install wordpress blogging software with easyphp

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 !

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