Roy
(@gangleri)
http://codex.ww.wp.xz.cn/Getting_Started_with_WordPress#Installation
You have to download and unzip WP, create a database, edit wp-config.php, upload the whole pack to the server and then install. There’s a bit more to it.
IS creating a database like creating a path in my site, which is where the wordpress files are stored?
ie: database named home/wordpress
should this be in any particular place eg: root, or home ? which folder?
Roy
(@gangleri)
IS creating a database like creating a path in my site
Not quite. You use your control panel/cpanel/plesk/PHPmyAdmin/whatever you have to do that.
http://codex.ww.wp.xz.cn/Using_cPanel
which is where the wordpress files are stored?
On the server. You can use FTP to access them.
ie: database named home/wordpress
Can ben anything, but don’t make the database- and username too easy.
should this be in any particular place eg: root, or home ? which folder?
That depends. If you want your root domain to be WP, then the files go in the root. If you want another website with a subdomain blog which runs on WP, then you need to create a subdomain and upload the files there. If you want WP in a subfolder, same thing, create a folder and put the files there.
Be careful when you create the database.If you do it wrong it will not work.
You can name the database whatever name. Lets name it test.
Use the MysQL wizard found in your c-panel at the server
to help you upload.
Ask the tech support of the name of the root folder
(if you don’t know it)
Lets say the root folder is called sampleone
then the wizard creates the database name looks like this
sampleone_test
Then you are asked to create a username lets call it shelleen.
It will look like this
sampleone_shelleen
and then a password lets call it yourpassword
Then the wizard will take you to a place where you can allow
permissions Click all
You are done.
This data shall then be added into the WP-config file and then you upload all files to your server and hopefully You have a working blog.
Ihope this help.
Ask the tech support of the name of the root folder
(if you don’t know it)
Lets say the root folder is called sampleone
then the wizard creates the database name looks like this
sampleone_test
Then you are asked to create a username lets call it shelleen.
It will look like this
sampleone_shelleen
Correction it is not root folder is your cpanel username your will have
cpanelusername_databasename
cpanelusername_databaseusername.
Thanks everyone for the layman explanation…I sought of needed it.
I have establish wordpress in my root folder now. still have to edit the config.php file before I can hit install…..
Not a 100% sure how to write the file correctly but will ring host tech support to try get some help.
S
