it’s a win, win: ‘wordpress on windows’

It’s a WIN, WIN: ‘ On Windows’

Hello! I'm Brendan Sera-Shriar A.K.A.

digibomb, a freelance WP hacker, designer,

blogger, social addict, techy, and published

author from Montreal, Canada.

full-time now!

*This presentation assumes you’re installingWordPress on Windows 7 and IIS 7.5.

I tried XP Pro – Epic FAIL!

Use the Microsoft Web Platform InstallerWhat we need to run WordPress on Windows:*In no particular order

• IIS7• PHP 5.2.12• Windows Cache Extension for PHP 5.2• MySQL Windows Essential 5.1• MySQL Connector/Net 5.2• Web Deployment Tool 1.1

The Web Platform Installer provides a user interface to select individual packages for your specific web application needs.

Select WordPress – It will also install; PHP 5.2.12, Non-Thread Safe VC6 binaries, MySQL 5.1 Windows Essentials, WordPress 2.9.1.

Detailed list of all third party applications and Microsoft products and

components to be installed.

MySQL Setup.

Downloading components and installing.

Configuration of the WordPress web application and IIS. The installer will create the IIS application and the virtual directory.

The next dialog asks for the WordPress configuration

parameters.

Cross your fingers that you get this! It took me 5 tries …

Go to localhost/digibomb and enter the basic information required to setup your WordPress Instance.

WordPress will create an admin account and generate a password for you.

Login to WordPress with your new admin.

Your shiny new dashboard.

ResourcesDocumentationCodex - http://codex.wordpress.org/Main_PageSite Architecture – http://codex.wordpress.org/Site_Architecture_1.5Template Hierarchy - http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_HierarchyWordPress Plugins - http://www.webdesignerwall.com/general/useful-wordpress-plugins/WordPress Theme Hacks - http://www.webdesignerwall.com/tutorials/wordpress-theme-hacks/

TutorialsWeb Designer Wall - http://www.webdesignerwall.comSix Revisions – http://www.sixrevisions.comNetTuts - http://net.tutsplus.com/Tutorial 9 – http://www.tutorial9.netWPTopics - http://www.wptopics.com/WordPress Tutorials - http://www.wp-tutorials.org/

ThemesFunction - http://wefunction.comWPSnap - http://www.wpsnap.com/WooThemes – http://www.woothemes.comStyleShout - http://www.styleshout.com

ResourcesWeb Platform Installer

WPI – http://www.microsoft.com/webPort25 – http://www.port25.caIIS.net – http://www.iis.net

Thank You

Where to find me…

http://www.brendanserashriar.comhttp://www.dropthedigibomb.com

dropit@dropthedigibomb.combrendan@vanillaforums.com

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