How to install WordPress

Sep 27, 2010 Wordpress admin No comments

I want to start from the beginning, so if you planing to work with WordPress  first thing what You must do is learn how to install it.So, I suppose that you choose you’re domain and hosting provider, and find suitable WordPress theme for you. If you didn’t find theme, for start you can use some of the default WordPress themes.  But, I sincerely recommend that you find some nice theme. In my next post I will put some links for some  free WordPress themes, what You could use.

Ok, lets install you’re WordPress platform.

Go to this link http://wordpress.org/download/ and download the latest version of WordPress. WordPress is well known for its ease of installation. Under most circumstances installing WordPress is a very simple process and takes less than five minutes to complete. Many web hosts now offer tools (e.g. Fantastico) to automatically install WordPress for you.

Here’s the quick version of the instructions:

  1. Download and unzip the WordPress package.
  2. Create a database for WordPress on your web server, as well as a MySQL user who has all privileges for accessing and modifying it.
  3. Rename the wp-config-sample.php file to wp-config.php.
  4. Open wp-config.php in a text editor and fill in your database details as explained in Editing wp-config.php to generate and use your secret key password.
  5. Place the WordPress files in the desired location on your web server:
    • If you want to integrate WordPress into the root of your domain (e.g. http://example.com/), move or upload all contents of the unzipped WordPress directory (but excluding the directory itself) into the root directory of your web server.
    • If you want to have your WordPress installation in its own subdirectory on your web site (e.g. http://example.com/blog/), rename the directory wordpress to the name you’d like the subdirectory to have and move or upload it to your web server. For example if you want the WordPress installation in a subdirectory called “blog”, you should rename the directory called “wordpress” to “blog” and upload it to the root directory of your web server.Hint: If your FTP transfer is too slow read how to avoid FTPing at : Step 1: Download and Extract.
  6. Run the WordPress installation script by accessing wp-admin/install.php in a web browser.
    • If you installed WordPress in the root directory, you should visit: http://example.com/wp-admin/install.php
    • If you installed WordPress in its own subdirectory called blog, for example, you should visit: http://example.com/blog/wp-admin/install.php

That’s it! WordPress should now be installed.

If you have problems with install, You can hire me and I will install WordPress for you, also I can find some cool themes and make you’re site look like a pro. Don’t hesitate to contact me.

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