How do I download wordpress?

13 years ago

Ben,

Have you got cpanel hosting?

In alot of cases you will have wordpress installation interlinked within your cpanel. That is of course if you have hosting which has a cpanel.

Look for the fantastico delux :-) and install it from there. It is a relatively easy process from there if you follow the wizard.

You could also visit youtube as there are many tutorials there that will help you with either fantastico or direct installations.

Chris

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MarketingInjection

13 years ago

wordpress.org (NOT .com!) > download

That will get you the system files, but there are a lot of steps after that in order to install it. I would recommend watching a YouTube video.

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dirtmaster

13 years ago

Do it through cpanel like Chris said. Its very quick and easy!

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Michael Shook 13 years ago

The installation itself is not too difficult, but the amount of knowledge you need to be familiar with before you install is quite a bit. It is easier overall to install with Fantastico.

I have heard about some security concerns by doing it that way, but I personally have never had an issue and I have used Fantastico to install blogs probably upwards of 450 times.
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inhwanie

13 years ago

hello,
what type of web hosting are you using? If you are using one of the popular ones, they should have a panel that you can use to install wordpress into the domain of your choosing

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Kev5 13 years ago

Personally, I would do it manually. You'll learn how it all works, which will be useful when you need to make modifications and what not.

1. Get a FTP client (FileZilla is free)
3. Download Wordpress
4. Follow the well-written WordPress intallation guide: codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress
5. Use this guide to modify the wp-config: codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php

Follow this video guide for further understanding: youtube.com/watch?v=Wgu-Z4psiBA

It might be difficult in the beginning, but you'll learn a lot!

Good luck.
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msj484

13 years ago

Also, don't forget to ask your host about maybe installing this for you. Many hosts will do it for free, you just have to ask.

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Henry White

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Ben_Doyle

Hey everyone!

No this sounds like a ridiculous question but how do I download wordpress?

I went to wordpress.org but I've downloaded a zip file and I have no idea what to do with it.

I want to learn how to biuld websites so Im gonna need it.

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At home?

Installing WordPress « WordPress Codex

Or just set up an account on wordpress.com

Either way, the quickest route to success is to do a little of that infamous 'RTFM' thingie!

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Istvan Horvath

13 years ago

Originally Posted by hwhite

Or just set up an account on wordpress.com

Usually, that's the worst possible advice in a marketing forum... since, according to the wp.com TOS, the commercial use of their blogs are forbidden!

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Henry White

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Istvan Horvath

Usually, that's the worst possible advice in a marketing forum... since, according to the wp.com TOS, the commercial use of their blogs are forbidden!

Correct - wordpress.com is strictly non-commercial.

The OP was asking about using WP to learn to build websites.

The best solution is to install this on your home computer, but you'll also have to install apache, php, mysql, etc. That's a LOT of extra work and additional learning curve that may or may not be useful in future.

On a hosted account, if you are using WP for public access, you'll need a second installation, preferably restricted access and in a subdomain; obviously, if you're NOT using WP already, you only need to install it once - again, with restricted access and in a subdomain. (Subdomain over a subdirectory because of backups and setting off claxons that this is something apart from the rest of the website; and you're less likely to make a mental mistake when you log in to work on either account.)

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Istvan Horvath

13 years ago

Originally Posted by hwhite

The best solution is to install this on your home computer, but you'll also have to install apache, php, mysql, etc. That's a LOT of extra work and additional learning curve that may or may not be useful in future.

For local experiments - install XAMPP from apachefriends.org
One-click install of all the components you need...

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TG12

13 years ago

Hmmm Not to be funny but if you don't know what to do with it should you really be asking the question? If that makes sense!

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Vortex 13 years ago

If you are struggling with the whole wordpress thing, go to YouTube and enter some relevant search keywords, e.g. "How To Install Wordpress", or "How To Download Wordpress". There are lots of free videos on there.

If you don't have hosting where you can install Wordpress to, but you just want to use your own PC for local testing etc, try downloading EasyPHP from EasyPHP - WAMP Server : Install PHP 5, Apache 2, MySQL 5 and PhpMyAdmin on Windows XP/Vista/Seven. That will give you the environment to setup Wordpress in.
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Henry White

13 years ago

Originally Posted by cosmokid

I highly recommend learning to do a manual wordpress install yourself on your own domain instead of using Fantastico, which contains many automated settings that act like a red flag to hackers and result in a higher percentage of blogs being hacked.

Check out this excellent guide from a Warrior :

http://www.warriorforum.com/main-internet-marketing-discussion-forum/337944-how-make-your-wordpress-sites-almost-unhackable.html

There will be a learning curve, but when you're done, your blog has much less likelihood of getting hacked.

Does that force you to go through the configuration process step-by-step to get it to work?

The default configuration on ANY software is merely a convenience and mostly to make sure the software gets installed properly. To get the most out of it, it has to be fine-tuned - particularly security aspects, which if enabled out-of-the-box would almost guarantee that some of it wouldn't install at all or be very erratic.

And thanks for the link to the thread here - but some may have to copy and paste the link
into their browser.

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inspiredguy

13 years ago

I have 1and1 hosting and used this guide to install wordpress:
<a href="http://www.khanaleem.com/2009/12/how-to-install-wordpress-on-1and1-web-host.html">1and1</a>

As Kev5 said - best to do it manually. You'll learn a ton.

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Fazal Mayar

13 years ago

its really easy and fast forward, im not trying to promote my blog but on the first link in my sig, go to setup a blog page and you will know how to setup wordpress .

Oh and use youtube, lots of tutorials

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thebitbotdotcom

13 years ago

Use the Cpanel backup wizard...you want more than just your Wordpress files...you want your SQL database too...just FYI...

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simonbuzz

Banned 13 years ago

go to wordpress.com and download it from there...or you can use your cpanel to install it...

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Istvan Horvath 13 years ago

Originally Posted by simonbuzz

go to wordpress.com and download it from there...or you can use your cpanel to install it...

Wrong. You download it from wordpress.ORG
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