How to Run Apache as different User with mpm-itk
Run Apache as different User is quite useful in WordPress development and WordPress hosting.
Apache runs as www-data in Debian/Ubuntu.
However, this is not convenient in a WordPress installation:
On the production server
- Many WordPress files must be owned by the SSH/SFTP user in order to apply changes
- Most WordPress must be owned by the Web Server user, so WordPress updates can be applied