Installing WordPress
To install a wordpress blog on your account is easier then most people think.
To install a wordpress blog you will need a few things:
An FTP client (For instance FileZilla or CuteFTP)
A text editor (This doesnt have to be more advanced the “Notepad” for Windows)
A program that can extract a compressed file (like Winzip or WinRAR for PC, or Stufflit Expander for Mac)
Some webspace on a webhotel
Information regarding your MySQL database
The source code for wordpress.
The sourcecode for wordpress can be found on http://www.wordpress.org
Start by downloading this compressed file to a location of your choice.
When the file is downloaded, it needs to be extracted for us to be able to enter
our settings and upload it.
In this example, we are using a swedish version of WinRAR.
Doubleclick the file and then press “Extract to” button.
Here we type in the folder name “C:\Wordpress” and press the “Extract” button.
Winrar will then extract the code we are going to be using.
Start the program “Notepad” and choose “File -> Open.
For the row that displays “File Format” (here shown in red frame)
you have to change from *.txt to “Show all formats” because if you dont,
you wont find the file we are going to edit.
Locate the file “wp-config-sample” (here shown in blue frame) and press “Open”
Here is what needs to be edited:
The name of the database in this line:
define(‘DB_NAME’, ‘your_database_name’);
The user for the database in this line:
define(‘DB_USER’, ‘your_dbuser’);
The users password for the database in this line:
define(‘DB_PASSWORD’, ‘your_database_password’);
Wich server the database is hosted on:
define(‘DB_HOST’, ‘your_sql_server_adress’);
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When this file has been edited with your details, we need to save and rename it.
Right now the file is named wp-config-sample and we need to rename it to “wp-config”.
Now upload the files to your public_html on your webhost, I am here using “Filezilla”
(http://filezilla-project.org/download.php)
Then open up a webbrowser and type in the adress of your new blog and
you should see this:
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Here you type in the blogs name, and the email that eventual notices will be sent to.
If you want the blog to be visible to search engines, tick that option in, then click “Install wordpress)
Then you should see this:
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What you see here is the administrators account. The username is “admin”
and the password will be an automatically generated string. Copy that string
and put it in a text file, because we are gonna need it in the next step.
Press the button “Log In” and you will see this:
Type in “Admin” as username, and paste that autogenerated string into “Username”.
You dont have to tick “Remember Me” because we are going to change password right away.
When you log into whats called the “Dashboard” you will see a red square that looks
like this:
Press the “Yes, Take me to my profile page” link. In the page that opens, scroll to the bottom
and there you have this:
Change the password to your liking in the first field. That square beneath will alter
color depending on how secure your password is. The best is a green square that displays “Strong”.
Put the same password in both text fields.
Then press “Update Profile” and we are all set.
You can now start to blog.
