Hey jmerie…okay, let’s try again. First, I’ll say there’s many ways to skin a cat and this is just how I install the wp cat.
sidenote: I’m leaning towards the config.php guy – although i’ve seen others do this, I’ve never manually edited my config file prior to install. WordPress can do it and I’m lazy so I let WordPress do it.
Getting the easy stuff out of the way:
1. download wordpress.zip, unzip and keep the wordpress folder somewhere
2. install wamp, create new db created and new user with appropriate access
3. copy the wordpress folder into the wamp root that you’re using c:wamp\www\wordpress
Now the installation (doing it as I type, so I know it works,lol):
1. from the browser go to localhost/wordpress/wp-admin
(this should take you to the install screen to pick a language)
2. follow the steps
– screen 1: “let’s go” button
– screen 2: db name, username, password, host (use ‘localhost’), table
– screen 3: “run the install” button
– screen 4: type in site details, “install wordpress” button
– screen 5: Sucess! “log in” button
3. after clicking “log in” you should now be at your login screen (localhost/wordpress/wp-login.php)
4. enter info and you should be good to go!
So you see I haven’t actually touched the wp-config.php file? But if you go into your directory, you’ll notice it’s been setup for you. If you still need to make changes, just go directly to the file and make your changes.
Personally, I’ve always installed WordPress with those steps above and then made any customizations required to config files or any other file afterwards.
Try that out and let me know what happens.
