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The hard way is no longer particularly hard. [http://wordpress.org/download/ Download Wordpress] to somewhere in your public_html directory and unzip. If you don't already have an SQL account, email the [[admins]] to get one. Make sure your permissions are good and then follow this [http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress handy guide]. | |||
=== Fixing the Dashboard - Wordpress 2.8 or higher === | === Fixing the Dashboard - Wordpress 2.8 or higher === | ||
Revision as of 12:38, 27 April 2010
Wordpress is a nifty open-source PHP Content Management (or "blogging") web tool. You can use it to handle your website blog with ease.
The latest version of Wordpress is 2.1.x 2.9.2. Instructions for the previous ancient version of Wordpress 2.0.x (specifically 2.0.4) can be found on this page.
The Easy Option
To make life a little easier, you can run this script which will download the latest wordpress, unpack the archive and modify the headers for you. All you need to do then is set it up with your SQL details.
/home/associat/c/cammy/bin/install-wordpress-2.5
This script will create a subdirectory called "wordpress". You can rename and move this directory however you please. This is for release 2.5 of wordpress. It will also patch the necessary files to make sure everything is working.
The Hard Way
The hard way is no longer particularly hard. Download Wordpress to somewhere in your public_html directory and unzip. If you don't already have an SQL account, email the admins to get one. Make sure your permissions are good and then follow this handy guide.
Fixing the Dashboard - Wordpress 2.8 or higher
To fix the dashboard in Wordpress 2.8 or newer, add the following lines to your wp-config.php file:
define('WP_PROXY_HOST', 'proxy.dcu.ie');
define('WP_PROXY_PORT', '8080');