Wordpress Installation and Confugaturation
Wordpress Requirements
- Your Web hosting should support PHP 4.0 or latest PHP version and MySQL
- Your webhosting should support Apache mod_rewrite module, if your web hosting dont support mod_rewrite module, then although you can install but you cant make seo friendly urls.
Getting Started with MySQL
Setup your MySQL database from within your hosting control panel (cpanel/plesk), or in some cases you will need to contact your host to set it up. SAVE the following information:
- Database Name
- User Name
- Password
- Host Name
Download and Configure WordPress
Download the WordPress directory from wordpress.org to your desktop where you can easily find it. unzip this file using winzip or winrar.
Once you have downloaded and unzipped WordPress, we will need to make a few changes BEFORE uploading the files.
Inside the WordPress folder is a file named wp-config-sample as wp-config.
Open the same file that you just renamed and add following information:
define('DB_NAME', 'wordpress'); // The name of the database
Remove wordpress and add your database name between signle quotes that you have created for wordpress blog
define('DB_USER', 'username'); // Your MySQL username
Remove username and add your database username between signle quotes that you have created for wordpress blog
define('DB_PASSWORD', 'password'); // ...and password
Remove password and add your database password between signle quotes that you have created for wordpress blog
define('DB_HOST', 'localhost'); // 99% chance you won't need to change this value
if your Host Name is localhost, then you dont need to change it
Insert Your MySQL Database Information
When you previously set up the MySQL database you would have been provided with the following information:
- The name of the database
- The MySQL database username
- The password of the database
- The database host (in some cases)
We need to change the default information in the wp-config to include your information. The following will cover those changes line by line. Do not remove the single quotes.
Upload WordPress Files
Using your FTP program, upload all of the files from within the WordPress folder. You will upload these files to the directory you have previously selected for your blog. Only upload the files INSIDE the WordPress folder. DO NOT upload the folder itself.
For upload data you can use CuteFTP, WS_FTP, FlashFXP, Filezilla or any other FTP Program
Start WordPress Installation
To start the WordPress installation, you will need to run the WordPress installation script by accessing the wp-admin/install.php file from your browser window.
Example: http://www.yourwebsite.com/wp-admin/install.php
if you are not using wordpress in directory then see this example
Example: http://www.yourwebsite.com/foldername/wp-admin/install.php
Then a new new window will open. Click First Step >>
When you click the First Step link, another new window will open.
- Enter the name you have selected for your blog.
- Enter your email address and double check it before continuing.
- Place a check in the box for I would like my blog to appear in search engines like Google and Technorati. (This is important!)
- Click "Continue to Second Step".
Then you will found this screen, it means you have installed wordpress successfully.
Once you have followed the instructions on each new window, your blog will be created automatically for you and your username and password will be create. So save the user name and password provided.
Congratulation! you have installed your blog successfully. You are ready to log in!