Uploading a website with WordPress vs noob

[The Torrent]

No biggie if I can't figure it out but I have 1 day.

 

I need to use WordPress migration add in to upload a website somewhere.

 

But I can't even figure out how to install WordPress. Where's the .exe?

[Eigenvektor]

Wordpress is a web application. There is no .exe. You need a web server (Apache, nginx, ...) and a database (MariaDB/MySQL).

 

Then you follow these instructions:

https://wordpress.org/support/article/how-to-install-wordpress/

[SupaKomputa]

There's no EXE for wordpress.

You will get a bunch of files that you need to store inside a web server.

Now with windows you can install XAMPP first. XAMPP is your webserver.

Then extract the wordpress files inside C:/xampp/htdocs/yourwordpressfolder.

Run Xampp and enable APACHE and MYSQL.

Open the browser and write "http://localhost" in the address bar.

If you get some welcome text then the xampp is running.

Now to install wordpress you need to input "http://localhost/yourwordpressfolder"

follow the instructions to the end.

 

To move your wordpress to a web server:

1. FTP the content of yourwordpressfolder to the online server's public_html folder

2. export the database by using phpmysql "http://localhost/phpmysql", select the database, export.

3. import the database to the online database (installing phpmysql first), create the database, import, select the db from the pc.

[The Torrent]

52 minutes ago, SupaKomputa said:

There's no EXE for wordpress.

You will get a bunch of files that you need to store inside a web server.

Now with windows you can install XAMPP first. XAMPP is your webserver.

Then extract the wordpress files inside C:/xampp/htdocs/yourwordpressfolder.

Run Xampp and enable APACHE and MYSQL.

Open the browser and write "http://localhost" in the address bar.

If you get some welcome text then the xampp is running.

Now to install wordpress you need to input "http://localhost/yourwordpressfolder"

follow the instructions to the end.

 

To move your wordpress to a web server:

1. FTP the content of yourwordpressfolder to the online server's public_html folder

2. export the database by using phpmysql "http://localhost/phpmysql", select the database, export.

3. import the database to the online database (installing phpmysql first), create the database, import, select the db from the pc.

Ok great got to the installing WordPress part.

Now I don't actually know all this information and it hasn't been given me. (Attached photo). Does this need to be correct information or can I leave it blank or put anything?

[SupaKomputa]

database name, you can use anything. or create one fisrt in phpmyadmin.

username : root

password : blank (unless you have a mysql password)

host : localhost or 127.0.0.1

prefix: blank (automatic), or you can assign one like, "my_wp_"

[The Torrent]

2 minutes ago, SupaKomputa said:

database name, you can use anything. or create one fisrt in phpmyadmin.

username : root

password : blank (unless you have a mysql password)

host : localhost or 127.0.0.1

prefix: blank (automatic), or you can assign one like, "my_wp_"

It hasn't worked have I mistyped something? Or do I need to make a database name first in which case how do I use phpmyadmin where is that?

[SupaKomputa]

go to phpmyadmin and create database named wordpress.

input wordpress as the database name.

 

click here to reach phpmyadmin.

 

[The Torrent]

Just now, SupaKomputa said:

go to phpmyadmin and create database named wordpress.

input wordpress as the database name.

I'm assuming you mean phpmyadmin folder.

How do I create a database?

[SupaKomputa]

 

[The Torrent]

14 minutes ago, SupaKomputa said:

 

I have a new issue.

 

I've tried opening .htaccess file and wp-config.php and couldn't find what I need to change to increase limit.

 

[SupaKomputa]

what files you're trying to upload?

are you talking about your local server or online server?

[The Torrent]

10 minutes ago, SupaKomputa said:

what files you're trying to upload?

are you talking about your local server or online server?

Local server? I only have one. It's a website that's like 114 ish MB big. I tried following this video top that told me to edit constants file and it didn't work.

[SupaKomputa]

xampp control panel > APACHE > config > click php.ini

in php.ini find :

upload_max_filesize=40M

 

change it to 100M or bigger.

save, disable and enable apache.

[The Torrent]

20 minutes ago, SupaKomputa said:

what files you're trying to upload?

are you talking about your local server or online server?

Nevermind. I found a fork of it edited on GitHub I downloaded. I'll let u know how it goes.

[The Torrent]

4 minutes ago, The Torrent said:

Nevermind. I found a fork of it edited on GitHub I downloaded. I'll let u know how it goes.

Oh no new issue... By any chance does importing change username and password of WordPress ? In which case how do I change it back? It's given me this sign when I click permalink settings (yet to find out what it means by save twice lol) it asks me to login which its saying my username and password are incorrect.

 

[The Torrent]

Nevermind I think I got it I think I have to change it in phpmyadmin