How to install wordpress?
To run WordPress your host just needs a couple of things:
- PHP version 4.2 or greater
- MySQL version 4.0 or greater
Once you have confirmed that your hosting account has these basic requirements, follow the steps below.
Step 1: You need to create a database in your hosting account. To do this, login to your hosting account control panel, look for databases icon. Click create new database. Note the username and password.
Step 2: Download wordpress package from www.wordpress.org and unzip the package.
Step 3: Open up wp-config-sample.php and look for the database details on the database details.
<?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’, ”);
Fill in your database name, username & password in the areas provided. Save the file and rename it to wp-config.php.
Step 4: Upload all the files to your webhost using an FTP client like filezilla. If you don’t have filezilla installed on your computer, you can download from their website www.filezilla.com.
Step 4: To run the installation file, you need to type http://www.yourdomain.com/wp-admin/install.php (replacing ‘yourdomain.com’ to your website domain and extension.
Step 5: At the end of the installation it will give you a login and a random password. The password is random, so be sure to write it down or at least copy and paste it. Once you’re logged in you can change the password.
That’s it! Happy Blogging
