Comments on: Tutorial: Install WordPress In Fewer Than 5 Minutes

By: Harsh Agrawal

Harsh Agrawal — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:39:51 +0000

I actually never required to use FTp method ever, since most of the Hosting I used have fantastico. Recently I started with VPS and luckily even they installed cpanel with fantastico for me..

By: SBA

SBA — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:36:44 +0000

Welcome John. Glad to have a braveheart onboard. Yes, as with most things electronic, backup it critical and so reassuring.

By: John Higgins

John Higgins — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:05:22 +0000

This is a great and very detailed walk-through. I used to use the Fantastico set up but I bravely tried doing it myself properly and it was all very straightforward.

You have nothing to lose and everything to gain by doing a full installation yourself. It sounds demanding but it is not too difficult. Back everything up fully before trying to do it and you cannot go wrong.

John

By: SBA

SBA — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:30:50 +0000

Great Information! It's nice to have alerts like this to help keep our blogs secure. Easy does not always come without headaches as in the case of the OneClick install.

By: timethief

timethief — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:36:23 +0000

Kudos! This is an excellent step by step illustrated tutorial that I will be recommending to bloggers who choose self host wordpress.org software.

The vast majority of hundreds of web hosts out there meet the WordPress minimum requirements. To run WordPress the web host just needs:

* PHP version 4.3 or greater

* MySQL version 4.0 or greater

* The mod_rewrite Apache module

Blue Host and Dreamhost offer “WordPress Auto-Install" and new WordPress updates are made available within 24 hours. MediaTemple and Hostcan also offer one-click WordPress installation too. In fact most web hosts do offer one-click WordPress installation. OneClick is a WordPress Plugin+Firefox Extension combo that reduces the effort needed to install a plugin or a theme for wordpress to just one simple click. It’s excellent for non-techies, people with restrictive firewalls, and just about anyone who uses wordpress and installs plugins and themes. There are also many videos available for those who are new to http://video.google.ca/videosearch?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=s&hl=en&source=hp&q=one-click++WordPress+installation&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=QrX1SqrjNYvetgOVjJgF&sa=X&oi=video_result_group&ct=title&resnum=4&ved=0CB0QqwQwAw#" rel="nofollow">one click WordPress installation .

Here's a word of warning for bloggers using OneClick WordPress installation. When you use programs like Fantastico to install your blog it creates the database, allocates the username and a password for you. If your database name and database user are similar or exactly the same then the only thing protecting your installation now is the password. Using this one click installation method means you as the user then have no permission to change it in the future, unless you go through the awkward process of dealing with the hosting company to obtain the relevant privileges to the necessary files. This is why many experienced WordPress users prefer to install WordPress manually using the http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress" rel="nofollow">instructions for manual installation found at WordPress.org They have full and total control of their blog by using the manual installation method and prevent giving give hackers an easy access to their blogs. For additional protection they install two plugins: http://semperfiwebdesign.com/plugins/wp-security-scan/" rel="nofollow">WP Security Scan which performs a security scan of WordPress installation, and http://ocaoimh.ie/exploit-scanner/" rel="nofollow">WordPress Exploit Scanner which scans your WordPress site for possible exploits.

I hope you and your readers will find this additional information to be helpful. Best wishes for secure WordPress blogging.

By: Mr. I

Mr. I — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:56:40 +0000

I agree with you. New bloggers do not need to worry much. However, when host(e.g. GoDaddy) does not offer Fantastico, using the FTP way is the only option!

By: Mr. I

Mr. I — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:55:05 +0000

Thanks for the compliment.

By: Mr. I

Mr. I — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:54:28 +0000

Just try Fantastico once and you will find it very useful. And it also saves some time.

By: Mr. I

Mr. I — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:53:42 +0000

Thanks for compliment.

By: Gabe | freebloghelp.

Gabe | freebloghelp. — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:46:21 +0000

In many cases, a quick one-button install from your hosting company is perfect. Although it limits customizations, it meets almost every new bloggers' needs.