[thelist] wordpress - mysql - no clue
Hershel Robinson
hershelr at netvision.net.il
Fri Sep 23 06:23:39 CDT 2005
> how would i install wordpress locally and access mysql server to
> "practice"? i have recently downloaded the beta of open office for the
> database program. before i get too crazy with all of this, as i want to
> dive into this two weeks ago, i will wait for a response.
To install wordpress locally you will need to setup an HTTP server, or
in simpler terms, web server software. Windows (at least newer versions)
comes with PWS, which is apparently a version or limited edition of IIS.
Apache's HTTP Server is an open-source alternative. Hard to say
precisely which will be best for you, I suppose it depends on if you
have any experience with such packages. Apache anyhow is a full-blown
server system, whereas PWS is limited in many ways. I am not an expert
on either, so others will add their comments I'm sure.
Once you have that installed and working, you are now your own web
server and you can install wordpress on your own local website. Well,
first you will need to install PHP on your machine and configure either
PWS or Apache to handle PHP pages. Then you can install wordpress.
I would also recommend you install phpMyAdmin if possible, as this is
AFAIK one of the best interfaces available to MySQL, and many features
in it will prove exceedingly useful, especially for a beginner. One
feature I can highly recommend is the SQL one, whereby you can test SQL
statements against your database and see clear error messages returned,
should there be any.
Learning even just the basics of Apache, PHP, phpMyAdmin and MySQL,
however, is no simple task. It's certainly not impossible, but be aware
that there is a learning curve.
Good luck.
HTH,
Hershel
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