Title: Newbie To WordPRess Install Problem
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Newbie To WordPRess Install Problem

 *  [condoleeza](https://wordpress.org/support/users/condoleeza/)
 * (@condoleeza)
 * [20 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/newbie-to-wordpress-install-problem/)
 * Please Assist Me With THe Install…..I Changed The Following:
    <?php // ** MySQL
   settings ** // define(‘DB_NAME’, ‘myblod’); // The name of the database define(‘
   DB_USER’, ‘myname); // Your MySQL username define(‘DB_PASSWORD’, ‘mypassword’);//…
   and password define(‘DB_HOST’, ‘localhost’); // 99% chance you won’t need to 
   change this value
 * Did I Do it right?
    Also where do i ftp the file? Any help will be great?
 * warmest regards,
    Condoleeza

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 *  [Ming](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ming/)
 * (@ming)
 * [20 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/newbie-to-wordpress-install-problem/#post-247542)
 * Have you tried this link? It’s the installation guide for WordPress and should
   answer your questions.
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress](http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress)
 *  [tomhanna](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tomhanna/)
 * (@tomhanna)
 * [20 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/newbie-to-wordpress-install-problem/#post-247546)
 * 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](http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress#Famous_5-Minute_Install)
 *  [techwench](https://wordpress.org/support/users/techwench/)
 * (@techwench)
 * [20 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/newbie-to-wordpress-install-problem/#post-247564)
 * > 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](http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress#Detailed_Instructions)
 *  [tomhanna](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tomhanna/)
 * (@tomhanna)
 * [20 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/newbie-to-wordpress-install-problem/#post-247620)
 * 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.
 *  [jonimueller](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jonimueller/)
 * (@jonimueller)
 * [20 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/newbie-to-wordpress-install-problem/#post-247621)
 * 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!
 *  [tomhanna](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tomhanna/)
 * (@tomhanna)
 * [20 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/newbie-to-wordpress-install-problem/#post-247625)
 * OK. Did a test install with no wp-config file. The screenshots are on the blog
   itself at:
 * [http://www.tom-hanna.net/testblog/](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.

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