Hey Tecombs,
WordPress does not need to be installed. Everything is contained in the archive and installer files. If this is your first time, I strongly suggest to do all your learning on a test system, so your familiar with processes.
Thanks~
That’s what I was thinking, I’m having the hosting company’s installation erased right now.
What threw me a curve yesterday was manipulating the Installer.php file from the address bar (eg. threestrikes.org/installer.php). I got stuck at having already installed a database before the Manipulator files.
I’ll try again tonight or tomorrow.
Checkout the QuickStart it has some overview of the process…
Cheers~
Cory,
I put up the site last night. Your DUPLICATOR plugin is amazing. It worked when nothing else would. I had the techs erase the “web” folder 3 times, the last time being the last because the site came right up. I FTPed whole files and folders, created a new mysql database and none of that worked. The techs didn’t know what they were doing either. One had the temerity to question my coding. LOL.
If I recall correctly rather than “localhost” which is the first info box to filled I had to change to path to mysql database would be copied to. I went through every username and password I had and failed until I changed database location.
I intend to bookmark your “QuickStart” page for future use.
So you get the Golden “Attaboy” Award. Anyone who is frustrated with installing a WP site should check out your plugin.
I may purchase the “Pro” version for the next job.
Thanks again Cory.
If you have any input/help on the following issue it would be appreciated:
https://wordpress.org/support/topic/localhostswordpress-links-broken?replies=4
Excellent! Great to hear you got it all going… I’ll respond on that thread…
Cheers~
