WORDPRESS: Can someone help me, im sure its easy..

**chadglni** · 07-22-2005, 04:10 PM

I uploaded mine in the main directory.

**nofx** · 07-22-2005, 04:13 PM

Here's the quick version of the instructions, for those that are already comfortable with performing such installations. More detailed instructions follow.

1. Download and unzip the WordPress package, if you haven't already.
2. Create a database for WordPress on your web server, as well as a MySQL user who has all privileges for accessing and modifying it.
3. Rename the wp-config-sample.php file to wp-config.php.
4. Open wp-config.php in your favorite text editor and fill in your database details.
5. Place the WordPress files in the desired location on your web server:
* If you want to integrate WordPress into the root of your domain (e.g. http://example.com/), move or upload all contents of the unzipped WordPress directory (but excluding the directory itself) into the root directory of your web server.
* If you want to have your WordPress installation in its own subdirectory on your web site (e.g. http://example.com/blog/), rename the directory wordpress to the name you'd like the subdirectory to have and move or upload it to your web server. For example if you want the WordPress installation in a subdirectory called "blog", you should rename the directory called "wordpress" to "blog" and upload it to the root directory of your web server.
6. Run the WordPress installation script by accessing wp-admin/install.php in your favorite web browser.
* If you installed WordPress in the root directory, you should visit: http://example.com/wp-admin/install.php
* If you installed WordPress in its own subdirectory called blog, for example, you should visit: http://example.com/blog/wp-admin/install.php

That's it! WordPress should now be installed.

**directfiesta** · 07-22-2005, 04:18 PM

if you don't want to reinstall, just do a redirect of domain.com to domain.com/wordpress/

**Deej** · 07-22-2005, 04:40 PM

I see what happened....i got confused in the beginning and I didnt think you could just put it in the root directory.....so if i already have in installed and have posted for 2 weeks....

do i need to re-install it to be bale to change this....or can i just remove the wordpress folder and place the rest in my root dir.?

**candyflip** · 07-22-2005, 04:44 PM

Originally posted by Deej

I see what happened....i got confused in the beginning and I didnt think you could just put it in the root directory.....so if i already have in installed and have posted for 2 weeks....

do i need to re-install it to be bale to change this....or can i just remove the wordpress folder and place the rest in my root dir.?

I don't think it's as easy as that in the case of Wordpress, but you could move them and make any needed changes in the config files...not sure what they would be off the top of my head, or even if there are any for sure.

**Babagirls** · 07-22-2005, 04:47 PM

im having problems transfering my blog (from blogspot.com) to a .com domain, if anyone wants to take me under their wing & show me, please hit me up LOL

baba at babagirl.com
or
babagirls18 on yahoo messenger

im sure its easy as fuck for everyone else but im terrible at technical crap like this. lol

**cpanic** · 07-22-2005, 04:50 PM

another solution

you could always do a cheap php redirect.

PHP Code:

<? header("Location: http://www.domain.com/wordpress"; ?>

**psili** · 07-22-2005, 04:55 PM

.htaccess solution ?

*note, my examples aren't referenced cuz' i'm lazy, so please test first

Code:

AliasMatch ^(.*)$ /root/to/webdirectory/wordpress/$1

or

Code:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^(.*) /wordpress/$1

I haven't used WordPress, so try the previous posts from people who obviously have.

**FrankHolland** · 07-22-2005, 04:56 PM

just re-install it, should be done in 5 mins..

**Deej** · 07-22-2005, 04:57 PM

you could always do a cheap php redirect.

PHP Code:
<? header("Location: http://www.domain.com/wordpress"; ?>

and i would just put this in the header of my index.html file yes?

just to make sure

or is in one of the php files?

**candyflip** · 07-22-2005, 05:00 PM

Originally posted by Deej

and i would just put this in the header of my index.html file yes?

just to make sure

or is in one of the php files?

In the index.html file in your root directory.

**directfiesta** · 07-22-2005, 05:12 PM

Since you have been posting for 2 weeks, you would need to do a mysql dump ( backup ) before reinstalling. Then, once reinstalled, you " restore" the dump you did... This way you should keep all the posts.

Or as I and others said, do a redirect ( php or other ).

**directfiesta** · 07-22-2005, 05:14 PM

Originally posted by Babagirls

im having problems transfering my blog (from blogspot.com) to a .com domain, if anyone wants to take me under their wing & show me, please hit me up LOL

baba at babagirl.com
or
babagirls18 on yahoo messenger

im sure its easy as fuck for everyone else but im terrible at technical crap like this. lol

do you have shell access (old host & new host) ? if yes, the site can be transfered in a few minutes ( 3000.00 fee

) with rsync:

(execute on the new server)
rsync -av -e ssh username@oldserverhost:/home/old_home/ /home/new_home/
leave out the v parameter (verbose) if you do not wish to see the progress.

**Deej** · 07-22-2005, 05:44 PM

Cool thanks for the help

:

**warlock5** · 07-22-2005, 05:48 PM

Here: http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress

**lilspup** · 07-22-2005, 06:22 PM

throw your index.php in your root folder (leaving all the other files where they are) edit line 4 of the the index.php file to call the folder where blog header is, for example mine looks like this:

<?php
/* Short and sweet */
define('WP_USE_THEMES', true);
require('./wp/wp-blog-header.php');
?>

**Deej** · 07-22-2005, 11:19 PM

Originally posted by lilspup

throw your index.php in your root folder (leaving all the other files where they are) edit line 4 of the the index.php file to call the folder where blog header is, for example mine looks like this:

<?php
/* Short and sweet */
define('WP_USE_THEMES', true);
require('./wp/wp-blog-header.php');
?>

this my friend worked....the rest i tried and either didnt quite understand....one i know DIDNT work(course i may have overloooked something but i dont think)

thank you.....man itd be nice just to know the code and where to look, cause that was way too simple....

ill remember the name for future reference

WORDPRESS: Can someone help me, im sure its easy..

WORDPRESS: Can someone help me, im sure its easy..

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