Installing Wordpress

Installing WordPress

WordPress is well known for its ease of installation. Under most circumstances installing WordPress is a very simple process and takes less than five minutes to complete. Many web hosts now offer tools (e.g. Fantastico) to automatically install WordPress for you. However, if you wish to install WordPress yourself, the following guide will help, and with WordPress 2.7 and future versions, upgrading is even easier.

The following installation guide will help you, whether you go for the Famous 5 Minute Installation, or require the more detailed installation guide.

▪ Things to Know Before You Begin Installing WordPress

▪ The Famous 5-Minute Installation

▪ Detailed Installation Instructions

▪ Common Installation Problems

▪ WordPress in Your Language

▪ Installing WordPress in Your Language

▪ How to Install Multiple Blogs

▪ How to Install on Your Own Computer

▪ Getting Started with WordPress (much more installation info)

Things to Know Before Installing WordPress

Before you begin the install, there are few things you need to have and do. You need access to your site and its directory and software to proceed with the installation. These are:

• An access to your web server (via shell or FTP)

• A text editor

• An FTP Client (if you need to install WordPress on a remote server)

• Your web browser of choice

Things You Need to Do to Install WordPress

Begin your installation by:

1. Checking to ensure that you and your web host have the minimum requirements to run WordPress.

2. Download the latest release of WordPress.

3. Unzip the downloaded file to a folder on your hard drive.

4. Be prepared with a secure password for your Secret Key

5. Print this page out so you have it handy during the installation.

Famous 5-Minute Install

Here's the quick version of the instructions, for those that are already comfortable with performing such installations. More detailed instructions follow....