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Word Press Installation Tutorial 2 9 2

Word Press Installation Tutorial version 2.9.2

Reference Guide: http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress

I added some steps because I encountered some problems not explained in the official installation guide.

1. Download Word Press 2.9.2 This tutorial was created when 2.9.2 version was being released. The version number might have changed by the time you read this installation tutorial.

Download Here

2. Extract .zip package to a local folder

3. Open FTP client program. You can google for a list of best FTP clients. I use gFTP on Linux.

Completed Installation

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1. Download Word Press

2. Extract WordPress Package

3. Upload WordPress Package via FTP

4. Create database for install

5. Create user to be added to database

6. Add user to database with privelleges

7. Missing index problem on word press installation

8. Type index.php into address bar to get around missing htaccess file

9. Find wp-config-sample.php file

10. Update config file with database connection information

11. Rename wp-config-sample.php to wp-config.php

12. Rename wp-config-sample.php to wp-config.php

13. Refresh installation page

14. Enter blog title, email and decide if you want search engines to index your blog (most likely, yes)

15. Write down your generated password somewhere safe

16. Another missing directory index page due to missing .htaccess file

17. Open file manager. Make sure to set options to view .htaccess (hidden files). You will need to create a new .htaccess file

18. Create .htaccess in the wp-admin folder

19. Edit same .htaccess after creating it

20. Add this code

DirectoryIndex index.php

21. Refresh your admin page

22. Word Press Installation Complete (Solved)

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