[BNM] Basic wordpress installation help needed.

[Hazlitt Eastman]

Hi Beth,

You need a different MySQL username, MySQL password and a MySQL database
name to put in the wp-config.php file.

Most virtual servers/hosting comes with a control panel interface that
you can log into to manage MySQL databases and other hosting features.
If not then you need to ask the hosting company to create a database for
you and provide you with a username and password for it.

If you have a control panel you can log into you generally have to do
the following: -

-  create a new database and give it a name
-  create a new MySQL user with a password
-  give the MySQL user privileges to the database

Then put these details into the wp-config.php file.

I'll be at the werks on Thursday evening if you are still having
trouble.

Hazlitt 

-----Original Message-----
From: bnmlist-bounces at brightonnewmedia.org
[mailto:bnmlist-bounces at brightonnewmedia.org] On Behalf Of Beth Tilston
Sent: 03 August 2008 16:40
To: bnmlist at brightonnewmedia.org
Subject: [BNM] Basic wordpress installation help needed.

I have a wordpress question that is no doubt a no brainer to the more
techie
amongst you, but is becoming trying to me!  I'm trying to install
wordpress
and have downloaded and unzipped it and have changed the
wp-config-sample
name to wp-config.  You then have to change certain details - enter the
name
of the database and enter a MySQL user name and password.  This is where
I'm
coming a cropper, as I'm not really sure what this means...  I'm using
my
friend's hosting and he has sent me some details that I know I can use
to
transfer files via ftp, but are these the same details that I need to
enter
into this wordpress file?  Or, can I create a new username and password
for
this?

I'd appreciate your help with this, or if anyone is at the Werks,
Thursday
or Friday and would like to give me some face to face help, I'd be very
grateful.

Beth
07818474712
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