As my very first blog, I thought others might benefit from my steps to install WordPress on my server. YMMV of course!
The steps below are based on the 9-page WordPress “Famous 5-Minute Install” document:
http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress
| Step# | Description |
| 1: Download and Extract | cd /var/www/html wget http://wordpress.org/latest.tar.gz tar -xzvf latest.tar.gz (this extracts into a new wordpress folder) mv wordpress blog |
| 2: Create the Database and a User | mysql -u root -p <<enter password>> create database blog; grant all privileges on blog.* to “username”@”localhost” identified by “<<password>>”; flush privileges; |
| 3: Setup wp-config.php | cd blog cp -p wp-config-sample.php wp-config.php vi wp-config.php <<edit the three lines for DB_NAME, DB_USER, DB_PASSWORD >> |
| 4: Upload the Files | (skipped this step, all files already on the server, in the correct directory) |
| 5: Run the Install Script | http://www.your-domain-name.com/blog/wp-admin/install.php << fill in the four fields for site title, username, password, and email address >> |
| 6: Step 6: click to Login to WordPress | Receive 403 Forbidden error message: Forbidden — You don’t have permission to access /blog/wp-admin/ on this server. |
| 7: Change Apache Web Server Configuation | vi /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf<Directory “/var/www/html/blog”> AllowOverride None Allow from all Order allow,deny Options All ExecCGI FollowSymLinks Includes DirectoryIndex index.php </Directory> /etc/init.d/httpd restart |
| 8:View the WordPress Blog! | http://www.glassblower.info/blog/ now works! |
| 9: Add my header graphic | The default theme is “twentyten” (the current year 2010) and the header graphic is a driveway flanked by two long rows of trees. I would prefer to have the logo from my website, so I overwrite the file at /blog/wp-content/themese/twentyten/images/headers/path.jpg but the logo is stretched, so I modify the PHP at /blog/wp-content/themes/twentyten/ specifically to change the two lines from: to: And then I’ve got my logo at the top! But I also know now that I could have done this thru the link |