; table:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive alignnone wp-image-19592 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/OLS2.png\" alt=\"1\" width=\"1891\" height=\"396\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the &#8220;Document Root&#8221; field, change the value from $VH_ROOT\/html\/ to $VH_ROOT\/wordpress\/:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive alignnone wp-image-19592 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/OLS3.png\" alt=\"1\" width=\"1906\" height=\"695\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click &#8220;Save&#8221; when you are finished.<\/p>\n<p>Then, we will enable index.php files so that they can be used to process requests that aren&#8217;t handled by static files. This will allow the main logic of WordPress to function correctly.<\/p>\n<p>Click the &#8220;Edit&#8221; button for the &#8220;Index Files&#8221; table:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive alignnone wp-image-19592 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/OLS4.png\" alt=\"1\" width=\"1895\" height=\"570\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the field for valid &#8220;Index Files&#8221;, add index.php before index.html to allow PHP index files to take precedence:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive alignnone wp-image-19592 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/OLS5.png\" alt=\"1\" width=\"1905\" height=\"607\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click &#8220;Save&#8221; when you are finished.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"9-Configure-WordPress-Rewrites-to-Enable-Permalink-Support\"><\/span>9. Configure WordPress Rewrites to Enable Permalink Support<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Next, we will set up the rewrite instructions so that we can use permalinks within our WordPress installation.<\/p>\n<p>To do so, click on the &#8220;Rewrite&#8221; tab for the virtual host. In the next screen, click on the &#8220;Edit&#8221; button for the &#8220;Rewrite Control&#8221; table:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive alignnone wp-image-19592 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/OLS6.png\" alt=\"1\" width=\"1908\" height=\"333\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Select &#8220;Yes&#8221; under the &#8220;Enable Rewrite&#8221; option:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive alignnone wp-image-19592 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/OLS7.png\" alt=\"1\" width=\"1909\" height=\"356\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click &#8220;Save&#8221; to go back to the main rewrite menu. Click on the &#8220;Edit&#8221; button for the &#8220;Rewrite Rules&#8221; table:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive alignnone wp-image-19592 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/OLS8.png\" alt=\"1\" width=\"1906\" height=\"479\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Remove the rules that are already present and add the following rules to enable rewrites for WordPress:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive alignnone wp-image-19592 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/OLS9.png\" alt=\"1\" width=\"1911\" height=\"417\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click on the &#8220;Save&#8221; button to implement your new rewrite rules.<\/p>\n<p>The next thing that we need to do is to change the default listening port from 8088 to 80.<\/p>\n<p>Select &#8220;Listeners&#8221; from the menu bar and click on the &#8220;View&#8221; link:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive alignnone wp-image-19592 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/OLS10.png\" alt=\"1\" width=\"1904\" height=\"469\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Next, click on the &#8220;Edit&#8221; button for the &#8220;Address Settings&#8221; table:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive alignnone wp-image-19592 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/OLS11.png\" alt=\"1\" width=\"1908\" height=\"494\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the Port field, change the port number from 8088 to 80:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive alignnone wp-image-19592 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/OLS12.png\" alt=\"1\" width=\"1908\" height=\"687\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click &#8220;Save&#8221; when you are finished.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"10-Restart-the-Server-to-Implement-the-Changes\"><\/span>10. Restart the Server to Implement the Changes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>With all of the above configuration out of the way, we can now gracefully restart the OpenLiteSpeed server to enable our changes.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive alignnone wp-image-19592 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/OLS13.png\" alt=\"1\" width=\"1912\" height=\"572\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"11-Finish-the-Installation-Through-the-WordPress-Interface\"><\/span>11. Finish the Installation Through the WordPress Interface<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Now you can finish your WordPress installation by opening your favorite web browser and navigate to:<\/p>\n<pre>http:\/\/your-domain-name.com\/<\/pre>\n<p><strong>Installing WordPress and OpenLiteSpeed<\/strong> is an easy task if you have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/wordpress-hosting.html\">Managed WordPress Hosting<\/a> with us. Feel free to ask our expert Linux Administrators to install WordPress with OpenLiteSpeed on Ubuntu 16.04, for you, and it will be taken care of immediately. 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