How do I get started

  • Hi, My name is Chris and I have no idea what I am doing. I am building a website for a nonprofit where I love but I can’t seem to get the thing to run at all. I have never done anything like this and the way that it is going I will never do it again. I have been pulling my hair out attempting to do this myself and I have failed. Now I turn to you all to give me guidance and save a poor mans sanity. All I need WordPress to do is install on my Ubuntu 14.04 desktop so that I can upload the site to GoDaddy for them to host. Any help that I can get is appreciated

    Thanks
    Chris

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  • Moderator James Huff

    (@macmanx)

    You actually don’t need to install WordPress on your computer if you don’t want to build and develop the site locally. You use your browser to work with WordPress and can start with a live site on the hosting provider if you want to.

    I recommend reading through https://codex.www.ads-software.com/New_To_WordPress_-_Where_to_Start

    Hello Chris, don’t get upset be relaxed If you follow the 7 simple steps you could be able to solve your issue.

    As website is going to b uploaded on GoDaddy you don’t need to install this on your OS(ubuntu). I assume you have access to the Cpanel.

    To Install WordPress on Your Hosting Account

    1.Log in to your Account Manager.

    2.Click Web Hosting.

    3.Next to the hosting account you want to use, click Manage.

    4.In the Popular Apps section, click WordPress.

    5.Click Install Now.

    6.Complete the on-screen fields, and then click OK:
    Domain — Select the domain on your account you want to use.
    Directory — Enter the directory after the domain name where you want to install WordPress. If you want the domain name itself to use WordPress, the directory field should only have “/” entered.

    7.Enter a Username, a Password (and its confirmation), and an Email Address.

    WordPress will be installed to your hosting account with the options you selected within 24 hours. When it is complete, you will receive a confirmation email.

    Hope you got your answer…..Still need more information you can comment back.

    Thread Starter chris21298

    (@chris21298)

    See, Therein lies my problem. I don’t have thr go daddy account yet. I need to install locally to give proof of concept to the nonprofit organization that i am doing this for

    I can not get the funding for the godaddy hosting until they see proof that what I proposed works

    Don’t worry you need to install lamp(local host) on your Ubuntu. For that following link will help you to install lamp with easy and detailed steps.

    https://ubuntuserverguide.com/2014/06/how-to-install-lamp-in-ubuntu-server-14-04-lts.html

    Do tell me if you found this helpfull.

    Thread Starter chris21298

    (@chris21298)

    Thanks will try this tutorial tomorrow. Will also post if it works

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