Zeus web server – will WordPress work?

As long as you have php/mysql there shouldn’t be any problems running it. I’m not sure if there is a module that does url rewriting like apache (as I only work with apache/iis), so you’ll have to do without that.
May I ask, why don’t you run apache?

than for the swift reply…
The reason why its Zeus is beacuse that my hosting companys default choice, no other reason, but it cuasing me some real headaches
sorry, but what is URL rewriting?
thanx,
paul

URL rewriting is a feature of apache that allows you to modify the urls on your website, even if the files don’t exist. For example.
index.html could actually be index.php?page=index
So with WordPress instead of getting a link such as index.php?p=53 you would get /archive/2004/10/1
Or look at this site:
https://www.ads-software.com/support/2/14263
which would be something like
https://www.ads-software.com/index.php?page=support&section=2&topic=14263 (although that I just made up). Just makes nicer looking urls. WordPress likes having mod_rewrite support

If your host doesna€?t support the above, including mod_rewrite, I would honestly recommend looking for a better host. Hosting is a commodity these days and with a little digging ita€?s easy to find a host that supports the above for the same or less than youa€?re paying now. If youa€?re looking for hosting suggestions, try the support forums.

Heh man,
thanx a lot for that info ??
I just tried to install wordpress and unfortunately i get error connecting to database..
in the config file file i only change this part :
// ** MySQL settings ** //
define(‘DB_NAME’, ‘bprudpaa’); // The name of the database
define(‘DB_USER’, ‘bprudpaa’); // Your MySQL username
define(‘DB_PASSWORD’, ‘********’); // …and password
define(‘DB_HOST’, ‘localhost’); // 99% chance you won’t need to change this value
btw the password is the real one! ??
hmmm sorry to be bug, but any pointers here would help?
cheers,
paul

What is the error? Do you have a mysql database?

yep i have my SQL database ??
error is ‘error connecting to database’.
i appreciate your time man,
cheers,
p

Have you used your mysql database before? I personally don’t think it is a wordpress or Zeus problem. Is that how your password and username are ment to be typed. I know with some setups you use username_database or something like that.
Do you have cpanel or some other web interface management tool?

>Do you have cpanel or some other web interface management tool?
no i dont, whats the score there?
i asked admin for the name, login, password and domain and these are the
values they game me,
cheers

ok i changed
define(‘DB_HOST’, ‘localhost’);
to
define(‘DB_HOST’, ‘mysql.transphormetic.com’)
and it seems to get a bit further but now i get a big list of errors saying…
Database error: [Table ‘bprudpaa.wp_options’ doesn’t exist]
SELECT option_name, option_value FROM wp_options
Database error: [Table ‘bprudpaa.wp_options’ doesn’t exist]
SELECT option_name, option_value FROM wp_options
Database error: [Table ‘bprudpaa.wp_options’ doesn’t exist]
SELECT option_name, option_value FROM wp_options
ect..
whats going wrong here?
cheers,
p

Have you tried using the host name mysql.host.com, where host.com is replaced by your hosting service’s name? When the default of “localserver” doesn’t work, your hosting service usually gives you a choice of mysql.yourdomain.com or mysql.host.com
One may work better than the other, although–in theory–they should be exactly the same.

Try accessing your-blog.com/wp-admin/upgrade.php just for kicks, may iron out the kinks.