Install WordPress Blogging Software with EasyPHP Rupesh Kumar A Assistant Professor Dept. of Studies & Research in Library & Information Science Tumkur University, Tumakuru – 572103 INDIA
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What You Need
EasyPHP WordPress Blogging Software
How To Do
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 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
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 !
Thank You Please send your queries, comments and suggestions to
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