How do I install Wordpress?

jylan

I am wondering how to install wordpress on on website - hosted with Frihost - but I don't know how to. I would be extremely greatful if anyone would tell me how to do it.

The official wordpress instructions can be found at http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress, if that is any help to anyone.

BTW, I will link to the person that helps me once I get the blog up and running. Wink

Animal

It's actually very easy. Download the Tar.gz package from Wordpress then upload it using DirectAdmin. From the DirectAdmin file manager, choose to extract the package to the appropriate directory. If you want to go to you.frih.net and see the blog, make sure it's extracted to the public_html folder directly, and not left in a subfolder.

Once that's done, in DirectAdmin, click home then select MySQL Management and hit Create a New Database. The database name, username and password don't really matter as long as you remember them or write them down. Once you've created the database, open a web browser and go to you.frih.net/install.php (or you.frih.net/subfolder/install.php) and you'll be asked to enter the database details.

You may have to change the file permissions for some of the files / directories, but the Wordpress installation will tell you what files it needs to be writeable. To change the permissions, go into the DirectAdmin file manager, select the chackbox on the right of the file / folder, and enter 777 in the box at the bottom right of the screen and select change permissions. The Wordpress installation will do the rest, and it will tell you what files to change or delete once finished.

Hope this helps! Very Happy

jylan

Thankyou so much Animal! Very Happy

I had actually sent an email to the wordpress instal4you team, but when they replied they asked me over 12 questions! I checked out you're post and decided that it was much easier.

I still had to read the page that I linked to though, as you missed out on mentioning some things. Thanks anyway. I will be linking to your website, http://www.e-ignite.co.uk/ In my first post as I promised. Please notify me if you want me to link to a different address.

Animal

Thanks for the link - glad I could help Very Happy

furtasacra

saratdear

furtasacra · Last edited by furtasacra on Tue Feb 20, 2007 11:55 pm; edited 1 time in total

jylan

I just remembered that I had forgotten to leave my blog address. Well here it is: Jylan Wynne's Blog.

Please leave a comment if you find any of the posts interesting. Very Happy

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BlogmasterPg

I'm following your instructions, but i think i loose. OK:( i hope someone read this: ) I do this: 1) create a folder 'wordpress' in files admin., 2) upload word press 2.1.3 .it; 3) i copy the file index .htlm of wordpress in folder public.htlm... STOP: when i go to see my site: http://www.blogmast.frih.net/wordpress it say 404 page not found. Do you know what i mistaked??? Rolling Eyes

BlogmasterPg

Now i do all thing all, but for now i can't see it... http://www.blogmast.frih.net you can see something? I not.

Bondings

BlogmasterPg

i delete every thing and re- do it all. nothing http://www.blogmasterpg.frih.net/wordpress

saratdear

Oh yes, now I think I understand what is causing your problem. After you install Wordpress into whatever subfolder you want, move the index.php into the public_html folder. And then, delete the index.html file. The problem is that, when someone accesses your website, Direct Admin automatically shows the index.html file. So, only if you delete it Direct Admin will show the index.php file.

After you do that, did you edit the index.php file as furtasacra said?

BlogmasterPg

ok, saratdear: now i'll prove what you said ( so am i i think this one, but yesterday i fear to mistake..

BlogmasterPg

http://blogmasterpg.frih.net/ this is the result o all my effort: Who do to me? You think I'm a little caxy? Someone Bordeline , when does more and more times the same things the doctors saids:" he's craxy..." so am I ? I hope not, naturally, bur in this thingss

escritor

Sweet. I've just installed Wordpress 2.5 and it's working. Now let me start customizing it. Wink

Thank you for the tutorial on changing the directory, furtasacra.

tsuvik

Thanks a ton. Was a major help to me Smile

beauty

Does anyone know that is it compulsory do put the copyright information about worpress on your website if you have done it by using worpress? I mean I have seen lot of different sites done by wordpress and there is used some type of theme design by someone, but they don,t tell the designer name on website? Is that okey to do?

escritor

beauty: whether is ok or not depends on the designer of your theme. Usually, designers make is clear if you should leave the copyright notice when using their themes.