Title: Need help in getting started Last modified: August 20, 2016 --- # Need help in getting started * Resolved [lewruf](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lewruf/) * (@lewruf) * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/need-help-in-getting-started-1/) * Hi, * I have an existing website hosted at GoDaddy, but I’ve grown so frustrated with them that i decided to come here and set it up. This is my first try at WordPress and I’m finding it to be a little more daunting than I thought it would be. * I signed up for hosting at DreamHost then came here and started following the setup instructions but have found myself at a standstill because I’m not sure where to go. I downloaded the WP software to my PC, I have a database at DH with a MySQL user. I think I’m at the point where I need to upload the wp-config.php file, I edited the file in Notepad++, but step 5 of the 5-minute Install has me stumped. I’m just not sure exactly how to go about doing it and I’m hoping someone here can help me with it. * Thanks, Troy Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 23 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/need-help-in-getting-started-1/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/need-help-in-getting-started-1/page/2/?output_format=md) * [fonglh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fonglh/) * (@fonglh) * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/need-help-in-getting-started-1/#post-3139712) * You need to upload all the WordPress files to DreamHost’s servers. You can do that with an FTP client like filezilla. * [mojowill](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mojowill/) * (@mojowill) * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/need-help-in-getting-started-1/#post-3139750) * Here you go lewruf this should help you out * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress](http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress) * [Mika Epstein](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu-dh/) * (@ipstenu-dh) * DreamHost Rep * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/need-help-in-getting-started-1/#post-3139751) * Dreamhost has a one-click installer for you, lewruf, if you’d rather use that 🙂 Nothing wrong with it either 😀 * Here’s our info on FTP: [http://wiki.dreamhost.com/FTP](http://wiki.dreamhost.com/FTP) * For one click just visit [https://panel.dreamhost.com/?tree=goodies.installer](https://panel.dreamhost.com/?tree=goodies.installer) and chose WordPress. * Thread Starter [lewruf](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lewruf/) * (@lewruf) * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/need-help-in-getting-started-1/#post-3139760) * OK Mike. I used the one-click installer and I got a message that it was installed at my site. Yesterday I set up a mirror site at mysite.dreamhosters.com because my site is currently hosted at GoDaddy and I thought I would re-create it here at WP and once it was done I would then transfer the domain to DH. I guess my question is what should my next steps be? I didn’t see an option to use the one- click installer on my mirror site, do I need to install the files there too? * Thanks for your help here and on the DH forum. * lewruf * [govpatel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/govpatel/) * (@govpatel) * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/need-help-in-getting-started-1/#post-3139763) * Are you using the same domain name at Dreamhost that you have at Go Daddy * Or do have some other domain name. * [Mika Epstein](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu-dh/) * (@ipstenu-dh) * DreamHost Rep * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/need-help-in-getting-started-1/#post-3139764) * > I used the one-click installer and I got a message that it was installed at > my site. * It should be /home/username/domain.com * If you want to provide your domain, I can take a look for you. * Thread Starter [lewruf](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lewruf/) * (@lewruf) * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/need-help-in-getting-started-1/#post-3139768) * it’s newenglandseminars.com * [Marvel Labs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/royalprince/) * (@royalprince) * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/need-help-in-getting-started-1/#post-3139771) * Dear lewruf, * Check [http://goo.gl/hJjyz](http://goo.gl/hJjyz) for installing wordpress and setting it up on dreamhost. * Moreover, You just need to login into your domain control panel and set the name servers to * ns1.dreamhost.com ns2.dreamhost.com * This way your domain will be redirected to your webhosting account. * Regards. * [Marvel Labs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/royalprince/) * (@royalprince) * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/need-help-in-getting-started-1/#post-3139772) * Dear lewruf, * Check [http://goo.gl/hJjyz](http://goo.gl/hJjyz) for installing wordpress and setting it up on dreamhost. * Moreover, You just need to login into your domain control panel and set the name servers to * ns1.dreamhost.com ns2.dreamhost.com * This way your domain will be redirected to your webhosting account. * Regards. * [Mika Epstein](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu-dh/) * (@ipstenu-dh) * DreamHost Rep * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/need-help-in-getting-started-1/#post-3139773) * Everything’s in /home/username/newenglandseminars.com 🙂 * Your dreamhosters site wasn’t working because you had the wrong password for your SQL ID. I fixed that for you and it should be fine now 😀 * [Marvel Labs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/royalprince/) * (@royalprince) * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/need-help-in-getting-started-1/#post-3139774) * For changing Domain Name Servers at Godaddy, visit [http://support.godaddy.com/help/article/664/setting-nameservers-for-your-domain-names](http://support.godaddy.com/help/article/664/setting-nameservers-for-your-domain-names) * Thread Starter [lewruf](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lewruf/) * (@lewruf) * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/need-help-in-getting-started-1/#post-3139776) * OK, so now I’m able to go to [http://www.newenglandseminars.dreamhosters.com/wp-admin/](http://www.newenglandseminars.dreamhosters.com/wp-admin/) and start to build my site. When I’m finished and happy with how it looks then I can ask about moving it from the mirror site to the real site and moving the domain from GoDaddy. * Thank you * [Mika Epstein](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu-dh/) * (@ipstenu-dh) * DreamHost Rep * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/need-help-in-getting-started-1/#post-3139779) * If you need help afterwards moving from dreamhosters to your final domain, let us know 😀 * Thread Starter [lewruf](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lewruf/) * (@lewruf) * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/need-help-in-getting-started-1/#post-3139832) * OK, I’m happy with my site now and I need to start the process of moving my hosting from GoDaddy to DH. My site is live at [http://www.newenglandseminars.dreamhosters.com](http://www.newenglandseminars.dreamhosters.com), so I need to know what my next steps should be to: * 1) Set up hosting at DH 2) Move my site from the mirror site to [http://www.newenglandseminars.com](http://www.newenglandseminars.com) 3) Anything else that I’m sure I’m missing… * Thank you in advance for your help, it has been huge so far. * [govpatel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/govpatel/) * (@govpatel) * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/need-help-in-getting-started-1/#post-3139833) * I assume that you have two separate installs one on Dreamhost and one Go Daddy under the domain name [http://www.newenglandseminars.com](http://www.newenglandseminars.com) * You have [http://www.newenglandseminars.dreamhosters.com](http://www.newenglandseminars.dreamhosters.com) at dreamhost and by look of the url you have subdomain name * Do you want this site to be on Domain name if so will need to know where exactly is wordpress installed on Dreamhost. * You will need to change name servers at Go daddy so it points to dream host. * Ones you done that may be [@mika](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mika/) can help you on setting up domain name DNS * You can try contact Host support see if they can help. Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 23 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/need-help-in-getting-started-1/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/need-help-in-getting-started-1/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘Need help in getting started’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [dreamhost](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/dreamhost/) * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/) * 23 replies * 6 participants * Last reply from: [lewruf](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lewruf/) * Last activity: [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/need-help-in-getting-started-1/page/2/#post-3139841) * Status: resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics