HOw to install WordPress(Centos):

HOw to install  WordPress :


Before installing wordpress you have to install httpd,php and mysql..



# yum -y install httpd*  php*  mysql-server
# chkconfig httpd on
# chkconfig mysqld on
# /etc/init.d/mysqld start
# /etc/init.d/httpd start



Create wordpress database:

# mysql -u root -p

mysql> CREATE DATABASE Databasename;

(eg: CREATE DATABASE wordpressdb;)

mysql> show databases;

mysql> exit

Download and configure wordpress:

wget http://wordpress.org/latest.zip

unzip latest.zip

cd wordpress

cp -a * /var/www/html

cd /var/www/html

mv wp-config-sample.php wp-config.php

# vi wp-config.php

--edit in this line--

define('DB_NAME', 'wordpressdb');

define('DB_USER', 'root');

define('DB_PASSWORD', 'mysqlrootpass');

Server configuraion is completed.. now you have to do the online confiuration..

http://{ip or hostname}/wp-admin/install.php

Enjoy....... :)