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Getting self-hosted WordPress / Getting WordPress.org

Posted by 412mark412

Many people have asked me about how to get self-hosted or WordPress.org. Let’s just call it self-hosted. I have decided to create a tutorial on how to get self-hosted. If you do not understand this tutorial then you should consider getting a free blog on WordPress.com (http://www.wordpress.com). If you want to read WordPress’s version of the tutorial (use only if you know a lot about hosts, FTP and shell) then visit http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress#Detailed_Instructions.

Here’s the instructions:

Step 1: Creating the host

  1. I would recommend using 000webhost as your host. Go to http://000webhost.com and click the blue Sign Up button on the right.
  2. Delete the text in the first box saying www.yourdomain.com and leave it blank.
  3. In the second box type in what you want your site url to be.
  4. In the ‘Your Name‘ box type your name. This can be your penguin name if you want.
  5. In the ‘Your Email‘ box type your email address.
  6. In the password box type what you want your password to be.
  7. In the ‘Type password again‘ box type your password again.
  8. In the ‘Enter the number you see in the image‘ box type in the numbers that you can see in the picture.
  9. Next click on the box next to ‘I agree to Terms Of Service’.
  10. Finally, click on the ‘Create my account‘ button.

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Step 2: Creating the database

  1. Now that we’ve signed up, you need to create a database for WordPress to use. Log in at http://members.000webhost.com with your email address and password.
  2. Scroll down until you find the Software/Services section, in it there is a button saying MySQL, click on it.
  3. In the database name box type wpdb0.
  4. In the username box type wpuser.
  5. Type your account password in the password box and in the confirm password box.
  6. Click the Create database button.
  7. Open NotePad (Start >> Programs >> Accessories >> NotePad).
  8. Copy the information in your browser and paste it in notepad.
  9. Press Back to Control Panel.

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Step 3: Downloading WordPress and setting up wp-config.php

  1. You need to download WordPress. You can do this by going to http://wordpress.org/download/ and clicking the Download Wordpress 2.8.3 button.
  2. Once the file is downloaded, extract it into an empty directory.
  3. Open wp-config-sample.php in a text editor like Notepad.
  4. Now is when you need that text file you created earlier with your database details in. Find the line that says $mysql_database=” and copy the text inbetween the ” and paste it in wp-config-sample.php in the bit that says putyourdbnamehere.
  5. Find the line that says $mysql_user = “ and copy the text inbetween the ” into wp-config-sample.php in the bit that says usernamehere. Replace the space with a _
  6. In wp-config-sample.php find the bit that says yourpasswordhere.
  7. Find the $mysql_host = “ in your .text file and copy the bit inbetween the ” into wp-config-sample.php into the bit that says localhost.
  8. You can close the text file with the $mysql information in without saving it.
  9. In wp-config-sample.php scroll down.
  10. Find the line saying Authentication Unique Keys.
  11. Underneath it there are four lines beginning with define(’.
  12. Open https://api.wordpress.org/secret-key/1.1/. Copy the codes there.
  13. Paste the four lines of code on top of the four define(’ lines of code in wp-config-sample.php.
  14. A little bit further down there is a line saying $table_prefix  = ‘wp_’;. Replace it with $table_prefix  = ‘wp_mainblog1′;.
  15. The last line to change is the one saying define (’WPLANG’, ‘ ‘);. Replace it with define(’WPLANG’, ‘en’);.
  16. Lastly, click File >> Save As… and call it wp-config.php. Make sure it’s in your wordpress directory (folder).

Step 4: Uploading WordPress

For this the easiest thing to do is download Mozilla Firefox and then get the plugin for it: FireFTP. You can download these two at http://en-us.www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/upgrade.html and https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/684. Once those two are installed you need to fill in your FTP details in a new account in FireFTP (you can view your FTP details in your Control Panel at 000webhost.com. Now you need the instructions to upload WordPress, so here they are:

  1. Click ‘Connect‘ in FireFTP.
  2. In the left hand side folder view, find your wordpress directory. There should be three folders in it (wp-admin, wp-content and wp-includes) and a bunch of other files (most of them end in .php). Click on one of them (just once), hold down Ctrl on your keyboard, press A and then let go of both.
  3. In the right hand side folder view there should be a folder called public_html and one or two other files. Double-click on public_html and wait until you see a file called default.php.
  4. Press the big green arrow in the middle of your screen which is pointing right.
  5. Wait for WordPress to upload!

Step 5: Installing WordPress

You must wait until WordPress has uploaded before doing this step!

  1. Once all the WordPress files have uploaded go to http://yourwebsitehere.com/wp-admin/install.php. If everything has gone correctly there should be one or two boxes and a submit button. Type your website name in the site name box and type your email address in the email box.
  2. Tick the checkbox if you want your website to appear in Google and other search engines.
  3. Click the button saying Submit or Create blog or whatever.
  4. COPY THE PASSWORD SHOWN ON THE SCREEN.
  5. Go to http://yourwebsitehere.com/wp-admin/.
  6. Log in with the username admin and the password the one that you copied earlier.
  7. You should now be at your dashboard. Click on the link saying ‘admin‘ in the top-right corner of your screen.
  8. Scroll to the bottom of your page and change your password.
  9. That’s it!

Well done, you have successfully installed WordPress.org! To get themes or plugins go to the appropiate pages in your dashboard. Custom CSS is free!

~412mark412 8)

Comments

Hey, can you please make a video instead of text.

Comment by Krazy Arturo on September 4 2009 @ 1:32 am

Do you need a .com domain for this to work??

Comment by Krazy Arturo on September 7 2009 @ 4:19 am

can you just make me one

Comment by coins 33 on September 12 2009 @ 2:47 am

I will consider making a video. You do not need a .com domain for this to work.

I can’t make anyone a blog for them.

~412mark412 8)

Comment by 412mark412 on October 11 2009 @ 5:03 pm

Hey, Mark, can you help me?
When it’s done installing in fireFTP i went to (http://icechip.netai.net/wp-admin/install.php) and I got an error.

PHP Error Message

Warning: require_once(/home/a8451633/public_html/wp-load.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/a8451633/public_html/wp-admin/install.php on line 18

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PHP Error Message

Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required '/home/a8451633/public_html/wp-load.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/a8451633/public_html/wp-admin/install.php on line 18

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Comment by WweIce on October 12 2009 @ 3:34 am

@WweIce – I will let you know how to fix it in a day or two, I have posted the problem on the WordPress Support Forums.

Comment by 412mark412 on October 12 2009 @ 9:05 pm
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