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== End Users == | == End Users == | ||
Not much here yet, but a short list of how-to links to address common questions. | |||
=== How do I share documents via my blog ? === | |||
Your blog includes a media library where you can store and share data. It is managed via the admin interface to your blog. The [http://codex.wordpress.org/Inserting_Images_into_Posts_and_Pages#Media_Library Wordpress Codex] describes the Media Library. | |||
=== How do I use include an image in my post? === | |||
Here is a useful link of [http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Images#In_Posts_and_Pages using images within blog posts] and additional information on [http://codex.wordpress.org/Inserting_Images_into_Posts_and_Pages how to add an image to a post]. | |||
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$ unzip wordpress-3.0.3.zip -d ~/Sites | $ unzip wordpress-3.0.3.zip -d ~/Sites | ||
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==== Run WordPress Installer ==== | ==== Run WordPress Installer ==== | ||
:1. Browse to http://localhost/~short-username/wordpress | :1. Browse to http://localhost/~short-username/wordpress | ||
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: [http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress#Common_Installation_Problems Wordpress installation troubleshoot] | : [http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress#Common_Installation_Problems Wordpress installation troubleshoot] | ||
: [http://codex.wordpress.org/New_To_WordPress_-_Where_to_Start Wordpress getting started guide] | : [http://codex.wordpress.org/New_To_WordPress_-_Where_to_Start Wordpress getting started guide] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:42, 5 December 2011
Overview
WordPress is a open source blog publishing application, but has evolved into a content management system through plugins and widgets. WordPress is built on PHP, MySQL and licensed under GPL.
End Users
Not much here yet, but a short list of how-to links to address common questions.
Your blog includes a media library where you can store and share data. It is managed via the admin interface to your blog. The Wordpress Codex describes the Media Library.
How do I use include an image in my post?
Here is a useful link of using images within blog posts and additional information on how to add an image to a post.
Developers
For developers interested in customizing WordPress (themes, plugins etc), an AMP (Apache, MySQL, PHP) stack facilitates a quick setup. Recommended here, is one easy way to set up an AMP stack which has cross-platform capability ie., XAMPP developed by Apache Friends.
Mac OS X
XAMPP
- 1. Install and configure XAMPP for Mac. Here we are installing XAMPP-beta.
- NOTE: Wordpress requires atleast PHP version of 4.3 and MySQL of 4.2 and XAMPP-beta provides the latest versions, MySQL (5.1.46) and PHP (5.3.2), which is compatible with the latest Wordpress software.
- 2. Start up xampp as root, either from xampp's control or from command line. This starts both Apache and mysql services.
$ sudo /Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/xampp start
Database
- 1. Set up a database for wordpres using xampp's phpmyadmin console. Go to http://localhost/phpmyadmin/ to open up phpmyadmin console
- 2. Create a database with name wordpress
- NOTE: you can leave the database defaults for username and password, which for xampp's mysql is root and no password.
- If you have secured xampp, make sure you change privileges for the user root for wordpress db accordingly.
Download WordPress
The following steps are from the wordpress famous 5-minute install.
Download wordpress, extract to ~/Sites
$ wget http://wordpress.org/latest.zip $ unzip wordpress-3.0.3.zip -d ~/Sites
Run WordPress Installer
- 1. Browse to http://localhost/~short-username/wordpress
- 2. Wordpress offers to create and edit the wp-config.php. Fill in the database details as mentioned in the phpmyadmin console for wordpress database.
- 3. Finish installation