Installing Wordpress
Status: Resolved
Publication date: 2017-12-31
Last edited by: Garyf
Last updated: 2023 - 09 - 3
The problem
I used to be a Joomla! type of person. That was until 2014 when things kept breaking and simply not working. I started using WordPress instead when a company I worked for decided to switch from Joomla! to WordPress. This was really the first experience I had with WordPress, since I have primarily used WordPress with the occasions of using other systems such as MediaWiki, depends what work at the time I have on and what system is required.
To install WordPress, there are two ways of doing this, the easy way, and the hard way (but not that hard). I will go into more detail on the hard way soon, but first I will touch on the easy way.
The resolution
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Device: Server
Operating system: Ubuntu
Software: Wordpress
Guidance for Server, Ubuntu, Wordpress
Easy Install of WordPress
Most hosting providers use cPanel, or something equivalent. As part of cPanel you have Softaculous, find WordPress:
Click on it:
Go to the install page, complete the details and install.
Click on install. Job done.
Device: Server
Operating system: Ubuntu
Software: Wordpress
Guidance for Server, Ubuntu, Wordpress
A harder way to install WordPress, but not that difficult
This is still relatively easier, and WordPress do have an already comprehensive pages on how to install WordPress.
You will need to be able to create databases and have access to the file system.
cPanel database creation
If you are using cPanel you will need to create the database first using the database area:
Click on MySQL® Databases and create a new database:
Scroll down and create a new user:
Scroll a little further and associate the user with the database:
Click add, and set up the permissions, generally select all:
Make those changes.
phpMyAdmin database creation
If you aren’t using cPanel then you will need to create the database up in phpMyAdmin, navigate to it, in this example localhost/phpmyadmin. You may need to install phpMyAdmin.
Click on the Database tab:
Under “create database” give the database a name and create, your database has been created.
Download a copy of WordPress open in archive manager:
Using either FTP or Filemanager in your cPanel, or as I am in this instance, navigating using folders:
Extract the files from the archive to the folder you are install WordPress into:
In your browser navigate to your wordpress folder, in this instance localhost/wordpress
Click on Let’s go!
Complete the details for your site, then hit submit.
In theory WordPress should be able to create the wp-config.php file, but you may be presented with:
With this you will need to create the wp-config.php file manually. You can do this in your preferred text editor. Once done, hit Run the installation and complete the information:
Setting up the Wordpress site, this includes your website name and initial admin details
You will be presented with:
WordPress is installed. To verify, click on login.
To verify, stick your password in and login. You will be presented with the WordPress Dashboard:
Job done.
