GoDaddy domain + WAMP Server installation

  • Resolved alvgh

    (@alvgh)


    8 years, 9 months ago

    Hey everyone,

    I’m a rookie at WordPress, so I hope someone can help me.

    I bought a domain at GoDaddy (let’s say, example.com). Then I was asked to follow a few steps to build an initial design of my webpage.

    Then I subscribed to a WordPress.com “Personal” plan and I linked it to my newly acquired domain. I saw this kind of subscription is very limited in terms of plugin installations, code editing, etc. so I decided to download WAMP Server and self-host my webpage.

    I managed to install it correctly inside a folder I called “wordpress”. I built a database with phpMyAdmin and I logged in to the admin panel with the localhost/wordpress path in my web browser.

    The issue is, when I try to update the “WordPress Address” and “Site Address” under the General -> Settings tab to my recently bought domain, I can no longer log in. I have searched for this problem and I managed to access again by changing both lines in the corresponding table via phpMyAdmin, but I can’t figure out how to link my domain to my locally installed WordPress.

    So, two questions:

    1. What am I doing wrong? How can I link WordPress to my domain name?
    2. Does it make any sense to have the “Personal” subscription in WordPress.com considering I’m self-hosting my WordPress site? I won’t need any email addresses or anything.

    Thank you very much in advance for your time.

    Regards,

    alvgh.

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  • Sol

    (@solybarr)

    8 years, 9 months ago

    Hello there,
    I pasted some information about self hosting in the Spanish WordPress.com Forums for you.
    Basically if you want to use your computer as server you have to do several things like getting a fixed IP for your computer.
    Once you have that you have to tell your domain registrar your Nameservers so they point to your computer. That is advanced magic I can’t help you with.
    Normally one uses a local install for editing and changing things, then you move those changes to a online hosting server that has your live site.
    I think, though, that is beyond the scope of this forum.
    This was the link > https://desarrolloweb.com/faq/alojar-web-en-ordenador-casa.html

    • This reply was modified 8 years, 9 months ago by Sol.
    Dion

    (@diondesigns)

    8 years, 9 months ago

    If you are using this site for development purposes, and plan to migrate it to hosting after development is complete, then you’ll need to add something called a VirtualHost to your Apache configuration, and then edit your system HOSTS file to redirect your domain to localhost.

    If your goal is to use your home server to display your WordPress site to the outside world, then stop what you’re doing right now. That won’t work.

    You’ll need to obtain hosting, which these days will cost under $5/month for simple shared hosting. Members here aren’t allowed to recommend hosting, but I do want to point you to the following to help you in your decision-making:

    https://www.reviewhell.com/blog/endurance-international-group-eig-hosting/

    You can also visit webhostingtalk.com for ideas. If you decide to ask a question there, keep in mind that most members are hosting company representatives who tend to recommend higher-priced plans that what a user needs.

    Thread Starter alvgh

    (@alvgh)

    8 years, 9 months ago

    Hey @solybarr, @diondesigns,

    Thanks for your answers and for the resources in them. I will check them out to see if indeed self-hosting is the right choice for me then.

    Best regards,

    alvgh.

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