Install WordPress Install WordPress Blogging Blogging
Software with Software with EasyPHPEasyPHP
ByByRupesh Kumar ARupesh Kumar A
Department of Library & Information Department of Library & Information ScienceScience
Bangalore UniversityBangalore UniversityBangalore 560056Bangalore 560056Karnataka, INDIAKarnataka, INDIA
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What You NeedWhat You Need EasyPHPEasyPHP WordPressWordPress
What is EasyPHP?What is EasyPHP? A WAMP (Windows-Apache-MySQL-PHP) A WAMP (Windows-Apache-MySQL-PHP)
bundlebundle A suite of the following softwareA suite of the following software
ApacheApache MySQLMySQL PHPPHP phpMyAdminphpMyAdmin
Download from Download from http://easyphp.org/telechargements.php3http://easyphp.org/telechargements.php3
What is WordPress?What is WordPress? A blog publishing system A blog publishing system
programmed in PHPprogrammed in PHP Uses MySQL as the backend Uses MySQL as the backend
(database)(database) A free software to set up blogsA free software to set up blogs Download from Download from
http://wordpress.org/download/http://wordpress.org/download/
How To DoHow To Do Install EasyPHPInstall EasyPHP Create a database in MySQL with Create a database in MySQL with
PhpMyAdminPhpMyAdmin Install WordPress SoftwareInstall WordPress Software Set up your blogSet up your blog
Step 1: Install EasyPHPStep 1: Install EasyPHPDouble Click EasyPHP.exe to launch
the installer
Click “Next” to ContinueClick “Next” to Continue
Click “I accept the Click “I accept the agreement” and click agreement” and click
“Next”“Next”
Read the InstructionsRead the Instructions
Select Destination Select Destination LocationLocation
Select Start Menu FolderSelect Start Menu Folder
Click “Install”Click “Install”
Installation in Progress…Installation in Progress…
Installation CompleteInstallation Complete
EasyPHP Service StartedEasyPHP Service Started
EasyPHP Icon on System EasyPHP Icon on System TrayTray
Checking the EasyPHP Checking the EasyPHP InstallationInstallation
Type http://localhost on the address bar of your web browser. The following screen appears…
Step 2: Create a databaseStep 2: Create a database Launch PhpMyAdminLaunch PhpMyAdmin Create a database named Create a database named
“wordpress”“wordpress” Create a user named “wordpress”Create a user named “wordpress” Grant all privileges to the user Grant all privileges to the user
“wordpress” on the database “wordpress” on the database “wordpress”“wordpress”
Launch EasyPHP Launch EasyPHP AdministrationAdministration
EasyPHP Administration EasyPHP Administration WindowWindow
Click “PHPMYADMIN”Click “PHPMYADMIN”
PHPMYADMIN WindowPHPMYADMIN Window
Create a new database by Create a new database by name “wordpress” (or name “wordpress” (or
any other name)any other name)
Note: the collation – Note: the collation – UTF-8UTF-8
Now Click Here
Now, Click Here
Click “Privileges”Click “Privileges”
Add a New User by name Add a New User by name “wordpress”“wordpress”
Click Here
Enter “Login Enter “Login Information” and give Information” and give
“Global Privileges”“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 AddedNew User Added
Click “Privileges”
Check Privileges on Check Privileges on wordpresswordpress
Step 3: Install WordPressStep 3: Install WordPress Extract WordPress files to the “www” Extract WordPress files to the “www”
folder in EasyPHP installation folderfolder in EasyPHP installation folder Rename “wp-config-sample.php” to Rename “wp-config-sample.php” to
““wp-config.php”wp-config.php” Open “wp-config.php” and fill in the Open “wp-config.php” and fill in the
database informationdatabase information Run “install.php” from the Web Run “install.php” from the Web
Browser to install WordPress SoftwareBrowser to install WordPress Software
Extract WordPress filesExtract WordPress files
Note the location there !Note the location there !
Extraction in Progress…Extraction in Progress…
Browse to the “www” Browse to the “www” folderfolder
Open “wordpress” folderOpen “wordpress” folder
Rename this file to wp-config.php
After renaming…After renaming…
Open wp-config.php with Open wp-config.php with any text editor (like any text editor (like
Notepad)Notepad)
Fill in the database Fill in the database informationinformation
Enter ‘wordpress’ for DB_NAME and DB_USEREnter the password for DB_PASSWORD
which you provided while creating the user
Save the file and closeSave the file and close
Now Open LocalhostNow Open Localhost
Now you can see “wordpress” folder listed.Click “wordpress” folder to open it
A message appears…A message appears…
Click on “install.php”
The First StepThe First Step
Click Here
Name Your BlogName Your Blog
Click Here
The Second StepThe Second Step
Note usernameand password
Click Here to log in
WordPress Admin LoginWordPress Admin Login
Enter Username and Password. Click Login
Your Blog DashboardYour Blog Dashboard
Click on “View site” to view your blog
Your Blog is ready !Your Blog is ready !
Thank YouThank YouPlease send your queries, comments Please send your queries, comments
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