KBA/Installing WordPress

From Lankyland

I've had a few folks ask me how to install WordPress so here is the brief explanation. Depending upon your Hosting Provider some may offer a One-click install type thing but there are usually limitations to that type of install like a limit on what themes and plugins can be installed so I recommend installing it yourself.

Clean Install

1. Download the latest copy of WordPress from their site
2. Unzip the files on your computer
3. You will need to edit some files here
   • Rename wp-config-sample.php to wp-config.php
   • Open wp-config.php and fill in your database details
4. FTP the files to a folder on your website. Most people put it in /blog/ but others put it in the top level folder
5. Run the WordPress installation script by accessing wp-admin/install.php in your favorite web browser.
   • If you installed WordPress in the root directory, you should visit: http://example.com/wp-admin/install.php
   • If you installed WordPress in its own subdirectory called blog, for example, you should visit: http://example.com/blog/wp-admin/install.php

See also

http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress