Installing WordPress

Installing WordPress:

Step 1: Download and Extract

Download and unzip the WordPress package from .

• If you will be uploading WordPress to a remote web server, download the WordPress package to your computer with your favorite web browser and unzip the package.

• If you have access to your web server, and are comfortable using console-based tools, you may wish to download WordPress directly to your using wget (or lynx or another console-based web browser) if you want to avoid :

  • wget

  • Then unzip the package using:
    tar -xzvf latest.tar.gz
    
    The WordPress package will extract into a folder called wordpress in the same directory that you downloaded latest.tar.gz.

• If you do not have access to your web server, or you are not comfortable using console-based tools, you may wish to deploy WordPress directly to your using .

Step 2: Create the Database

Using the MySQL Client

You can create MySQL users and databases quickly and easily by running mysql from the shell. The syntax is shown below and the dollar sign is the command prompt:

$ mysql -u adminusername -p
Enter password:
Welcome to the MySQL monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 5340 to server version: 3.23.54
 
Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the buffer.
 
mysql> CREATE DATABASE databasename;
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
 
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON databasename.* TO "wordpressusername"@"hostname"
    -> IDENTIFIED BY "password";
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
  
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.01 sec)

mysql> EXIT
Bye
$ 
Step 3: Set up wp-config.php 
For the next part, following the instructions in  as a guide to generating and using your secret key password you will need in the following section for WordPress 2.7 versions and above. 
The code you will be looking to change is as follows: 
// ** MySQL settings ** //
define('DB_NAME', 'putyourdbnamehere');    // The name of the database
define('DB_USER', 'usernamehere');     // Your MySQL username
define('DB_PASSWORD', 'yourpasswordhere'); // ...and password
define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');    // 99% chance you won't need to change this value
define('DB_CHARSET', 'utf8');
define('DB_COLLATE', '');
// Change SECRET_KEY to a unique phrase.  You won't have to remember it later,
// so make it long and complicated.  You can visit 
// to get a phrase generated for you, or just make something up.
define('SECRET_KEY', 'put your unique phrase here'); // Change this to a unique phrase. 
Returning to where you extracted the WordPress package in Step 1, rename the file wp-config-sample.php to wp-config.php. 
Open the renamed wp-config.php file in your favorite  and fill in the following information, per the example above: 
DB_NAME  
The name of the database you created for WordPress in Step 2 . 
DB_USER  
The username you created for WordPress in Step 2. 
DB_PASSWORD  
The password you chose for the WordPress username in Step 2. 
DB_HOST  
The hostname you determined in Step 2 (usually localhost, but not always. See ). 
DB_CHARSET  
The database character set, normally should not be changed. See  for details. 
DB_COLLATE  
The database collation should normally be left blank. See  for details. 
Save the file. 
For more extensive details, and step by step instructions for creating the configuration file and your secret key for password security, refer to . 
For information on enabling SSL in WordPress 2.6, see . 
Step 4: Run the Install Script 
Point your favorite web browser to start the installation script. 
If you placed the WordPress files in the root directory, you should visit:  
If you placed the WordPress files in a subdirectory called blog, for example, you should visit: http://example.com/blog/wp-admin/install.php 
The following screenshots show how the installation progresses. Notice in the screen, Entering the details, you enter your Weblog title and your e-mail address. Also displayed is a check-box asking if you would like your blog to appear in search engines like Google and Technorati. Leave the box checked if you would like your blog to be visible to everyone, including search engines, and uncheck the box if you want to block search engines, but allow normal visitors. Note all this information can be changed later in your .