1. Create a Professional Blog with WordPress
Chapter 2: Installing Wordpress
Atit Patumvan
Faculty of Management and Information Sciences
Naresuan University
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2. 2
Installing WordPress
• To install WordPress
• Using Automated Script Service
• www.godaddy.com
• www.threemonkeyhost.com
• Installing Wordpress Manually
• Domain Name
• Hosting with FTP access
• PHP (version 4.4 or higher)
• MySQL (version 4.1.2 or higher)
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3. 3
The History of WordPress
• Original from b2
• In Early 2003, Enhanced and rebranded by Matt
Mullenweg
• In August 2006, 1 million downloads
• In 2007, 3 million downloads
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4. 4
Installing WordPress Manually
• Downloading the software from WordPress.org
• Unpacking the Software
• Uploading Your Files
• Create the Database
• Running Install Script
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5. 5
Download Wordpress
• To download WordPress,
visit http://www.wordpress.org/download
• Click the “Download WordPress” button
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6. 6
Unpacking the Software
• Windows: Right-click on the file and select
“Extract Here” menu
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Copying WordPress File to Your Site
• Start FileZilla
• Click File and Select Site Manager
• In the windows that open, click on the New Site
button and add name of your site
• On the right side, enter the information
provided to your host
• Change the Logontype: to Normal and specify
your host username and password
• Click OK or Connect button
• Copy your Wordpress files to host
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8. 8
Creating a new site to transfer files
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9. 9
Copying WordPress Files to Host
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10. 10
Creating the Database
• Required Database Information for WordPress
• Server address
• Database name
• User name
• Password
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Example: Database Informations
• Server address
• Database name
• User name
• Password
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Running the Install Script
• Point your web browser to your blogʼs URL
• Click “Create a Configuration File” button
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13. 13
Running the Install Script
• Gather the database information
• Database name
• Database username
• Database password
• Database host
• Table prefix
• Click “Letʼs Go” button
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14. 14
Running the Install Script
• Enter your database credentials
• Click ʻsubmitʼ button
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Running the Install Script
• Now WordPress has all the information it needs
to proceed.
• Click ʻRun the installʼ button
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Running the Install Script
• Enter your blog information
• Site Title
• Username
• Password
• E-mail
• Click ʻRun the installʼ button
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Running the Install Script
• You are taken to the final screen
• Click ʻLoginʼ button
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Running the Install Script
• At the login screen, put in your username and
password
• Click ʻLoginʼ button
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19. 19
Try To Install Your Blog
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