Install WordPress Blogging Software with EasyPHP

By Rupesh Kumar A Department of Library & Information Science Bangalore University Bangalore 560056 Karnataka, INDIA email: a_rupeshkumar@yahoo.com blog: http://lislog.blogspot.com home: http://a.rupeshkumar.googlepages.com

What You Need EasyPHP WordPress

EasyPHP

WordPress

What is EasyPHP? A WAMP (Windows-Apache-MySQL-PHP) bundle A suite of the following software Apache MySQL PHP phpMyAdmin Download from http://easyphp.org/telechargements.php3

A WAMP (Windows-Apache-MySQL-PHP) bundle

A suite of the following software

Apache

MySQL

PHP

phpMyAdmin

Download from http://easyphp.org/telechargements.php3

What is WordPress? A blog publishing system programmed in PHP Uses MySQL as the backend (database) A free software to set up blogs Download from http://wordpress.org/download/

A blog publishing system programmed in PHP

Uses MySQL as the backend (database)

A free software to set up blogs

Download from http://wordpress.org/download/

How To Do Install EasyPHP Create a database in MySQL with PhpMyAdmin Install WordPress Software Set up your blog

Install EasyPHP

Create a database in MySQL with PhpMyAdmin

Install WordPress Software

Set up your blog

Step 1: Install EasyPHP Double Click EasyPHP.exe to launch the installer

Click “Next” to Continue

Click “I accept the agreement” and click “Next”

Read the Instructions

Select Destination Location

Select Start Menu Folder

Click “Install”

Installation in Progress…

Installation Complete

EasyPHP Service Started

EasyPHP Icon on System Tray

Checking the EasyPHP Installation Type http://localhost on the address bar of your web browser. The following screen appears…

Step 2: Create a database Launch PhpMyAdmin Create a database named “wordpress” Create a user named “wordpress” Grant all privileges to the user “wordpress” on the database “wordpress”

Launch PhpMyAdmin

Create a database named “wordpress”

Create a user named “wordpress”

Grant all privileges to the user “wordpress” on the database “wordpress”

Launch EasyPHP Administration

EasyPHP Administration Window

Click “PHPMYADMIN”

PHPMYADMIN Window

Create a new database by name “wordpress” (or any other name)

Note: the collation – UTF-8

Now Click Here Now, Click Here

Click “Privileges”

Add a New User by name “wordpress” Click Here

Enter “Login Information” and give “Global Privileges” Enter “wordpress” for user name and “localhost” for Host. Type your password Select “Use text field” for all Click “Check All” Click “Go”

New User Added Click “Privileges”

Check Privileges on wordpress

Step 3: Install WordPress Extract WordPress files to the “www” folder in EasyPHP installation folder Rename “wp-config-sample.php” to “ wp-config.php” Open “wp-config.php” and fill in the database information Run “install.php” from the Web Browser to install WordPress Software

Extract WordPress files to the “www” folder in EasyPHP installation folder

Rename “wp-config-sample.php” to

“ wp-config.php”

Open “wp-config.php” and fill in the database information

Run “install.php” from the Web Browser to install WordPress Software

Extract WordPress files

Note the location there !

Extraction in Progress…

Browse to the “www” folder

Open “wordpress” folder Rename this file to wp-config.php

After renaming…

Open wp-config.php with any text editor (like Notepad)

Fill in the database information Enter ‘wordpress’ for DB_NAME and DB_USER Enter the password for DB_PASSWORD which you provided while creating the user

Save the file and close

Now Open Localhost Now you can see “wordpress” folder listed. Click “wordpress” folder to open it

A message appears… Click on “install.php”

The First Step Click Here

Name Your Blog Click Here

The Second Step Note username and password Click Here to log in

WordPress Admin Login Enter Username and Password. Click Login

Your Blog Dashboard Click on “View site” to view your blog

Your Blog is ready !

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