Apache2 not pointing to the WordPress directory - wordpress

Question

First I followed this tutorial:
https://www.tecmint.com/install-wordpress-alongside-lamp-on-debian-10/
Which worked fine until I got to the step where I needed to set the permissions. After that, when I try to cd wordpress I get Permission Denied, so I had to sudo su to continue following the directions.
Then in step 6 where you set the DocumentRoot, I followed that to the latter.
Now on step 7, where you actually test if you can access the WordPress initial installation screens, Apache2 is still displaying the Default apache2 static page.
I found this tutorial as well:
https://dade2.net/how-to-install-lamp-wordpress-ubuntu-and-debian/
While that second one is more recent, the only difference is that it uses slightly different Permissions and uses MariaDB. So I tried their Permissions and can now cd into wordpress without sudo su.
But the apache2 static page is still there.
Has something changed with Apache2 or WordPress that's preventing it from pointing to WP?

Answer 1

Looks like your are trying to install apache2 with WordPress. I would suggest you to follow these steps and let me know, if it helps.
$ sudo apt-get update
Install apache
$ sudo apt install apache2
Verify your Apache installation by typing "http://your-ip-address" in your favourite browser.
hostname -I | awk '{print $1}' # can help you to get your IP address.
If you have firewall installed run this command to enable port 80. If you don't have firewall, skip this step.
$ sudo ufw allow 'Apache'
Install wordpress
1. sudo apt update
2. sudo apt install wordpress php libapache2-mod-php mysql-server php-mysql
3. cd /etc/apache2/sites-available/
4. sudo vi wordpress.conf
#Add these lines in wordpress.conf
Alias /blog /usr/share/wordpress
<Directory /usr/share/wordpress>
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride Limit Options FileInfo
DirectoryIndex index.php
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
</Directory>
<Directory /usr/share/wordpress/wp-content>
Options FollowSymLinks
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
</Directory>
5. sudo a2ensite wordpress
6. sudo a2enmod rewrite
7. sudo service apache2 reload
Now Configure mysql
$ sudo mysql -u root
Once you get mysql prompt, Run create, grant, Flush and quit command as follows -
$ mysql> CREATE DATABASE wordpress;
set username and password
$ mysql> create user 'wordpress'#'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'test1234';
Run these commands
mysql> GRANT SELECT,INSERT,UPDATE,DELETE,CREATE,DROP,ALTER ON wordpress.* TO 'wordpress'#'localhost';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
mysql> quit
Now, configure "/etc/wordpress/config-localhost.php file to link MySQL DB "WordPress" created above. create the config-localhost.php, if doesn't exist.
add these lines
<?php
define('DB_NAME', 'wordpress');
define('DB_USER', 'wordpress');
define('DB_PASSWORD', 'test1234');
define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');
define('DB_COLLATE', 'utf8_general_ci');
define('WP_CONTENT_DIR', '/usr/share/wordpress/wp-content');
?>
Restart mysql service
$ sudo service mysql start
Login to your WordPress by opening "localhost/blog/wp-login.php".
I found this link, may be helpful for you. It shows each step screenshot also.