Step 4: Downloading and Installing WordPress

  • aliciabordali

    (@aliciabordali)


    16 years ago

    Ok… I have followed the instructions at http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress_Locally_on_Your_Mac_With_MAMP to Install WordPress Locally on my Mac With MAMP… when I get up to Step 4: Downloading and Installing WordPress… I follow the instructions and when I go to “Visit your local site (localhost:port or localhost:port/wordpress)” I get the error message “Safari can’t open the specified address” – what am I doing wrong?

    I hope this is enough info… let me know if you need to know more.

Viewing 8 replies - 1 through 8 (of 8 total)
  • Mark Ratledge

    (@songdogtech)

    16 years ago

    Exactly what URL are you trying in Safari? http://localhost:8888/mywordpressfolder/wp-admin/install.php ?

    pressor

    (@pressor)

    16 years ago

    I am a newbie. after installing Xamp successfully, I noticed there’s WEMP and LMP as well.

    Before I go on, which one is the best considering my situation? i have window XP SP3 laptop with 512 mb

    Also, (assuming I keep this download) when I was on the XAMP site I went to phpadmin which asked me for password. I typed in the passwords that I documented for the SAMP download non worked. What then are they referring to?

    Samuel B

    (@samboll)

    16 years ago

    use this
    http://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/xampp/

    jborer

    (@jborer)

    16 years ago

    I’m having the same problems as the person who started this post. We are operating on macs so although thoughtful the last post doesn’t apply..

    I can access the localhost website but im not sure where to get the information to fill in the spaces: database name, user name etc.

    thanks

    Mark Ratledge

    (@songdogtech)

    16 years ago

    @jborer, You need to be more specific: are you using MAMP, XAMPP or rolling your own with the built in Apache server in OSX?

    jborer

    (@jborer)

    16 years ago

    @ songdogtech I was using MAMP and actually got it to work…Then i accidently deleted my users and now only error messages come up when i attempt to access the php tab. ANYWAY….

    Maybe you can give me some better advice…

    I know NOTHING about this kind of stuff. I am attempting to make a personal website to serve as a method of advertising myself to prospective employers, graduate schools etc. I want to include links for my resume and other portfolio documents. I obviously want to do this as cheaply, easily, and aesthetically pleasing as possible, but it doesn’t have to be complex. I already have my domain name (easy part), any advice as to what to do next.

    Thank you so much for your help.

    Mark Ratledge

    (@songdogtech)

    16 years ago

    Installing locally on your Mac is completely different then either wordpress.com or self-hosting wordpress and completely unnecessary for what you want to do. Either go to wordpress.com for a free blog and point your domain to it, or see this to install WordPress yourself: Installing WordPress « WordPress Codex

    pressor

    (@pressor)

    16 years ago

    i’ve succssfully downloaded xamp but now keep on getting error 1045 when i try to get inot phpmyadmin. Its telling me my passowrd/username is wrong–I chcked and I typed in what I registered with per instructions. Other than that password/username combo I don’t know what it refers to. I have enabled cookies in both FF and IE browsers, I have Winxp SP 3

    Help!

    Thanks

Viewing 8 replies - 1 through 8 (of 8 total)

The topic ‘Step 4: Downloading and Installing WordPress’ is closed to new replies.