Have you tried this link? It’s the installation guide for WordPress and should answer your questions.
http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress
The wp_config.php file goes in the main WordPress directory. You should just upload all the files to the directory where you want WordPress on your server and keep the directory structure intact.
Also, if you use the Famous 5-Minute Installation
, it will create the wp-config file for you.
http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress#Famous_5-Minute_Install
Also, if you use the Famous 5-Minute Installation
, it will create the wp-config file for you.
This is wrong. If you use fantastico and auto-install through cpanel, it will create the config file and database for you.
If you are installing manually, you need that config file and you must create it yourself, otherwise wordpress won’t know where to locate your database.
You’ll also need to setup your database before installing wordpress.
http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress#Detailed_Instructions
No, that’s not right. You have to setup the database, but as long as the file permissions are set correctly the first thing that will happen is that it will create the wp-config file for you. It will come up with a screen that says you don’t have one and prompt you to click a link. Then it will come up with a screen that asks you for your database name, DB username and DB password. It will also prompt you for what you want as a default table prefix.
I’ve done this a dozen times, but just for sh!ts and grins, I’m going to do it again and take screenshots.
Correctamundo, tomhanna. I do cPanel installs of WP all the time. I keep FORGETTING to create the database, that’s why I remember the second part of the process so well!
OK. Did a test install with no wp-config file. The screenshots are on the blog itself at:
http://www.tom-hanna.net/testblog/
The Codex instructions for the Famous 5-minute Install are different from the old instructions. The two differences are 1- you don’t edit wp-config manually (see the first two screenshots – WordPress does it for you). 2 – You don’t point to install.php, you just navigate to the main directory you are installing to.
I don’t know why the instructions were changed, but the old ones are much simpler and clearly, despite what techwench thinks, I am not wrong.
