If you can FTP to the server you can just upload the files that way?
explain, please, how would I install then(accessing database is what is stumping me the most)?
my university uses a mySQL, the only way I know to access it is through an SSH, are there other ways to set up the database?
You can indeed just upload the files over, it was clearly way too simple of a solution for my very complicated question, sorry for wasting your time
Re installing WordPress files to your university server (in case the answers to that portion isn’t very helpful): You can indeed use FTP to upload all the files within the ZIP file you download from wordpress.org to your university server, using the programs you mentioned (WinSCP, for instance). Connection details such as FTP server address, username, and password should be available from your uni’s IT department; simply place all the files in the first folder given to you by your university, or if you’d like to run a couple websites (“address.edu/site1”, “address.edu/site2”, “address.edu/site3”, for instance), create a folder with the name you want (after the slash in “address.edu/blog” for example) and stick all the WordPress files there.
Re database: Since your university disallows fiddling with the database via SSH, they should be providing an alternate means of accessing the DB (one that’s not “Tell us what changes you want”). It’s most likely a web-based admin interface; look out for keywords like “phpMyAdmin” or “MyWebSQL” in your uni’s documentation, or ask your IT department. Again, database addresses, usernames, and passwords should be available from your university.
One last note: university systems are generally rather restrictive, even as non-production playgrounds; for example, your website is likely to disappear when you graduate – I made that mistake when I was at uni. I would strongly recommend using a playground in the real world, such as Cloud9, even to just fiddle around with WordPress.
Good luck!
Thankyou, got everything working great
