diff --git a/updated_install1.sh b/updated_install1.sh
index 85916c1..eba8b6a 100644
--- a/updated_install1.sh
+++ b/updated_install1.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ HOSTNAME="wordpress.local"
 IP="127.0.0.1"
 SITE_CONF="/etc/apache2/sites-available/wordpress.conf"
 WEB_ROOT="/srv/www/wordpress"
+DB_PASSWORD="changeme123"
 # ============================
 
 # Update system
@@ -38,16 +39,33 @@ cat << EOF | sudo tee "$SITE_CONF" > /dev/null
 EOF
 
 # Add hostname to /etc/hosts if not already present
-if grep -q "$HOSTNAME" /etc/hosts; then
-    echo "Entry for $HOSTNAME already exists in /etc/hosts."
-else
-    echo "Adding $HOSTNAME to /etc/hosts..."
+if ! grep -q "$HOSTNAME" /etc/hosts; then
     echo "$IP $HOSTNAME" | sudo tee -a /etc/hosts > /dev/null
-    echo "Done."
 fi
 
 # Enable site and modules, disable default
 a2ensite wordpress.conf
 a2enmod rewrite
 a2dissite 000-default.conf
-systemctl reload apache2
\ No newline at end of file
+systemctl reload apache2
+
+# Create WordPress database and user
+sudo mysql -u root <<EOF
+CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS wordpress;
+CREATE USER IF NOT EXISTS 'wordpress'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '$DB_PASSWORD';
+GRANT SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, CREATE, DROP, ALTER ON wordpress.* TO 'wordpress'@'localhost';
+FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
+EOF
+
+# Create wp-config.php from the sample
+sudo -u www-data cp /srv/www/wordpress/wp-config-sample.php /srv/www/wordpress/wp-config.php
+
+# Replace database settings in wp-config.php
+sudo -u www-data sed -i "s/database_name_here/wordpress/" /srv/www/wordpress/wp-config.php
+sudo -u www-data sed -i "s/username_here/wordpress/" /srv/www/wordpress/wp-config.php
+sudo -u www-data sed -i "s/password_here/${DB_PASSWORD}/" /srv/www/wordpress/wp-config.php
+
+# Replace salts in wp-config.php
+WP_CONFIG="/srv/www/wordpress/wp-config.php"
+sed -i "/AUTH_KEY/d;/SECURE_AUTH_KEY/d;/LOGGED_IN_KEY/d;/NONCE_KEY/d;/AUTH_SALT/d;/SECURE_AUTH_SALT/d;/LOGGED_IN_SALT/d;/NONCE_SALT/d" "$WP_CONFIG"
+curl -s https://api.wordpress.org/secret-key/1.1/salt/ >> "$WP_CONFIG"