Help with a blogging server - WordPress

[Locutus]

I would like to host my own blog on an old Duron 800. I found a blog called wordpress that I really like. I was wondering if anyone could guide me how to set it up. I am a complete newbie when it comes to mySQL and PHP. Would anyone have some step by step instructions?

Any help or tips would be greatly appreciated.

[llamakc]

The instructions included in the Wordpress tarball should be able to help you. First off, install apache and MySQL. Then if you want a frontend for MySQL, apt-get install phpmyadmin.

Now follow the directions in the wordpress tarball. I strongly suggest using their latest tarball instead of the .deb, and after make sure you get spamkarma up and running. The trackback and comment spam is ridiculous.

[Locutus]

Got it working without too much trouble.

apt-get install mysql apache2 php...

Got to love apt.

Thanks again

[cblack]

If you have universe enabled in /etc/apt/sources.list wordpress is available via:

sudo apt-get install wordpress

[senectus]

ok.. that's just great.. but what do you do to get it working??

apt-get install wordpress
worked a treat.. but now I have wordpress, php, postfix, Apache installed and have no idea on how to get wordpress functional...

[grendelkhan]

I've never used it by apt getting it, given that the tarball just drops in and practically installs itself, I've done it that way to get more control over where it's loaded.

Something to look at is the LAMP howto for Ubuntu:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ApacheMySQLP...t=%28apache%29

Make sure after doing this you uncomment these lines in /etc/apache2/apache2.conf:

AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
AddType application/x-httpd-php-source .phps

Restart apache after doing that and you will be set to jet.

Remember your machines default directory for html is /var/www/ so if you want wordpress to be your default website, untar it unto there.

[tmilam]

So nobody knows how to use the wordpress package provided by ubuntu?



Guess I'll install it from source....

[simplyw00x]

It's written in PHP so no compilation or installation is necessary; simply untar into a folder.

[airtonix]

Yep i've used it.....i would recomend Drupal 4.7 Instead.

Not because its more user friendly than wordpress(which it could be if you become proficient with php and mysql), but because its code base and template system gives rise to so much more variations than wordpress ever could.....

you want to keep your options as open as possible, and this becomes more achievable when you explore what drupal can offer.

really though,
+ go to the wordpress website, download the files.
+ wipe the apache-default folder from your /var/www
+ extract the wordpress archvie to the '/var/www' so that 'index.php' sits under the 'www' directory.
+ open up phpmyadmin htt://localhost/phpmyadmin
+ make a database remember the name.
+ open up http://localhost .... a page with an error should come up, which depending on the success of your lamp installation, this should be a page that also contains a button or link saying next.
+ click it.
+ it will ask you some questions, to which you have created the answer to one already threes steps above.
+ if al goes well, you should be looking at your frontpage of wordpress toting the kubrick theme, which is a rounded corner style not too disimilar to the clearlooks window theme.

enjoy
+

[Crimguy]

Originally Posted by tmilam So nobody knows how to use the wordpress package provided by ubuntu? Guess I'll install it from source....

Is your problem with installation or usage?

When I installed wp, it was simply a matter of installing php, apache, and wp.

For usage, open a browser, goto the rootdirectory of the site, e.g. 192.16.1.100, and you should see the wp site. To edit things go to the /wpadmin directory of the site, e.g. 192.168.1.100/wpadmin.

Goood luck.