5 Minute Installation

There have been reports of this actually taking less than five minutes, but we're not responsible for the installation being easier than it should be.

  1. Make sure your host meets the requirements. Also, have a database ready with proper username and password.
  2. Unzip the package you downloaded.
  3. Open up wp-config-sample.php and fill in your database details. Save and rename the file to wp-config.php.
  4. Upload all the files to your webhost
  5. Run the installation file. Relative to where you uploaded the files, it'll be in wp-admin/install.php.

That's it! At the end of the installation it will give you a login and a random password. The password is random, so be sure to write it down or at least copy and paste it. Once you're logged in you can change the password.

If you want to let others know about your new WordPress powered site, you can announce it in the forums.

If you run into any problems, check out Common Installation Problems.