Install WordPress

Created by PIXELONETRY LLC, Modified on Wed, 7 Jan at 9:44 PM by PIXELONETRY LLC

  • 1. Download and unzip the WordPress package if you haven't already.2. Create a database for WordPress on your web server, as well as a MySQL (or MariaDB) user who has all privileges for accessing and modifying it.3. (Optional) Find and rename wp-config-sample.php to wp-config.php, then edit the file (see Editing wp-config.php) and add your database information.4. Upload the WordPress files to the desired location on your web server:
  • If you want to integrate WordPress into the root of your domain (e.g. http://example.com/), move or upload all contents of the unzipped WordPress directory (excluding the WordPress directory itself) into the root directory of your web server.
  • If you want to have your WordPress installation in its own sub-directory on your website (e.g. http://example.com/blog/), create the blog directory on your server and upload the contents of the unzipped WordPress package to the directory via FTP. Note: If your FTP client has an option to convert file names to lower case, make sure it's disabled.
  • 5. Run the WordPress installation script by accessing the URL in a web browser. This should be the URL where you uploaded the WordPress files.
  • If you installed WordPress in the root directory, you should visit: http://example.com/
  • If you installed WordPress in its own sub-directory called blog, for example, you should visit: http://example.com/blog/

That's it! WordPress should now be installed.

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