Where do you instal wordpress?

  • Hello,
    this might be a really weird question, but I have tried to install wordpress and have not succeeded (I think).
    I use wordpress in my web browser, without having to do anything with downloading (wp.config.php) etc.
    Does this mean that I have installed it, or is it installed if I have it as a type of application on my computer?

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  • WordPress isn’t a program that can be executed from your desktop in the traditional sense, if you were expecting to encounter an installer.

    WordPress is a web based application that needs to be installed in a web server environment that meets the minimum requirements to run WordPress.

    Some info that might help to guide you in understanding how WordPress is installed:
    What You Most Need to Know About WordPress
    Installing WordPress

    Things You Need to Do to Install WordPress
    Requirements

    I use wordpress in my web browser, without having to do anything with downloading

    Do you currently have a free WordPress site on wordpress.com?

    Moderator t-p

    (@t-p)

    her are lots of sites that uses WordPress:

    Home

    Wanderinglives–

    Yeah I can totally understand where you are coming from with that understanding, years ago I thought the same thing initially. I had for years purchased software to install on my computers so that I could build template based websites. So when I initially heard about wordpress I was of the same thought process…just download on my computer right?

    Over at Godaddy ( a hosting service provider) they have a one click install for the wordpress platform that might meet your needs. You could consider godaddy for your hosting and in doing so their wordpress ‘one click’ function would be available to you. It is so straightforward and simple using their ‘one click’ installation feature.

    Not sure how much meat you have in the game at the moment but I would highly suggest you give it a look, especially if you aren’t well versed in all of the ‘server this, server that yadda yadda’..

    @wanderinglives…

    WordPress is not an application on your computer. WordPress is hosted online on a web hosting service such as BlueHost, etc. You have to purchase a domain name and hosting from a hosting service.

    Did you read “WordPress for Beginners” (https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Getting_Started_with_WordPress)

    Many hosting services have a “One Click” install for WordPress. For a beginner, this would be the easiest way to install WordPress.

    WordPress runs on any computer but it requires a web server with PHP and MySQL. MySQL is database that holds the settings, posts, pages and all other content stuff. PHP is the code, language that WordPress was built on and web server simply something that runs everything else tied in.

    Now you don’t really need a hosting to install WordPress, you can use application like MAMP to install and run WordPress on your local computer. MAMP is a kit that with one install installs apache, php and MySQL on your computer so you can run WordPress.

    Now there is three major choices, two of them are slightly complicated but they will make your WordPress website live on the internet, while one of the three will only be available and viewable by you only.

    Option #1; get hosting and install WordPress there, get also a domain.

    Option #2; install MAMP on your computer, setup domain name, get a service like NoIP so you can tie in your dynamic IP address (because it constantly changes by your isp) to your domain and do port forwarding to the right port, etc… On your computer. After proper setup, your website will be live as long as your computer is live and everything runs on your home computer, not some hosting company.

    Option #3; run MAMP with WordPress, just like option above but without NoIP service and using no domain. This way, going to localhost in your web browser will show you your WordPress website but because it’s local, you are only able to see it from home and no one else outside your home.

    So many different options to install and run your website. If its just a simple local home test type installation you are looking for; grab a copy of MAMP, install, download WordPress, copy to directory MAMP defined as web server directory, setup a database and go through the WordPress install.

    Hope that gives a light on how to go about an install ?? thank you.

    Moderator t-p

    (@t-p)

    Local install:
    https://make.www.ads-software.com/core/handbook/tutorials/installing-wordpress-locally/
    https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Installing_WordPress#Installing_WordPress_on_your_own_Computer
    https://codex.www.ads-software.com/WordPress_Installation_Techniques#Installing_WordPress_Locally
    https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Installing_WordPress

    Do you also enter the DB detail?

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