This help ?
http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress
and if you are using cpanel / vdeck or plesk, we have specific help too.
First make an exact copy of wp-config-sample.php to a new file called wp-config.php.
Via shell: cp wp-config-sample.php wp-config.php
Then edit the contents of wp-config.php to your personal settings.
Thanks all – we’re up and running – lots of changes to make!
http://nowimpissed.net/
Sorry to ask more questions…but I’m switching to WordPress from MT since MT no longer works and I can’t figure out how on earth to fix it. But this instruction has me baffeled!
What “personal settings”??
I get how to open, change and save the file named wp-config-sample.php…but I don’t know what my personal settings are…is that pathetic?
define(‘DB_NAME’, ‘wordpress’); // The name of the database (is this the name of my blog??)
define(‘DB_USER’, ‘username’); // Your MySQL username (do I simply create any user name I want?? or is this the user name to access my files …the space purchased from Earthlink)
define(‘DB_PASSWORD’, ‘password’); // …and password (password I create to work with WordPress or the one I use to access my web files via earthlink?)
define(‘DB_HOST’, ‘localhost’); // 99% chance you won’t need to change this value
Thanks in advance for your patience.
Sean
Do you have a database? If yes, was it created by your host? In this case they should provide you with all the necessary details.
If it is/was created by you – then you should know the 4 pieces of info you need to fill in.
Whatever you have working here in MT corresponds:
# ObjectDriver DBI::mysql
# Database <database-name>
# DBUser <database-username>
# DBPassword <database-password>
# DBHost localhost
I’m sorry, folks…you’re probably assuming I know more than I know.
podz wrote: Whatever you have working here in MT corresponds…where do I find the information that is working for MT? I’ve opened the MT.cfg file is this information in there?? Because I can’t find a database name, dbuser, dbpassord…nothing
