This show demonstrates how to install and set up your own blog using WordPress Blog Publishing Software and EasyPHP (A WAMP - Windows-Apache-MySQL-PHP) bundle. Both are free for download.

1. Install WordPress Blogging Software with EasyPHP

2. By Rupesh Kumar A Department of Library & Information Science Bangalore University Bangalore 560056 Karnataka, INDIA email: a_rupeshkumar@yahoo.com blog: http://lislog.blogspot.com home: http://a.rupeshkumar.googlepages.com

7. Step 1: Install EasyPHP Double Click EasyPHP.exe to launch the installer

8. Click “Next” to Continue

9. Click “I accept the agreement” and click “Next”

10. Read the Instructions

11. Select Destination Location

12. Select Start Menu Folder

13. Click “Install”

14. Installation in Progress…

15. Installation Complete

16. EasyPHP Service Started

17. EasyPHP Icon on System Tray

18. Checking the EasyPHP Installation Type http://localhost on the address bar of your web browser. The following screen appears…

21. Launch EasyPHP Administration

22. EasyPHP Administration Window

23. Click “PHPMYADMIN”

24. PHPMYADMIN Window

25. Create a new database by name “wordpress” (or any other name)

26. Note: the collation – UTF-8

27. Now Click Here Now, Click Here

28. Click “Privileges”

29. Add a New User by name “wordpress” Click Here

30. Enter “Login Information” and give “Global Privileges” Enter “wordpress” for user name and “localhost” for Host. Type your password Select “Use text field” for all Click “Check All” Click “Go”

31. New User Added Click “Privileges”

32. Check Privileges on wordpress

34. Extract WordPress files

35. Note the location there !

36. Extraction in Progress…

37. Browse to the “www” folder

38. Open “wordpress” folder Rename this file to wp-config.php

39. After renaming…

40. Open wp-config.php with any text editor (like Notepad)

41. Fill in the database information Enter ‘wordpress’ for DB_NAME and DB_USER Enter the password for DB_PASSWORD which you provided while creating the user

42. Save the file and close

43. Now Open Localhost Now you can see “wordpress” folder listed. Click “wordpress” folder to open it

44. A message appears… Click on “install.php”

45. The First Step Click Here

46. Name Your Blog Click Here

47. The Second Step Note username and password Click Here to log in

48. WordPress Admin Login Enter Username and Password. Click Login

49. Your Blog Dashboard Click on “View site” to view your blog

50. Your Blog is ready !