Assuming you are using your ‘main registered’ domain (not an add-on domain) and that you want to access your domain at http://www.sample.com (use your real domain in place of sample.com).
Upload the whole wordpress-2.3.1.zip into your web-root folder (public_html). After uploading, click on that file, then click on Extract File Contents, and the contents will extract to a folder called wordpress.
In the wordpress folder, rename wp-config-sample.com to wp-config.com. Edit the file and put your database information in that file. DB_HOST is probably ‘localhost’.
Browse to http://www.sample.com/wordpress. Enter the information to complete the install. Login, goto Options->General and change the Blog address (URL) to http://www.sample.com (delete the /wordpress at the end).
Put this index.php in your web-root folder (public_html):
<?php
/* Short and sweet */
define('WP_USE_THEMES', true);
require('./wordpress/wp-blog-header.php');
?>
I can unzip something in my root directory? Huh. I also have a plug in that requires some modification after unzipping. I’ve already done the modifications on my computer. Are you saying I can modify things online?
Appreciate the help
Chris
I revised the information above so please reread.
Before unzipping a plugin file, make sure that plugin was zipped properly. Most plugin zip files will have the files without subfolder though some will have a subfolder (that’s okay). Put the zip in the wp-content/plugins folder then Extract the File Contents.
Also see:
Adding new themes in cPanel
everything worked except I followed the plug-in directions to a T and, while it is in my plug-in section in my root directory it doesn’t show up in Plugin Management on the WordPress admin page. Any thoughts?
Chris
Plugins should be in your wp-content/plugins folder.
that’s where it is. It’s right under akismet. Think it’s a problem with the plug-in?
You do mean, listed in the wp-contents/plugins folder just below the akismet folder?
Don’t know what plugin you are talking about so a link to download it might help.
I just added another plug-in, comicpress, to the wp-content/plugins folder and it isn’t showing up on the wordpress plugin management page.
Check your file permissions.
Might need to change wp-content and wp-content/plugins to 777
Changing_File_Permissions
The first plugin I was trying is called stripshow. It’s a variation of comicpress. I’m trying to make a webcomic site with blogging. Here is the link. Download from the menu on the right.
http://stripshow.monkeylaw.org/
Thanks for all your help. So far my WordPress tech support is amazing!
Chris
Welcome to the world of plugins.
That zip file for stripshow has all the multiple layers of folder.
Unzip that folder on your local machine, then use FTP to upload the stripshow-1.5/wp-content/plugins to your host plugins folder. Same goes for themes.
Also note that plugin has it’s own forum:
http://www.spinzonecomics.com/index.php?board=12.0
I can’t remember how to get back to my administration page.
yourdomain.com/wordpress/wp-login.php
