WordPress

If you want to install WordPress you have two possibilities.

1. Install WordPress on your own computer to develop

If you’re learning WordPress or want to develop a page for yourself and need a little time to test how you’re going to do it, it’s a good idea to install WordPress locally.

For this you need to have Apapche + PHP + MySQL on your computer. To easily get these programs read the .

Once these programs are installed, you have to locate the publish folder, which is usually called something like “html”, “www”, “httpdocs” and put the WordPress files there.

By the way, the WordPress files are downloaded from wordpress.org and it will be a .zip file that you will have to unzip in the publish folder of your server.

2. Install WordPress on your domain

Many people prefer to publish WordPress on their own Internet domain and work the page directly there. This can be an option if you are already more or less clear about what you need, what theme you are going to install and stuff like that.

In this case, it would simply be to unzip the zip that you downloaded from wordpress.org on your computer and place all the files in the root folder of your domain. Again, this folder is usually named something like “html”, “www”, “httpdocs”. If you are not sure, you should check with your domain provider.

Many providers also have tools to automatically install WordPress in your web space. This is usually done in your domain’s control panel. You can ask them if they have this option.

Running the WordPress installation script

Once the files have been placed, you have to access the place where WordPress is located with your browser. If it’s on your local computer it will be something like http://localhost or maybe something like http://localhost/folder

If you are in a domain it would simply access the root of your domain www.example.com or simply example.com

The WordPress wizard will guide you through the installation step by step. First you choose the language and then you indicate the access data to your database. These data must be clear to you before.

1. If you are on your personal computer, consult the help of the program you used to install Apache + PHP + Mysql. You can usually find it quickly by googling.
2. If you are in a hosting of your domain, this data is usually in the control panel of your domain. Sometimes you need to create the database in the control panel and indicate yourself the username and password that you are going to use. Sometimes they just tell you what this data is. At this point, if you have any doubts, you should consult the technical assistance of your hosting service.

Once the installation wizard has been executed, in which you will also configure a username and password to the WordPress administration panel, you will already have WordPress installed and you will be able to start working with the CMS. There are several steps, but in the end it is quite simple.