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HOW TO INSTALL UP WORDPRESS ON YOUR WEBSITEThis tutorial should be easy to follow, but is long re page length due to the number of screenshots involved. It is provided for your benefit since I know how to do this! The screenshots make it easier for you than it was originally for me.
Before you can install a Wordpress blog on your website, you must have the following information:
A. Your web host Control Panel access - most paid web hosting services provide you with this.
B. Access to MySQL. If you go to your Control Panel, yoiu should find MySQL details in a section that might be headed File Manager or Web Hosting Options.
NEXT
1. Go to your Control Panel, look for a link to MySQL Database Management and click on that. You should see a page that looks something like this:
Choose a name for your database, such as 'Blog1', and then you have to create a user name and password. Use whatever you want, but make a note of them. Once you have decided, then click the bottom button above: 'Create MySQL User'.
Just underneath this you should see something like this:
Click on ALL privileges and then on the box that migt be labelled 'Grant Permissions' as above, or something similar.
You have now created your database.
Now you must go to http://www.wordpress.org and then seek the download link for Wordpress 'DOWNLOAD.ZIP'. Click on that and then open the file. If you need Winzip to open it get it here:
http://www.winzip.com
Follow all the instructions and you will end up with a folder called 'wordpress'. Click to open it, and then double click to open the readme.html folder.
Now, follow these instructions exactly:
1. Use a text editor such as Wordpad. Set the files you are seeking for to 'All Files'
2. If you only see txt files, you have not set the files right: check the boxes at the bottom and make sure that 'All Types' is showing in the 'File Types' box. You should be able to see a number of .php files.
3. Open the wp-config-sample.php file. You will see this:
<?php
// ** 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', '');
Enter your database name, user name and password where stated. Keep the rest the same then save the file as wp-config.php - that is without the 'sample' part.
4. Now you have to upload everything to your website. The best way to do that is use an ftp program. If you don't have one and need help, the first go to:
http://www.coreftp.com
and download the coreftp software.
5. Open it and you will see a page like this:
The details entered in the above screen will not be there of course. That is what you are going to do now.
1. Click on 'New Site' and then enter the site name. YOu then have to enter the URL, but in ftp format as I have done above. The URL of my website is http://www.howdoiwin.com so I enter ftp.howdoiwin.com as you can see.
2. Enter the user name you use on your control panel, and then your website control panel password as above.
3. The rest fill in automatically, and then you click on 'Connect'.
You should now see a screen like this:
Use the search box on the left hand part of the screen and bring up the the Wordpress folder you downloaded and have just edited. You should have it showing as I have above.
On the right you will have the root directory of your website. Open the public_html folder.
Highlight the Wordpress folder on the left and then click on the arrow to the right of the search box. The folder and its contents will now be copied from your hard disk to your website: you will see the progress in the long rectangular white box at the bottom of the screen.
Change the name of the folder to the name you have chosen for your blog. I chose BlogonBlog for mine, as you can see below. Your blog directory should appear as mine has below.
Now open /wp-admin/install.php in your browser. The tables needed for your blog should now be set up. However, if there is a problem it is likely your settings in wp-confoig tyat have been entered wrongly so check these out. If you still have problems email me or check out the Wordpress forum on http://wordpress.org/support/
You wil be given a password at this stage so note it down.
You should now be sent to the login page where you can log in with the user nameamdin and tthe password you were given
You can now edit the blog from here or use your web editor to edit the index page.
What I did was to make a copy of the folder, and also of the index file, and to play about with it. That is the best way to learn, and if you do that first you are liable to learn a lot more than by simply following any instructions I give you from here on.
So make the copies, play about with it and then email me when you need help on Pete@create-a-blog.net
You should make an attempt to finish it yourself, but I don't mind you emailing me for more help from here on.
However remember:
RULE 1: Never change anything without making a copy of the original first. You can then revert back to the original if things go haywire.
RULE 2: Happy Blogging!
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