[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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