Rob Oresteen

Make sure GoDaddy sets you up as a Linux based server, not Windows. You have this option when you create a new hosting account with them. You can change your server to Linux in the control panel.

1. Down load the latest version of Word Press to your desktop.

2. Un-zip the files - it should put it in a new folder called WordPress.

3. Look for the file “wp-sample-config.php.

4. WP names this sample because you are suppose to edit it then re-name it “wp-config.php” and put it in the root folder.

5. Create a MySQL data base at your hosting account dash board.

6. You will name this new DB, and give it a pass word. Write this down - will need it later.

7. Hit “create” and GoDaddy will start the process.

8. It will take about 10-20 minutes for GoDaddy to create the DB.

9. Log back in and get the DB info from the “eye” icon. They will assigned you a DB Host name. This is the secureserver.net setting.

10. Edit the wp-sample-config.php as described below and rename the file to wp-config.php.

11. Drop this back in your folder and upload entire contents to the server.

12. Go to the blog’s address http://www.url.com or http://www.url.com/blog (where ever you put it) and it should automatically begin the setup process. If not, type in ‘wp-login’ and that should start it.

13. Typically, if the settings in the config.php file are off by a space or character, you will get an error code saying it can’t read the data base. Double check your server settings.

14. That’s it. Once you have your DB connection info, this whole process really only takes 5 minutes or so.

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When you have set up your MySQL data base, then you edit your wp-config.php file. It will be in the root or main directory, not in the WP folders:

<?php
// ** MySQL settings ** //
define(’DB_NAME’, ‘your data base name‘); // The name of the database
define(’DB_USER’, ‘same as above‘); // Your MySQL username
define(’DB_PASSWORD’, ‘the PW you assign the DB‘); // …and password
define(’DB_HOST’, ‘######.secureserver.net‘) ; // 99% chance you won’t need to change this value

// You can have multiple installations in one database if you give each a unique prefix
$table_prefix = ‘wp_’; // Only numbers, letters, and underscores please!

// Change this to localize WordPress. A corresponding MO file for the
// chosen language must be installed to wp-includes/languages.
// For example, install de.mo to wp-includes/languages and set WPLANG to ‘de’
// to enable German language support.
define (’WPLANG’, ”);

/* That’s all, stop editing! Happy blogging. */

define(’ABSPATH’, dirname(__FILE__).’/');
require_once(ABSPATH.’wp-settings.php’);
?>

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The config file is named wp-sample-config.php when you first upload WP to your server. Edit the DB information in bold and you should be good to go.

DB name and User are the same. GoDaddy gives you:

1. Name of DB
2. Pass word for it.
3. Host address: “mysqlsample#.secureserver.net”

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