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How to install Wordpress?

DJMastaWes

DJMastaWes

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Jan 14, 2006
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Hey guys. So, i decided I'm going to change my personal website into more of a technology (mac) blog type of thing. I really want to use Wordpress to do this, my only problem is, is that I have no idea how to install wordpress.

I've read over 10 tutorials on how to install wordpress, but I can't seem to get anything to work.
I'm must say, it's probably the most confusing thing I've encountered in a long time.

Can anyone help me out on how to install it?

Thanks in advanced.

EDIT: I've gotten Wordpress to work, but I'm wondering how I can now upload my blog onto www.wyendrys.com.
I use Godaddy as a host, and Transmit as a FTP client.
 
okay, i got it to work! I'm so happy!

I have another question.
Now that I got it to work, how can I make it work on "www.wyendrys.com"
 
DJMastaWes said:
Now that I got it to work, how can I make it work on "www.wyendrys.com"
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uploading the WP files to a server isn't enough, you actually have to go through the install procedure on your site. install it in the public_html directory if you want your domain to resolve to the main WP page. you may want to back up your existing site first, as some files (most notably index.php) will be overwritten.

then all you have to upload is your template directory (or whatever it's called in WP) and, perhaps, any MySQL content you want to preserve. no need to ftp up all the WP program files.

and remove whatever is re-routing your index page to Site/Home.html.
 
this is what I did.

I deleted all my files that were under "site" in transmit, and replaced them with all the files that came with the wordpress download.
 
no, you actually have to run the install procedure on your server. uploading the files isn't enough. they're there, but not properly installed.
 
well, clearly you didn't install it correctly, because this is what i see on your site:
Warning: main(./wp-blog-header.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/content/w/y/e/wyendrys/html/index.php on line 4

Warning: main(./wp-blog-header.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/content/w/y/e/wyendrys/html/index.php on line 4

Fatal error: main(): Failed opening required './wp-blog-header.php' (include_path='.:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/content/w/y/e/wyendrys/html/index.php on line 4
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this means that WORDPRESS ISN'T RUNNING. get it running (per the instructions i linked to) before you worry about what it looks like.
 
customizing WP is more involved than getting it installed. if you can't get it running, you may want to consider another solution.

not trying to be a jerk here, but WP isn't for everyone.
 
I don't understand how it's not running. I'm using it, and i've customized it, added pages and stuff. I just can't get it online, which is what I'm asking.

The instructions you gave me, are the same i followed to get into Wordpress, so, I don't think those are going to work in order to upload it to my server.

EDIT: I followed the instructions, and now I can't even get into my wordpress. This is ridiculous.
 
Nicolasdec said:
I think wordpress IS for everyone its so easy to install. :):)
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now you're just rubbing it in.

no, i don't think it's for everyone because any customization of the templates requires some amount of HTML/php coding, and/or CSS manipulation. for those used to that stuff, WP works out rather well, but i don't think a lot of people are up for that. this is no comment on the OP, as he may be a CSS whiz, for example, but getting the thing installed is kind of an initial test.

DJMastaWes said:
EDIT: I followed the instructions, and now I can't even get into my wordpress. This is ridiculous.
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seems WP is in some kind of undefined state. if you're wanting to try again, i suggest you delete all WP stuff from your domain and start over. it's best to upload the WP zipfile into public_html and unzip it there. then overwrite (via ftp upload or editing on the server) the config file, and run the install.php on the server, not on your local machine.

re-read those WP instructions. something obviously didn't go right and you should re-examine them.
 
DJMastaWes, I feel your pain, because I tried to customise WordPress and it was frustrating as anything.

However, it was easy to install, because although the instructions I found on the web to install in manually looked hideous (so I can quite see why you're having trouble) I found an option called "Fantastico" that installs it for you. Before you struggle any further, have a look in the control panel for your webhosting. If by some coincidence you also use asmallorange.com for your hosting it'll be in there, but if not check your hosting cpanel for something similar.

If you do have it, and decide to use it, I'd back up the customisation you've already done first and let it install a default copy, as it may overwrite what you've got there already. If your cpanel doesn't have it, it might be worth seeing if your hosting company has a more up to date cpanel you can install that might have Fantastico in it.
 
Lau said:
in the control panel for my hosting there's an option called "Fantastico" that installs it for you.
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actually, i recommend against using Fantastico. sometimes it screws up WP (well, not just WP) installs, and always (that i've seen, anyway) it's behind the current version of WP. that opens you up to exploits of known security flaws.

here's how i recommend doing it, and maybe this will help the OP:

1. go to the wordpress site and d/load the latest version
2. unzip it, but keep the zipfile
3. upload the zipfile to your server
4. unzip it (in either public_html or a subdir)
5. if you haven't already, create a mysql user and db for WP. this is on the server.
6. edit your local config.php (or whatever it's called) to include the database info and any other needed info
7. upload that config file to the server
8. perform the install procedure on the server (by browsing to install.php)

WP should now be working, and browsing to the site should produce the default WP page.

NOW the customization of WP can begin. i prefer to download and edit templates locally, then ftp them to the server for testing. but it's equally valid to have a full WP/mysql install on your local machine for testing.

caveat: i haven't done a WP install in over a year, so maybe stuff has changed in the meantime.
 
hmm. I put all the files from the unziped wordpress folder on my server, and I made a mySQL database on godaddy, and entered all the info I have (username, database name and password).
when I go to www.wyendrys.com it says "This either means that the username and password information in your wp-config.php file is incorrect or we can't contact the database server at localhost. This could mean your host's database server is down."

I'm pretty sure all my entered info is correct. (atleast we're getting closer to resolving the problem now).

Sorry if I'm asking questions that are easy to solve, but I don't understand this, and I really wanna have a site without using iWeb.
 
<?php
// ** MySQL settings ** //
define('DB_NAME', 'WYendrys'); // The name of the database
define('DB_USER', 'WYendrys'); // Your MySQL username
define('DB_PASSWORD', '-------------); // ...and password
define('DB_HOST', 'localhost'); // 99% chance you won't need to change this value
 
yeah, take a careful look at your cpanel/mysql page and see exactly what it thinks your database name and database username is. i bet it's something like wyendr_WYendrys. i.e. cpanel will prepend your cpanel username (or a portion of it) to distinguish it from others on the same server.

so if someone called their database "wordpress", it won't conflict with someone else who called their database "wordpress".
 
I'm not sure what cpanle is, but my database name says "WYendrys" and my username says "WYendrys" so I don't understand what's wrong. and the password I'm putting, is the same as my database password.
 
well, whatever you're using (if it's not cpanel), log into your database using those values w/o relying on WP. if you can, then it's a WP issue. if you can't, then your values are wrong.
 
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